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By: Aaron Gee, Eric Lee, and James Watanabe

World War 1 Project. By: Aaron Gee, Eric Lee, and James Watanabe. Tank History. First used at Battle of Flers September 15-22, 1916 First major success was at Battle of Cambrai November 20 – December 6, 1917 First tank battle at Second battle of Villers-Bretonneux April 24-27, 1918.

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By: Aaron Gee, Eric Lee, and James Watanabe

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  1. World War 1 Project By: Aaron Gee, Eric Lee, and James Watanabe

  2. Tank History • First used at Battle of Flers • September 15-22, 1916 • First major success was at Battle of Cambrai • November 20 – December 6, 1917 • First tank battle at Second battle of Villers-Bretonneux • April 24-27, 1918

  3. Different types www.ramsdale.org • Little Willie / Mark I • First British Tank • Mark V • British Tank • Renault FT17 • French tank • A7V • German Tank mailer.fsu.edu jasonfung.cn www.gwpda.org

  4. Impact • Brought an end to trench warfare • Thousands of tanks made contribution to British and French war effort • Still used today

  5. How Machine Guns Operate • Two types of how machine guns received energy • Recoil system • Bolt locks to barrel • Stays together moving forward and back creating energy • Gas System • Pressure of exploding gas drives piston • Piston fires back a bolt to back of gun which provides energy • Both systems had cycles repeat over and over again to fire bullets continuously

  6. Before and During • Before World War 1 • Two armies charging at each other in an open field with mostly single fire muskets • Stabbed at each other with bayonets • Lots of land gained at end of war • During World War 1 • Machine guns kill thousands of men in an open field • Caused enemies to build trenches in order to protect themselves from machine gun fire • Gained little land since both armies were stuck in trenches and became very hard to advance

  7. How the Machine Gun Helped • Led to invention of tanks and gas warfare • Made stalemates in trenches so people had to think of new ways of killing each other • Created an anti-aircraft weapon for ships and land bases • Created a weapon on airplanes instead of bombs • Were much more effective in killing masses of platoons or battalions than single firing guns

  8. Machine Guns German machine crew in trench Aircraft fitted with quick-firing machine gun British machine gunners wearing gas masks A Browning machine gun and rifle

  9. Types of Poisonous Gas http://www.firstworldwar.com/photos/graphics/cnp_gas_aeroplane_01.jpg Gas Attack on the Western Front Mustard Gas (C6H8CI2S): • Blistering agent • Caused skin to blister away, temporary blindness, uncontrollable watering of the eyes, and vomiting • Chlorine/Phosgene Gas: • Chocking agent • Burns or seriously damages respiratory system of whoever inhaled it Blood Agents: • Interfered with the level of oxygen in the blood of the victim • Lessened oxygen levels killing victim of oxygen loss • VX (C11H26NO2PS): • Nerve Agent • Killed through loss of consciousness, impairment of normal breathing, and suffocating

  10. Types of Protection Against Poisonous Gas http://www.firstworldwar.com/photos/graphics/ww_man_horse_mask_01.jpg Masks and Helmets were used by all even horses • British Hypo Helmet • Earliest protection used • Had some protection with eye pieces • Weak but broke easily • Small Box Respirator • Invented after and worked better than the Hypo Helmet • Protected whole face, eyes, and hands • Anti-Gas Chemicals • All masked were dipped in these chemicals • Consisted of sodium hyposulphite, washing soda, glycerin, and water • What to do without a mask? • All soldiers carried two masks (in case one was defective) • If without a mask, soldiers were instructed to place a urine filled cloth all over their face

  11. How was Poisonous Gas Created and Used? http://www.worldwar1.com/arm006.htm A makeshift German gas laboratory near the front • Created • By scientists in labs by combining different chemicals with each other at different temperatures • Germans were the first to create poisonous gas • Used • Tear-Gas shells were fired in artillery pieces or released from canisters in the front line • Releasing gas after explosions were not effective • The explosion dispersed the gas too much making it not potent enough to do any damage • Not until the Battle of Verdun in 1916 did the explosive to gas ratio was perfected

  12. Effects of Poisonous Gas 3.25% 96.75% • 1,200,000 people were gassed in World War 1 • 91,200 of which died • Forced enemy to invent protection against the gases • Caused enemy to not properly follow orders • Not used in World War 2 • Use of poisonous gas was banned by Germany in 1925

  13. Slides • Tanks: Aaron Gee • Machine Guns: Eric Lee • Poisonous Gas: James Watanabe

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