German ww1 artillery guns
[DOC File]World War 1
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Artillery was the type of weapon that killed more people than any other between 1914 and 1918. The biggest guns used in the Great War could fire shells as large as a soldier. Big Bertha. Big Bertha was a German cannon that could hurl an 1800 lb shell a distance of 75 miles. It was named after Bertha Krupp, the wife of German munitions king ...
[DOC File]Abbreviation Relevant to Gunners
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Corps Heavies Term used for Corps Heavy Artillery Headquarters - responsible to a Corps Commander for all the Heavy Artillery in a Corps (WW1) Correction of the Moment Corrections which are applied to the sights of a gun or to firing data before the gun is fired to take account of the various conditions which could affect the shell in flight.
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CHC 2D WW1 Unit - Review Notes. WWI Country Backgrounds - Great Britain was the wealthiest due to the exploitation of its colonies ... - 2 objectives of the offensive: take control of German submarine bases in Belgium, and boost the declining morale of the French ... - The mud swallowed artillery platforms, guns, railways, cars, and soldiers
[DOC File]The Changing Face of War - Weebly
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In WW1, the home front became just as important as the battle front. ... German soldiers pushed hoses into no mans land and pumped chlorine gas towards the French and Canadian lines. ... - Machine guns and artillery were responsible for most of the killing in WW1. Put killing on a much grander scale.
[DOC File]WWI Study Guide
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Machine guns – allowed one man to kill hundreds of men in seconds. Poisonous gas – German army was first ever to used. Chlorine gas – caused blindness, choking, vomiting, torn lungs, and death. Mustard gas – most deadly, caused skin blisters, sore eyes, vomiting, internal and external bleeding, a …
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Machine guns. needed 4-6 men to work them and had to be on a flat surface. They had the fire-power of 100 guns. Large field guns (artillery) had a long range and could deliver devastating blows to the enemy but needed up to 12 men to work them. They fired . shells. which exploded on impact. The German army were the first to use . chlorine gas
[DOCX File]Interesting World War One U-Boat Facts
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The German U-Boat was a very effective World War One weapon. In fact in strange paradox you can say that these submarines almost won the war for Germany, by devastating the allies merchant shipping, and at the same time say they lost the war for Germany by being the reason the U.S. entered the war on the side of the allies.
FIRST WORLD WAR – THE BRTISH ROLE Lecture Notes
German and French armies very large – fairly militarized societies but had been no major war since 1870. Change in war between 1870 and 1914 – weapons more powerful – machines guns, modern artillery, automatic weapons, railway, telegraphy, telecommunications. Generals running up to 1914 aware of technological impact.
[DOC File]AUGUST 1914 - Exning
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It started on 21st February with a 9 hour German artillery bombardment from 1,400 guns. The French held until December with both sides sustaining more than 300,000 casualties. In order to give some relief to the French at Verdun, the Somme offensive was launched earlier than planned. So it was that on the . Slide artillery
[DOC File]Weapons and Tactics of World War I
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20 Machine Gun (note- environmental damage) 4. Inflicted 92% of all WW1 casualties 21 Big Gun Big Guns. 1. Needed large numbers of guns for operations. Used “barrage fire” – a curtain of artillery shelling. 22 Big Gun Developed anti-aircraft guns in. response to increased use of planes
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