WORLD OF HISTORIA - DEADLIEST WEAPONS

WORLD ISSUE NO. 1 // VOLUME NO. 1 // MARCH 2022 OF HISTORIA DEADLIEST WEAPON Ver Ronn & Noah

SETON S'ROTIDE Weapons played an important role in This is the entire history of the weapon creating the difficult and unusual trench wars during World War One that shaped warfare conditions encountered during our world. My co-editors, Noah and I, are World War I (1914–1918). High-explosive delighted to announce the publication of shells, gas bombs, hand grenades, and the first issue of the \"Deadliest Weapon\" machine guns were used on a massive on behalf of the \"World of Historia.\" scale, inflicting terrible injuries. Due to the destructive power of modern artillery VER RONN & NOAH and machine guns, soldiers were forced to seek cover and dig in for protection on the battlefield. More than ten million people were killed, with millions more injured.

01 Editor's Notes STNETNOC FO ELBAT 02 04 Table of Contents 31 07 46 03 The most deadly weapons of World War I 10 54 06 16 Did you know? 67 07 29 Conclusion 79  08 Referencing

Would the tank be an effective weapon during World War 1? Britain used tanks for the first time in this war on September 15th, 1916. They were first employed during the Battle of the Somme. Prior to World War I, army trucks were used, which did not have the same off-road capabilities as tanks. Tanks are metal vehicles that are still used in warfare today. During the war, they were virtually unstoppable. British Mark V Tank British Mark 1 tank British Mark V tank In July 1918, the British Mark V tank saw its first battle. It had an eight-man crew and two six-pounder cannons and four machine guns. The tank During World War I, was heated, Lieutenant General Sir fume-filled, Hugh Jamieson Elles and poorly KCB KCMG KCVO DSO ventilated, (27 May 1880 – 11 July causing 1945) was the first people to commander of the newly become ill or formed Tank Corps. even pass out. The heat in light tanks might sometimes be so intense that the firearm would explode.

Shell Power During the First World War, artillery was a deadly weapon. This is To ensure a continuous attack on the because it could shoot large shells over a long distance. When shells city, a large number of shells was hit the enemies in their dugouts, they will break into red-hot splinters that could cut the enemy into pieces. In 1915, 400,000 shells the size needed. The British launched millions of of soldiers were fired every month on the Western Front. shells every day by the middle of 1917. A German 24.5cm trench mortar being used by French in a trench William on the Somme front, 1917. Lawrence Bragg William led a team The artillery of World War I was made up of a variety of experts that of weapons. Lengthy guns shoot virtually directly at invented the their target. Artillery shells had a shorter barrel and acoustic system used a curved angle to launch their missiles. Mortars where it could were used mostly in trenches and had a short barrel locate enemies with a higher pointed flight. artillery during World War l. It was a successful invention that it was easily accepted by the British army. The Big Guns fought in World War I. The earth of France and Belgium, as well as countless lives, were decimated by rolling barrages. During single battles, millions of shells were fired, with the Germans alone firing one million shells at the French Army on the opening day of the 1916 battle of Verdun, France..

Airplanes Machine Gun A crew of four to six operators would be Originally used for observation, they were later equipped with required to operate the 1914 machine machine guns and bombs. Toward the end of the war, there were gun, which was normally mounted on a \"dogfights\" where planes would fight in the air. flat tripod. They could theoretically fire up to 600 bullets rounds per minute, a figure that would more than double by the end of the war, using a fabric belt or a metal strip to feed the bullets. Flamethrowers In 1915, the Germans used flamethrowers against the British in Flanders. Soldiers who used these carried a gas cylinder on their backs. They could be used to clear an area before an attack or on tanks. Germans are the ones who use it the most. Rifles Grenades were launched in one of two ways: by hand or by rifle. • Using Despite developments in machine gun, mortar, and missile a pin pulled by hand from a grenade technology, all remained rather bulky and heavy in comparison to to set off a timed fuse became the rifle, which was the most important and common soldier common fast, and was a feature of weapon during WWI. most later grenades. Another, earlier technique of lighting the fuse was with a'stick' grenade, which lighted the fuse when the grenade was released from the handle (stick) to which it was attached.

Did you know? In 1917, bombs The first model tank, ?WONK UOY DID exploding beneath the \"Little Willie,\" was built German lines on in 1915 and had a top Messines Ridge in Ypres, speed of 3 miles per Belgium, were heard 220 hour. British tanks were km away in London. initially divided into \"males\" and \"females.\" What was the origin of the name \"tank\"? Female tanks carried heavy machine guns, The tank was known as a \"landship\" when it while male tanks had was being designed. However, there were cannons. concerns that the name was too clear, that spies would question why so many of these The gas's earliest effects devices were being manufactured, and that were felt on the face and in the Germans would learn about the new the eyes, but it quickly discovery. The British had to think of a name spread to the throat. As the gas whirled about that was plausible. They thought that them, soldiers coughed and choked. The long-term because of its rectangular body shape, it effects vary depending on could be mistaken for a water storage tank the type of gas used; some and gave it the name \"tank.\" soldiers died fast, while others were permanently blinded or experienced terrible sores, or died a slow death as their lungs collapsed and filled with fluids.

Conclusion NOISULCNOC Weapons had a significant role in generating the difficult and unexpected trench combat conditions that the British Army confronted during WWI (1914-1918). Soldiers were forced to seek cover on the battlefield and dig in for safety because of the destructive impact of modern artillery and machine guns. On November 11, 1918, the firing stopped, but modern warfare technology had changed the course of history. Millions had been killed, gassed, wounded, or starved as a result of the war. Famine and disease continued to destroy Central Europe, costing the lives of countless people. The character of warfare had changed permanently as a result of fast technological developments in every sector, affecting soldiers, airmen, sailors, and civilians alike. There are no living Great War heroes as of 2012. Despite the fact that more than 4 million soldiers were mobilised and more than 65,000 were killed in a short period of time, the war ended more than 100 years ago, making it impossible for anyone who was called up to fight to be living today.

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