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Heavy Guns in WW1

Heavy Guns in WW1. By: Anthony Lawson. Big Bertha. Siege gun Reduced enemy strong-points Demolish towns 4 were made 820kg. Light Maxim. Accurate Reliable Later improved. MG08. 400 rounds a minute 2,000 meter range Sled mount Water-cooled. MG08/15. Lighter Portable Bipod

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Heavy Guns in WW1

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  1. Heavy Guns in WW1 By: Anthony Lawson

  2. Big Bertha • Siege gun • Reduced enemy strong-points • Demolish towns • 4 were made • 820kg

  3. Light Maxim • Accurate • Reliable • Later improved

  4. MG08 • 400 rounds a minute • 2,000 meter range • Sled mount • Water-cooled

  5. MG08/15 • Lighter • Portable • Bipod • Pistol grip

  6. Glory of the Guns • When the Battle Cry is spoken, And the Voice of War is heard, The soldiers of the Allies, To battlefields do move. The enemy is silent, As if waiting for the sun, Then they hear that awesome sound, The booming of the Guns. They shudder in their trenches Within a gnawing fear, Of knowing the Battery Of 1-6-1 is here. The shells come whistling all around, And wreck and break and knock things down, Creating havoc among the lines And all that it surrounds. The enemy has broken In torn and tired dismay, Those so inclined Get down on knees and pray. The Allies are victorious, The enemy is on the run, Once again they have been beaten By the Glory of the Guns. • - Gunner MR Duncan

  7. Works Cited • Duffy, Michael. "Big Bertha." firstworldwar.com. first world war, 22/8/2009. Web. 7 Dec 2010. <http://first world war.com>. • Buckley, Simon. "German MG08/15." Land ships. N.p., n.d. Web. 7 Dec 2010. <http://www.landships.freeservers.com>. • Writer, Staff. "Maxim MG08 (Maschinengewehr 08) Machine Gun." Military Factory. N.p., n.d. Web. 7 Dec 2010. <militaryfactory.com>. • Militaria, RJ. "German MG08/15." RJ. N.p., 06/06/2010. Web. 7 Dec 2010. <http://www.rjmilitaria.com>.

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