The author is Masarrah Alchi. “One perfectly shot torpedo could sink any ship, but you were also carrying around with you a very sensitive bomb that could sink your ship just as easily” (Alchi 2). This quote means that the bombs in WW1 were really dangerous to carry around, but killed the enemies faster. It killed more enemies in less amount of time. With carrying the bomb you were risking your own life, but you were also prepare to kill the enemies.Where world war 1 weapons worth it ? Where they worth the money ? The weapons were worth it because they were very useful and they gave them the power to scare their enemies. They were faster at killing the enemies. The weapons made them be quicker. Throughout world history and the conflict throughout
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German army first came up with the idea to use the poison gas in the battle. They used it on April 22, 1915. The gas used in the poison gas is called Chlorine Gas. The Chlorine Gas burns you to death. It burn you mainly in the throat and give you pain in the chest. The poison gas was a painful way to die. It killed many at once which was a good thing I this case because that was their point. The gas was really dangerous to be around and if there was wind you weren’t recommended to put people in the gas because the wind will blow and the gas might get to you. Chlorine gas was not the only gas used back then they also used the mustard gas that also a bad way to die because it was gas and you would die painfully. The mustard gas had an advantage because no one could detected if the gas got to you or not it would take hours of it in order for it to get through in the system. The mustard gas would give symptoms that were throwing up, having sore eyes and external …show more content…
In one minute around 450 bullets would be throw at their enemies. “The effect was that a machine gun could generate the same power associated with around 30 men”. (Alchi, 1). This machine would throw many bullets at once. It would benefit them because those men could’ve gone and protect other men. The machine guns used in ww1 were based on Hiram Maxim’s design that he built in 1884.
How are you expected to win a war when you have no weapons ? In world war 1 they had weapons. Not only any weapon, but good weapons. Weapons that have the power to kill anyone they would like at the spot. The weapons benefited the people at war because that was their only protection. The weapons may had been expensive, but they were all worth the
German army first came up with the idea to use the poison gas in the battle. They used it on April 22, 1915. The gas used in the poison gas is called Chlorine Gas. The Chlorine Gas burns you to death. It burn you mainly in the throat and give you pain in the chest. The poison gas was a painful way to die. It killed many at once which was a good thing I this case because that was their point. The gas was really dangerous to be around and if there was wind you weren’t recommended to put people in the gas because the wind will blow and the gas might get to you. Chlorine gas was not the only gas used back then they also used the mustard gas that also a bad way to die because it was gas and you would die painfully. The mustard gas had an advantage because no one could detected if the gas got to you or not it would take hours of it in order for it to get through in the system. The mustard gas would give symptoms that were throwing up, having sore eyes and external …show more content…
In one minute around 450 bullets would be throw at their enemies. “The effect was that a machine gun could generate the same power associated with around 30 men”. (Alchi, 1). This machine would throw many bullets at once. It would benefit them because those men could’ve gone and protect other men. The machine guns used in ww1 were based on Hiram Maxim’s design that he built in 1884.
How are you expected to win a war when you have no weapons ? In world war 1 they had weapons. Not only any weapon, but good weapons. Weapons that have the power to kill anyone they would like at the spot. The weapons benefited the people at war because that was their only protection. The weapons may had been expensive, but they were all worth the