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Technology in War

Technology in War. By: Bill Yee Michael Chen CHC 2D1. Tanks. Armoured chariot weapon Used by British Crossed no man’s land Firepower, steel plates, caterpillar track Many failures; proved worthiness in 1917-. Poison Gas. First used by Allies unsuccessfully

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Technology in War

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  1. Technology in War By: Bill Yee Michael Chen CHC 2D1

  2. Tanks • Armoured chariot weapon • Used by British • Crossed no man’s land • Firepower, steel plates, caterpillar track • Many failures; proved worthiness in 1917-

  3. Poison Gas • First used by Allies unsuccessfully • Used by Germans in Second Battle of Ypres • Banned by international treaty; still used • Unreliable • Made from chlorine/mustard/phosgene • Resulted in asphyxiation, internal/external bleeding • Gas masks given to troops

  4. U-Boats • Submarine vessel • Germany had largest fleet – 400+ ships • Allies defeated U-boats by new mine technology, Q-ships & depth charges

  5. Zeppelins • Flew high over towns & dropped bombs • German bombed British on several occasions • Kills many civilians • Canadian flyers skilled at attacking zeppelins • Canadians get 50% of zeppelin kills • Planes fire-production bullets turns zeppelins into flames

  6. Planes • Included: • Fighters • Heavy bombers • Ground attack • Early in War: • Only stayed in air for few hrs • Pilots unarmed • No marking on planes • Bombing from balloons forbidden

  7. Planes Cont’d • Later in War: • Machine gun developed • Pilots needed to shoot through propeller • 1915, French invented steel deflectors • Germans improved invention • Famous Aces: • Billy Bishop, Red Baron

  8. Machine Guns • Deadly weapon accounted for most causalities in trench warfare • Packed men easy prey for spray of 100s of rounds/min • Aircraft machine gun w/ special mechanism allowed bullets to pass through propellers

  9. Bayonet • Blade attached to rifle barrel • Used for close combat • Advantage: • close crowded combat • Disadvantage: • can injure fellow soldiers • Soldiers preferred carrying a blade

  10. Grenades • Beginning of War: • Germans ahead in development (70 000 hand, 106 000 rifle) • Men tasked to bomb trenches (bomb party) • Bomb parties grew in # as war progressed

  11. Grenades Cont’d • British bomb party: • 2 throwers • 2 carriers • 2 bayonet men • 2 spare men • 2 types of detonation • Timed (most preferred) • Impact • 50+ types of grenades • Mills bomb (most liked)

  12. Trench Mortars • Mortar – short, stumpy tube designed to fire projectile at steep angle to fall on enemy • Consisted of smooth metal tube fixed to base plate w/ light bipod mount • Stokes Mortar fired 22 bombs/min w/ max range of ~1 km

  13. Flame Throwers • To spread fire w/ burning fuel • Brought terror to English & French when used by Germans • Germans tested 2 models: • Klein • Gross • Cylinder would explode if shot • Germans had 650, British & France had none

  14. Rifles • Most crucial infantry weapon • Early 19th century: • single shot rifle • Late 19th century: • Bolt-action, multiple rounds from spring loaded clip rifles • Rifle models: • German Mauser • British Lee-Enfield • US Springfield

  15. Works Cited Duffy, Michael. "Weapons of War - Introduction." First World War.com - A Multimedia History of World War One. 22 Sept. 2009. Web. 19 Sept. 2010. <http://www.firstworldwar.com/weaponry/index.htm>. Quinlan, Don, Rick Mahoney, Doug Baldwin, and Kevin Reed. The Canadian Challenge. Toronto: Oxford UP, 2008. Print.

  16. Thank you for listening. THE END

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