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What is artillery?
Artillery=Guns OR Cannons The term Guns in the military refers to Artillery. Rifles, machineguns, pistols, are called Small Arms.
Why are catapults no longer used in warfare?
Because guns and cannons are much more effective.
A word for cannon and large guns?
The word "artillery" refers to large guns and cannon used in warfare. It encompasses a range of heavy military weapons designed to launch munitions far beyond the range and power of personal firearms. Artillery can include howitzers, mortars, and rocket launchers, among others.
What were the weapons in trechwarfare?
The Trench Warfare occurred when a revolution in firepower was not matched in the 1700s. The weapons that were used in the Trench Warfare were swords, clubs, and guns.
What do machine guns have to do with trenches?
machine guns were used for rapidly clearing trenches. one of the most famous is the Tommy gun used by the Americans in ww2. mounted, or placed, machine guns were used in defense of trenches to mow down attacking enemy troops quickly in the no mans land between the trenches. the machine gun was used most in this way and is a major factor in the stalemate of trench warfare.
Three of the six new technologies and practices of warfare used in World War 1?
chemical warfare fighter planes tanks AA guns subs macine guns mills bombs trench systems
What was used before trench warfare?
World War I was a military conflict that lasted from 1914 to 1918. It was a modern war with airplanes, machine guns, and tanks. However, the commanders often fought World War I as if it were a 19th Century war. They would march their troops across open land into the face of machine guns and often slaughter. War before the 1st World War, were not trench warfare. Steel armor is one kind of warfare that took place before trench warfare.
What does swiftboat mean?
A swiftboat is a small craft used by the Army and Navy in river warfare. They have powerful engines and light armor. They usually mount a couple of machine guns. They provide support for troops operating along the rivers, and can be used to land and extract teams from enemy territory.
What were Weapons used at land in world war 1?
Lots of guns...I think
What battle was machine guns used for in ww1?
Machine guns were extensively used during World War I, with one of the most notable battles being the Battle of the Somme in 1916. This battle highlighted the devastating effectiveness of machine guns, as they inflicted heavy casualties on attacking forces. The use of machine guns contributed to the trench warfare stalemate, leading to prolonged battles with significant loss of life and little territorial gain. The introduction of machine guns changed military tactics and underscored the brutality of modern warfare.
What where some items of modern warfare used in the World War 1?
Airplanes, tanks, gas, flame throwers, machine guns.
3 weapons first used in ww1?
Tanks were first used in WWI. Zeppellins for observation and bombing. Poison gas as a weapon. There are many other weapons that were widely used in WWI (and are often thought of as debuting there) but were not really used for the first time: Fighter aircraft. Machine guns. Long-range (~100 km) artillery. Hand grenades. Flame throwers. Submarines.
