Warfare Through Time (c1900-present)

Question 1

How did the composition of the army change from 1900-present? (4 ways)

Answer 1

1) The proportion of infantry in the army fell from 65% in 1914 to just 25% in 2015!
2) The effective battlefield role of cavalry came to a close in 1918, and it’s uses have been replaced by tanks!
3) Bombardments are shared between different types of units, so the proportion of artillerymen fell from 20% in 1914 to 10% in 2015.
4) 55% of Britain’s army are now specialised troops.

Question 2

By the end of 1940, how many bomb disposal units were there?

Answer 2

134 units

Question 3

How did railways affect warfare in 1914?

Answer 3

They produce a war of movement, due to the speed at which they could travel.

Question 4

How far did the German Army move in the first month of WW1 dure to trains?

Answer 4

300km to the outskirts of Paris.

Question 5

How many bomb disposal units were created in 1930, and what did they consist of?

Answer 5

25 units, comprised of 16 men!

Question 6

How many bombs were cleared from 1940-41?

Answer 6

25,000 bombs

Question 7

How man bombs were cleared in June, July and August 1940?

Answer 7

20 in June,
100 in July,
300 in August!

Question 8

How many EOD (explosive ordinance disposal) personnel were in the British army in 2015?

Answer 8

2,000 personnel

Question 9

How many horses were in the army in 1914?

Answer 9

50,000 horses

Question 10

How many horses were in the army in 1918?

Answer 10

500,000 horses

Question 11

How many men and horses were moved by train, and in how many train journeys?

Answer 11

2 million men, 600,000 horses.

11,000 train journeys!

Question 12

How many men were in the army in 1914?

Answer 12

120,000 men

Question 13

How many men were in the army in 1918?

Answer 13

3,000,000 men

Question 14

How many men were in the Army Service Corps in 1918?

Answer 14

300,000 men

Question 15

How many military sniffer dogs were in the army in 2015?

Answer 15

300 sniffer dogs

Question 16

How many motor vehicles were in the army in 1914?

Answer 16

1,000 motor vehices

Question 17

How many motor vehicles were in the army in 1918?

Answer 17

90,000 motor vehicles

Question 18

How many people formed the RLC? (Royal logistics corps)

Answer 18

16,000 men and women

Question 19

What do the Royal logistic corps do?

Answer 19

They provide logistic support functions to the British Army.

Question 20

How many times faster were trains than marching?

Answer 20

15x faster

Question 21

In what year was the Army Service Corps renamed the Royal Army Service Corps?

Answer 21

1918

Question 22

In what year was the first bomb disposal robot created, and by whom?

Answer 22

1972

Lieutenant-Colonel Peter Miller

Question 23

What are IED’s?

Answer 23

Improvised Explosive Devices

Question 24

What are the main features of Army 2020?

Answer 24

The Regular Army:
82,000 troops

The Army reserve:
Part time
30,000 troops

Question 25

What did the Army Service Corps have to supply?

Answer 25

Food, Forage, and petrol.

Question 26

What did the German army use trains to do in WW1?

Answer 26

Outmanouvere the French troops

Question 27

What do EOD troops do today?

Answer 27

Make bombs safe after wars | Dispose of IEDs

Question 28

What does EOD stand for?

Answer 28

Explosive Ordananace Disposal

Question 29

What happened to the size of the army from 1900-Present?

Answer 29

It gradually fell, and will be 82,000 by 2020.

Question 30

What is forage?

Answer 30

Hay for horses!

Question 31

What is the most recent British EOD robot?

Answer 31

The dragon runner

Question 32

What proportion of the army is RLC?

Answer 32

15%

Question 33

What proportion of the army was the Royal Army Service Corps in 1918?

Answer 33

10%

Question 34

What were the primary features of Haldane's reforms?

Answer 34

The regular army: 150,000 volunteers The terratorial force: 270,000 volunteers

Question 35

What year were EOD troops first created?

Answer 35

1940

Question 36

When did the RASC merge with other army corps to become the Royal Logistics Corps?

Answer 36

1993

Question 37

When was the Army 2020 plan created?

Answer 37

2010

Question 38

Why was the Royal Army Service Corps created?

Answer 38

Due to the logistical nightmare of having such a large army, for so long, so far from home.

Question 39

Why were EOD units formed?

Answer 39

Due to bombs dropped on London by the Nazis in the Second World War that failed to explode.