changes in the role of the people Flashcards
how did weaponry develop between 1790 and 1914
French wars the carronade (used on HMS victory during battle of Trafalgar), light and able to swivel, it could fire rapidly using grapeshot making mincemeat of opposing ships upper decks, brown Bess musket, Congreve rockets performed well at Copenhagen in 1807 but rarely used as inaccurate and didn’t store well
Crimean war, Armstrong’s artillery, breech loading artillery quicker didn’t wear out, but didn’t use as muzzle load simpler and cheaper normalised in 1880 though. improved range, reliability and made warfare deeper e.g. trenches, artillery now biggest killer in warfare, developed radio, signals
Armstrong used in Boer war
world war 1 dreadnought, faster and better than any ship, ensured naval dominance by having twice the budget than Germany, Vickers machine gun, poison gas, tanks, artillery, aircrafts
