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Favian Corral 1B . weapons. WWI TIMELINE. Russia signs the Treaty of Brest Litovst , which is a peace treaty between Russia and the Central Powers. The Battle of Verdun begins. This Battle was the longest battle of World War I and was one of the bloodiest.
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Favian Corral 1B weapons
WWI TIMELINE Russia signs the Treaty of Brest Litovst, which is a peace treaty between Russia and the Central Powers The Battle of Verdun begins. This Battle was the longest battle of World War I and was one of the bloodiest Franz Ferdinand was assassinated by Gavrilo Principe 1915 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 The United States declares war on Germany The Battle of Gallipoli begins The Treaty of Versailles ends WWI Germany declares war on France.
German weaponry • Germany was the first to use Mustard Gas and it was one of the most lethal of all the poisonous chemicals used during WWI. The gas caused external and internal bleeding. It took around four to five weeks for a person to die from mustard gas. There is an estimate of 88,498 deaths caused by the mustard gas. The Germans were also the first to use the man-portable flamethrower named Kleinflammenwerfer
French Weaponry • One of the weapons that the French used was the M1914 Hotchkiss Machine Gun. This weapon was very simple but very sturdy. This weapon was considered the best and the most reliable weapon during WWI. The firing ratio was 500 rounds and it had 250 round in its metal belt.
British Weaponry • One of the weapons that the british used during ww1 was the British Lee-Enfield.This gun was proved so sturdy and reliable they used it in WW2. They also used the Vickers gun. This was a standard heavy machine gun. It can fire 450 rounds a minutes
U.S. Weaponry • The U.S. used the MKII/MK2 a.k.a the pineapple grenade. This grenade had about 5 seconds before it blew up and it had 2 ounces of TNT filling in it. They also used the Browning M1917