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Q: Why were machine guns effective in World War 1?
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What guns changed from world war 1 to world war 2?

the machine guns


How effective were machine guns in world war 2?

Quite, considering that variants of a number of them are still in service and production in 2013.


Did they have machine guns during world war 2?

Yes, they did have machine guns in WW2


Why were machine guns invented in World War 1?

They wwere not. They were invented many years earlier. Why were they used? Because they were effective weapons.


What is better used in WW1 machine guns or airplanes?

In world war 1 the planes were in no way effective, only to be used as biplanes and such, not like the spitfire in world war 2 which played a big part in it.Therefore machine guns were much more developed than airplanes.


Were there machine guns in world war 1?

Yes. There were machine guns in WW1. There were Gatlin Guns, a type of machine gun, in the Civil War.Yes


When were machine guns introduced in world war 1?

Machine guns were in use BEFORE WW 1. They were around for the entire war.


Did World War 1 tanks have machine guns on them?

No


What country introduced machine guns into World War 1?

Most of the parties involved already had machine guns in their inventory prior to the outbreak of the First World War.


Were there sub machine guns in world war 1?

yes


What types of machine guns were used in World War 2?

In World War 2 there were three types of machine guns used: squad support weapon, medium machine gun, and Heavy Machine gun such as the Browning M2, and the M1919


Was Germany the first to use machine guns in World War 1?

All of the major players in WWI possessed machine guns before the outbreak of the war.