3.2 - Military improvement Flashcards
Surely the tactics would be the same…
Although generals and officers were slow to adapt to modern warfare in 1914, by 1918 many changes had taken place which reduced the number of casualties taken and which made it easier to break the stalemate.
Whilst General Haig is associated with British failures at both the Somme and Passchendaele. Incremental changes were made during these battles which did make the British army more effective.
In comparison, the leadership of Commander-in-Chief Foch is seen as particularly important in developing tactics towards the end of the War. However, Foch enjoyed the support of the USA’s army and was dealing with a German army weakened by a lack of supplies.
The carefully combined use of each part of the military also helped developed more effective strategies. This was known as an all-arms approach.
What was the name given to the technology that helped locate U-boats?
Hydrophone
What was the name of the world’s first aircraft carrier?
HMS Argus
By 1917, what allowed planes to communicate with troops on the ground?
Radio
Whose synchronised mechanism allowed guns to be mounted on aeroplanes?
Anthony Fokker
In which battle, in 1917, did over 400 allied tanks cross no man’s land, enabling the capture of German machine guns and 8km of land?
Battle of Cambrai
What was the range of the Paris Guns?
80 miles
What was the name of the slow-moving artillery tactic used in the second half of the war?
Creeping barrage
From whom did the Germans steal a booklet outlining infiltration tactics, which they developed into ‘Stormtroopers’?
French
In March 1918, the allies established a new tactic of coordination under a ‘commander-in-chief’. What was this tactic called?
Unified Command Structure
What type of aircraft began to see a decline in use?
Zeppelins, as their gas bags made them vulnerable.
How many tanks were still operating following the Battle of Amiens?
50
What type of aircraft began to see a decline in use?
Infiltration
