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WEAPONS OF WWI

British Lee-Enfield. German Mauser. French Lebel. WEAPONS OF WWI. U.S. Springfield. Austro-Hungarian Steyr-Mannlicher. Belt-fed machine guns- Could fire over 1,000 cartridges per minute. When the enemy would charge they would be cut down by hundreds of bullets. A main reason for trenches!.

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WEAPONS OF WWI

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  1. British Lee-Enfield German Mauser French Lebel WEAPONS OF WWI U.S. Springfield Austro-Hungarian Steyr-Mannlicher

  2. Belt-fed machine guns- Could fire over 1,000 cartridges per minute. When the enemy would charge they would be cut down by hundreds of bullets. A main reason for trenches!

  3. Flamethrowers- Fired a stream of gas that was ignited at the muzzle, then sprayed on the enemy to kill or disable them. First used by Germans for “shock value”

  4. Mortars- Used to lob large shells straight into the air so they would fall into an enemy trench

  5. Tanks- Invented by British in 1916 as armored platform. Wanted to attack enemy trenches and break the trench lines while being protected

  6. Poison Gas- First used by Germans. Chlorine & Mustard Gas, designed to incapacitate more than kill so trenches could be taken with little resistance

  7. Airplanes- Originally for observation, but came to be armed with machine guns and bombs. “Dogfights” toward the end of the war where planes would fight in the air.

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