During World War I, it is estimated that there were approximately 3.5 million casualties caused by machine guns. These weapons were a significant factor in the high casualty rates of the war due to their rapid rate of fire and effectiveness in trench warfare. The widespread use of machine guns led to devastating losses on the battlefield and forever changed the nature of modern warfare.
Darling, in World War I, machine guns were the real party poopers, causing a staggering number of casualties. Estimates vary, but it's safe to say that these bad boys were responsible for millions of deaths and injuries on the battlefield. So, if you're looking for an exact number, well, let's just say it was a whole lot.
Oh, dude, in World War I, there were like a bazillion casualties from machine guns. Okay, not really a bazillion, but it was a LOT. Machine guns were like the ultimate party poopers back then, causing a crazy amount of casualties and changing the way wars were fought. So yeah, let's just say it was a whole bunch.
It is impossible to offer a definitive answer to this question because of statistics on exactly what weapon caused each death were not kept.
The machine gun use was widespread throughout the different fronts, causing the majority of deaths. An example of this was the first day of the Battle of the Somme, Britain suffered 60,000 casualties, the majority of which were the result of machine gun fire.
Some estimates range up towards 90% of casualties were directly attributable to machine guns, when troops "went over the top" and tried to take an enemy trench. With the ability to fire about 500 rounds per minute, this statistic is not unreasonable.
There are no figures for the total number of casualties caused by machine guns in WW1. But an internet search found an example of the effectiveness of the weapon - On the first day of the Somme Offensive, the British lost 60.000 soldiers mostly due to machine gun fire.
A Lewis gun was an early type of machine gun used in WW1.
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It is impossible to give a definitive amount. Certainly many thousands.
I believe it was improved later on after WW1
There are no figures for the total number of casualties caused by machine guns in WW1. But an internet search found an example of the effectiveness of the weapon - On the first day of the Somme Offensive, the British lost 60.000 soldiers mostly due to machine gun fire.
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The machine gun was first introduced in World War II. This was the first war with massive numbers of casualties due to destructive weaponry and guerilla warfare, among other causes. It is impossible to pinpoint exactly how many deaths the machine gun has caused since its introduction, or even in that war alone.
A Lewis gun was an early type of machine gun used in WW1.
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The machine gun caused trench warfare to be a necessity as 90%+ of the casualties of WW1 were from this weapon. The use of Napoleonic tactics against new technologies was disastrous.
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It is impossible to give a definitive amount. Certainly many thousands.
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I believe it was improved later on after WW1
The death total from WWI was estematied to be around 8,528,831 machineguns were about 20%
The machine gun, the submarine, new warship designs.