World War One, the very War that Germany started, the very war that encouraged everyone to make weapons of destruction in order to win. This common task will be on what I find fascinating about World War One, and what I find fascinating are all the weapons used during this war.
Here I will be naming Three different kinds of weapons used during the war and different facts about them along with what I think is interesting about them.
One of the three weapons I find interesting is called a Machine Gun. Some information I found on “HistoryNet Weapons of World War 1” states, “Most machine guns of World War 1 were based on Hiram Maxim’s 1884 design. They had a sustained fire of 450-600 rounds per minute, allowing defenders to cut down attacking waves of enemy troops like a scythe cutting wheat. There was some speculation …show more content…
The information I gathered for this weapon is also on “HistoryNet Weapons of World War 1” which states, “The 20th century’s most significant leap in traditional weapons technology was the increased lethality of artillery due to improvements in gun design, range and ammunition‚—a fact that was all too clear in the Great War, when artillery killed more people than any other weapon did. Some giant guns could hurl projectiles so far that crews had to take into account the rotation of the earth when plotting their fire. Among smaller field guns, the French 75mm cannon developed a reputation among their German opponents as the “Devil Gun.” French commanders claimed it won the war. French 75 mm field guns also saw action in the Second World War, during which some were modified by the Germans into anti-tank guns with limited success.” I find this weapon interesting because it outshines the machine gun during war and the nickname It got during the battle with the Germans had intrigued me very much. The “Devil Gun” something both fascinating yet very deadly during the
Here I will be naming Three different kinds of weapons used during the war and different facts about them along with what I think is interesting about them.
One of the three weapons I find interesting is called a Machine Gun. Some information I found on “HistoryNet Weapons of World War 1” states, “Most machine guns of World War 1 were based on Hiram Maxim’s 1884 design. They had a sustained fire of 450-600 rounds per minute, allowing defenders to cut down attacking waves of enemy troops like a scythe cutting wheat. There was some speculation …show more content…
The information I gathered for this weapon is also on “HistoryNet Weapons of World War 1” which states, “The 20th century’s most significant leap in traditional weapons technology was the increased lethality of artillery due to improvements in gun design, range and ammunition‚—a fact that was all too clear in the Great War, when artillery killed more people than any other weapon did. Some giant guns could hurl projectiles so far that crews had to take into account the rotation of the earth when plotting their fire. Among smaller field guns, the French 75mm cannon developed a reputation among their German opponents as the “Devil Gun.” French commanders claimed it won the war. French 75 mm field guns also saw action in the Second World War, during which some were modified by the Germans into anti-tank guns with limited success.” I find this weapon interesting because it outshines the machine gun during war and the nickname It got during the battle with the Germans had intrigued me very much. The “Devil Gun” something both fascinating yet very deadly during the