Guns and trench warfare were such a deadly combination because a soldier could fire into a foxhole or trench without even looking and fatally would people. Throwing a grenade was very easy too because the people in the trench had nowhere to go to escape.
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Germany was fighting a two-front war with France and Britain in the west and Russia in the East. German forces dug in for the winter where they had halted. The British and French, meanwhile, lacked the resources to mount large scale offensives, so they dug in and prepared for offensives in 1915. Gradually a 400 mile line of static trench defenses existed forcing the development of trench warfare tactics.
New weapons used during World War 1The new weapons that were used during World War I were:tanksairplanesgas (phosgene, mustard, chlorine)German submarinesMachine Guns was one of them.submarines with torpedoes (submarines were used long before)
There were many new technologies used in the Civil war. They included the blockades, total war, new gun designs, use of the telegraph for quick communication while in battle, submarines,land mines, grenades, observation balloons, repeating guns, and ironclads. Most of these were not used very often.
Warfare is an armed conflict involving engagements of military forces. Warfare comes with death tolls. As an example, millions and thousands of more people were killed in war throughout U.S. military history. World War II is the deadliest war in military history with the amount of 60,000,000-85,000,000 people who were killed in World War II. From events such as the Holocaust, attack on Pearl Harbor, war crimes such as massacres, strategic bombings, and battles of World War II. The Cold War included many armed conflicts such as the Vietnam War and the Korean War. Also, there are ongoing wars such as the War in Afghanistan (Global War on Terrorism) and the Mexican Drug War. There are 6 eras of warfare throughout history: Prehistoric Warfare Ancient Warfare Medieval Warfare Early Modern Warfare Industrial Warfare Modern Warfare (the current era of warfare)
They merit a salute of 19 guns.