weapons used during world w ar 1
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Weapons Used during World W ar 1. Rifles . Rifles were the main weapon used by British soldiers. . Planes. Planes were used for the first time. At first they were used to deliver bombs and for spying work but later it became a fighter aircraft armed with machine guns and bombs. Gas. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Weapons Used during World War 1
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Rifles were the main weapon used by British soldiers.
Rifles
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Planes
Planes were used for the first time.
At first they were used to deliver bombs and for spying work but later it became a fighter aircraft armed with machine guns and bombs.
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Gas
The German army were the first to use chlorine gas at the battle in 1915.
Mustard gas was the most deadly weapon used.
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Aircrafts
Germans used zeppelins during the early part of the war.
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Submarines Submarines were used to bomb other ships that
were coming to their border.
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Masks
Soldiers wore masks to protect themselves from poisonous gases such as mustard gas.
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Grenades
Grenades are hollow iron balls filled with gunpowder.
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http://www.historyonthenet.com/WW1/weapons.htm http://
www.firstworldwar.com/weaponry/machineguns.htm http://
www.schoolhistory.co.uk/year9links/wwi/wwiweapons.pdf
http://www.thefinertimes.com/Weapons-of-War/weapons-used-in-world-war-i.html
http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/infantry_weapons_in_world_war_on.htm
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