c1900-present

Question 1

Changes and continuity in composition of the army

Answer 1

Infantry:proportion of infantry had fallen

Cavalry:tanks increased in importance and took over instead of some cavalry but cavalry still continued

Artillery:proportion of artillery troops in the
army had fallen

Specialist troops:increase in number of specialist troops

Logistics corps:grew was a big change

Specialists bomb disposal units:introduced during WW2 and increased and essential part of modern war

Question 2

Impact of modern development:weaponary

Answer 2

Machine guns:needed teams of men to cool them down were effective in defense due to high rates of shooting

Tanks:were effectively mobile artillery

Chemical weapons:most nations agreed not to use them due to deadly chlorine,phosgeneand mustard gas

Nuclear weapons:atom bomb revolutionized the power of bombing

Aircraft:played key role as mobile artillery,providing mobility and offenses

Question 3

Impact of modern development:transport

Answer 3

Development in transport mean defenders became less important.

Motorized transport was introduced
Aircraft parachutes:put troops behind enemy lines,transported enemies quickly

Air support:important as allies created ‘cab rank’ system allowing infantry to call quick air strikes to weaken resistance