Search results
Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
The machine gun emerged as a decisive weapon during World War I. Picture: British Vickers machine gun crew on the Western Front. Technology during World War I (1914–1918) reflected a trend toward industrialism and the application of mass-production methods to weapons and to the technology of warfare in general.
After World War I, the United States, Germany, the United Kingdom and other nations had stockpiles of unfired weapons. [94] It has been estimated that 125 million tons of toxic gases were used to manufacture bombs, grenades and shells. [88] The remaining weapons were destroyed, dismantled, and disposed of in oceans and seas. [95]
While artillery generally fires in a trajectory closest to the horizontal, mortars fire closer to the vertical. Mortars had largely fallen out of use in the 1800s; however, the Germans saw the potential of mortars while observing the Russo-Japanese War in 1905. By the time the war arrived in 1914, Germany had a stockpile of mortars ready for use.
Absolute figures are difficult to calculate due to differences in categorising expenditure since they often omit civilian infrastructure projects like railways which had logistical importance and military use. It is known, however, that from 1908 to 1913, military spending by the six major European powers increased by over 50% in real terms. [19]
Anti-tank weapons. Becker 2cm M2 Tankabwehrgewehr; DWM 1.32cm MG 18 Tank und Flieger; Mauser 1.3cm M1918 Tankgewehr; Rheinmetall 3.7cm M1918 Tankabwehrkanone; Anti-aircraft weapons. Becker 2cm M2 Flugzeugabwehrgewehr; DWM 1.32cm MG 18 Tank und Flieger; Krupp 3.7cm L/14.5 Sockelflugzeugabwehrkanone; Krupp 7.62cm L/30 Flugzeugabwehrkanone
This is a list of German weapons of World War I. Infantry weapons Mauser Gewehr 98 and bayonet ... German Military Vehicles of World War II: An Illustrated Guide to ...
Instead, craftsmen and inventors developed weapons and military tools independently and actively sought the interest of military patrons afterward. [8] Following the rise of engineering as a profession in the 18th century, governments and military leaders did try to harness the methods of both science and engineering for more specific ends, but ...
World War I weapons of the United States (2 C) Pages in category "World War I military equipment of the United States" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total.