Weapons+of+WWI

=Weapons of WWI= JL & JR

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“He’d been thrown in the air by the explosion of a shell and had landed, head first, on a German corps, who’s gas filled belly ruptured on impact.” (Barker, pg 19)

We felt this was importent topic to go over because knowing what weapons were can help put in context parts of the book. For example if it said Rivers was shot with a Gewehr, you really have no idea what that is and you could think it was anything from a pistol to a rocket.

Central Power Weapons

 * [|German Tanks] –** Germany made large advancements in the field of tanks, they specialized in Armored Troop Transports.


 * [|Gewehr 98 Rifle] –** (or Karabiner 98k) Germany’s main rifle during WWI era, bolt action rifle much like Lee Enfield.


 * [|Maxim Machine Gun] –** One of Germany’s first Machine Gun.


 * [|Minenwerfer] –** A commonly used German mortar… possible the same type that caused Burns unfortunate fate.


 * [|Flamethrowers] –** (or Trench cleaners) were a most feared sight to see to any solder that couldn’t get out of a trench fast enough. Dangerous for the user also; hulling one on your back could lead to your self combustion.




 * [|Mauser] –** A German Pistol which was a precursor to the Lugar.

Allied Weapons

 * [|Viker’s Gun] –** Earliest British Machine Gun much like Maxim gun


 * [|Lee Enfield rifle]** – Common used rifle for British side, Bolt Action Rifle.


 * [|Mills Bomb]** – Aka Grenade, British small explosive that had tendency to blow up before tossing.


 * [|Lewis Gun]** – Light duty 1 man Machine gun predecessor to Viker’s gun.


 * [|The Stokes Mortar]** – Main British mortar on the western front.


 * [|Allied Tanks] –** The Tank was a huge transition in war, in WWI Tanks were first used on a mainstream. This war was one that would particularly test the use of tanks; there large treads and long hulls where perfect for clearing a trench or a area of barb wire.




 * [|Allied Airplanes] –** Another huge invention of WWI was the Airplane; these were a very primitive thing in WWI. They didn’t even drop bombs until later in the war, yet they were used often for recon missions.

Both Sides

 * [|Gas] –** Poison Gas could be dropped from planes, artillery shells, or in a bomb form. They resulted in may deaths.


 * [|Trench Warfare] –** Used everywhere during WWI, Trenches resulted in many people dieing.



Sites
Central links: http://www.firstworldwar.com/weaponry/tanks.htm http://www.efour4ever.com/mauserkar98.htm http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maxim_gun http://riv.co.nz/rnza/hist/mortar/mort11.htm http://www.diggerhistory.info/pages-weapons/flamethrowers.htm http://www.diggerhistory.info/pages-weapons/pistols.htm http://www.diggerhistory.info/pages-weapons/gas.htm

Allied links:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vickers_machine_gun http://enfieldrifles.profusehost.net/ http://www.diggerhistory.info/pages-weapons/allied_ww1.htm http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/FWWlewis.htm http://www.firstworldwar.com/weaponry/mortars.htm http://www.diggerhistory.info/pages-armour/allied/ww1.htm http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aviation_in_World_War_I http://www.diggerhistory.info/pages-weapons/trenches.htm