Weapons of the great war Flashcards
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Machine guns
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There were usually vickers machine guns which needed a crew of three men. Could fire around 500 rounds a minute. Barrel would often overheat
2
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Artillery
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Could be divided into two groups. Guns, used to fire directly at targets and Houitzers, used to lob shells at targets from a distance
3
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Gas
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Gas filled shells were replaced with gas cylinders. Phosgene gas would slowly kill soldiers who breathed it in. Gas was an unpredictable weapon
4
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Tanks
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Male tanks carried heavy guns and were designed to deal with pillboxes and female tanks carried machine guns and were designed to deal with infantry. Tanks were bulletproof and were not stopped by barbed wire. They were slow and could only manage 4mph
