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Weaponry & Technology Flashcards

1
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Basic weapon for infantry

A

Lee Enfield

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2
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When was Lee Enfield introduced?

A

1903

pre-war

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3
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What was the Lee Enfield described as?

A

best combat rifle issued to any army

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4
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How many Vickers machine guns did each battalion have in 1915?

A

4

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5
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How many Vickers machine guns did each battalion have in 1918?

A

64

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6
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Why was the Lewis machine gun effective?

A

very light

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7
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What was a limitation with the Lewis machine gun?

A

prone to stoppages

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8
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How many Lewis machine guns did each platoon have in Somme?

A

atleast 1

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9
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By end of 1916 how many Lewis machine guns did each platoon have?

A

another 8

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10
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When were the Mills bombs developed?

A

1915

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11
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By how much did gun production increase 1915-18?

A

X3

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12
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What % of all casualties was the artillery responsible for?

A

70%

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13
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Name a location / battle where trench tunnels were secretly constructed to have mines under enemy trenches?

A

Messiness Ridge (1917)

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14
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Top speed of British tanks

A

5mph

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15
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What did the Germans develop against tanks

A

armour piercing bullets

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16
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number of tanks used at somme

A

49

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17
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Number of tanks used at Amiens

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400

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18
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Number of tanks operational within 4 days of their start at Amiens

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6

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19
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Number of planes at beginning of war in total between armies

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200-300

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20
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By 1918 how many planes were there within WW1

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8,000

21
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What was the month of several British air defeats coined?

A

“Bloody April”

22
Q

What happened in Bloody April

A

30% losses of airforce every week

23
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Year RAF was established

A

1918

24
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Production of Mills Bombs in 1916 weekly

A

0.5million

25
Q

When was the Mills bomb revised?

A

1917

26
Q

What did the revision of the Mills bomb reduce the number of?

A

Duds

27
Q

Chemical warfare was first used by who and when

A

Germans in April Ypres 1915

28
Q

When did the British first use poisonous gas?

A

September 1915

29
Q

What battle did the British use the tactic of poisonous gas at first?

A

Battle of Loo’s

30
Q

When was steel helmet introduced for Tommys

A

1915

31
Q

How many Lee Enfield Riffles produced throughout war

A

2million

32
Q

When were Mine Sinkers developed

A

1916

33
Q

Another name for Mine Sinkers

A

Mark 8

34
Q

How many Mine Sinkers developed during war

A

50,000

35
Q

How many Stokes Mortars at beginning of war

A

0

36
Q

Cost of producing a stokes mortar

A

only £40

37
Q

Which general notoriously accepted technology advancements?

A

Haig

38
Q

Name X2 artillery developments under Haig

A
  • smokeless powder

- Fuse 106

39
Q

What was fuse 106 able to do?

What was its limitation?

A

cut through barbed wire

most shells not equipped with it

40
Q

What made creeping barrages difficult?

A

communications as limited use of radio

41
Q

Which battle contrasts to the Somme and shows artillery development led by Rawlinson?

A

Amiens

42
Q

Name of the biggest UK munitions company WW1

A

Elswick Works, Newcastle

43
Q

Where and which company set up to tackle shell deficiency in 1915 within 5 months?

A

East Cumberland Shell Factory

44
Q

Which area in Scotland was the largest provider of Britain’s vessels?

A

Clydeside

45
Q

% of BEF the cavalry made up in 1914

A

8%

46
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% of BEF cavalry made up in 1918

A

1%

47
Q

Ratio of those in the war who were killed

A

1 in 8

48
Q

Ratio of those in the war who were wounded

A

1 in 4

49
Q

What was the main difference between 1918 offensives and those earlier in the war?

A

took place across a wide front

centre of attack repeatedly switched

= Britain more flexible and mobile

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