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
Weapons Used during World War 1
Rifles were the main weapon used by British soldiers.
Rifles
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
The German army were the first to use chlorine gas at the battle in 1915.
Mustard gas was the most deadly weapon used.
Aircrafts
Germans used zeppelins during the early part of the war.
Submarines Submarines were used to bomb other ships that
were coming to their border.
Masks
Soldiers wore masks to protect themselves from poisonous gases such as mustard gas.
Grenades
Grenades are hollow iron balls filled with gunpowder.
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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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