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How did the weapons of World War I compare in effectiveness to those used in war today?
The weapons of World War 1 do not even compare to the weapons of today. The weapons in 1918 were inaccurate, shorter ranged and they had very few of the larger mechanized weapons we have today. Think about it. The tanks were invented in that war and they were primitive. Today's weapons are accurate, computerized, digital, and we can see our enemies at night too. We have our soldiers outfitted now so they are more protected against fatalities. We can program a bomb to go exactly where we want the bomb to go but in World War 1 they flew bi-planes and leaned over and dropped a bomb. Not accurate at all. The planes we have today would give a 1918 airman a heart attack at the speeds Jets can fly. Our tanks could crush the tanks of World War 1 just by driving over them. The transport vehicles we have today make the trucks and cars they had look silly.
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The weapons of WW1 were accurate. Today's weapons are by far superior, but the above comment implies, although I'm sure unintentionally, the weapons couldn't hit their targets.
Machine guns were used with devastating accuracy and efficiency. They were one of the major reasons for the stalemate on the front lines.
Airplanes, while in their infancy, played a huge role in the war. Bombs were dropped out the cockpit in the early airplanes, but the development of bomber technology was rapid. The DH 4 carried rack mounted bombs with a payload of 460 lbs. They were effective in both trench bombing and Uboat hunting.
Uboats were terrifying in their kill rate. They put a strangle hold on British imports and prolonged the war.
Grenades, mortars, artillery were all effective. Artillery was primarily hampered by its poor use. When the Canadians took Vimy Ridge, they demonstrated how, properly used in conjunction with advancing ground troops, artillery could destroy the opposing forces.
Gas was so effective, so horrific, it has never been used in a major conflict again. Even Hitler didn't use gas. When Saddam Hussain used gas on the villages in his country the world was outraged. The horrors of gas warfare are a direct result of WW1.
I agree with the above answer, today's weapons are superior. But they were all built on technology developed in WW1 (and before).
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What new weapons of mechanized warfare threatened those in combat?
Machine guns, tanks, U-boats, guns mounted on airplanes, etc., were the new weapons that threatened those in combat. These weapons made soldiers in war ten times more prone to death then the old-fashioned weapons such as shotguns, bayonets, grenades, and gas.
Which country has tested the least number of nuclear weapons?
Any country that has never had a nuclear weapons program and those that did but never got far enough to build devices, which basically means every country in the world except: US, Russia, UK, France, China, India, Pakistan, Israel, South Africa, and North Korea.Note: Israel and South Africa are believed to have conducted only one shared test over the South Atlantic. So of those countries that have tested nuclear weapons, these two have tested the least number at the equivalent of half a test each.
What weapons were used by the enemy in world war 1?
The Germans used the Kar 98k Bolt-Action Rifle, MP40, MP44, Luger Pistol, Panzerfaust Rocket Lancher, Gewerhr 41 Semi-Automatic Rifle, MG42, Potato Masher Hand Grenade, Mauser C96 Pistol and some more but those are the main weapons used by the Germans.
What where the weapons used during world war 2?
So many weapons were used in World War 2, I can't possibly name them all, but here is a few: Tanks, automobiles, air crafts, different variety of guns and rifles, U-boats, destroyers, cruisers, convoys, air craft carriers, radar, grenades, flamethrowers, chemical gas(illegal), swords and knives, V1 and V2 missles, cannons, mines, atomic bombs...
What was hittlers intentions before World War 2?
mainly when he was elected he tried to get German people jobs by starting very successful programs and his scientists was researching things such as weapons, medicines, and others those were the good things that brought Germany from being a falling 2nd world country into a 1st world country but even a world power the worst thing he did before the war was just basically marking Jews no prisoners were taken until about 3 or 4 years before the war (i might be off on that)
