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Q: What weapon caused 90 percent of the casualties in ww1?
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What weapon was the most responisble for trench warfare?

The machine gun caused trench warfare to be a necessity as 90%+ of the casualties of WW1 were from this weapon. The use of Napoleonic tactics against new technologies was disastrous.


How many casualties did the machine gun cause in ww1?

There are no figures for the total number of casualties caused by machine guns in WW1. But an internet search found an example of the effectiveness of the weapon - On the first day of the Somme Offensive, the British lost 60.000 soldiers mostly due to machine gun fire.


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