The victims of mustard gas died an extremely slow painful death. Armies had to be extremely cautious when using gas warfare, if gas was deployed and the wind was blowing the wrong way it could end up killing friendly troops. The machine-gun had been used for years, but new technology provided better guns, and many fell victim to machine gun fire...
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Machine guns usually required a crew of 4-6 men to operate and must be placed on level ground making it very hard to effectively use them, so pillboxes were created. Pillboxes were small re-enforced concrete shacks with narrow slits in which machine guns would fire out. The pillboxes weren’t used for long due to labor costs, and generals feared that soldiers would become more defensive-minded...
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Why did the armies fight the First World War in trenches on the Western Front and what effect did the trenches have on the way the war was fought? This meant that warfare changed because both sides were now in a defensive position. Attacking the enemy trenches was difficult because of impressive defence systems and barbed wire made it easier to defend than attack...	4 / 983
Battle of Somme The Germans weren't dead and weren't disorganized. The German gunmen weren't knocked out and the trenches were still in tacked. Also the barbed wire wasn't cut by the British gunfire...	4 / 959
World War I and World War II: A bolt action rifle could fire all 5 rounds in about 10-12 seconds. The M1 garand could fire them in about 3 to 4 seconds, so there is a much greater rate of fire (ROF) which would allow for more rounds being placed on the target...	7 / 1952
the first world war Although majority of the casualties were dealt by the bombardments of artillery shells, the machine gun was still a force to be reckoned with. So what made it difficult for the British? Well, as was stated earlier the British's plan of assault was to hail the line with artillery shells in hopes of destroying bunkers, disorientating their men as well as cutting the barbed wire...	4 / 907