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Really, every nation was about equal in WWI weaponry. All had a standard rifle that was a high velocity, bolt action weapon of around .30 caliber, most with a five shot internal box magazine. The Italian version was probably the worst, but it was one of these that Lee Harvey Oswald used to shoot John Kennedy in 1963. The machine guns were practically the same design, but called the Vickers by the British and the Maxim by the Germans. Maxim was the designer, an American, who sold the design to all buyers. Everybody had plenty of artillery of about the same capabilities. No one had an edge in weaponry.
The French rifle was a Lebel, with only a three shot magazine. The French were still counting on bayonet charges to bring back the glory of Napoleonic times. The French also had an execrable light machine gun, the Chauchat, which they inflicted on the Americans by the tens of thousands. This had a detachable box magazine, which had large areas cut out in the sides. I suppose this was so the gunner could visually keep track of how many rounds he had left. It would be hard to come up with a more senseless design for the muddy trenches, where the soil continually got in the magazine and fouled the gun, causing jams, stoppages, and death to the gunner for lack of shooting back.
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How did new weapons increase the casualties in ww1?
New weapons increased the casualties in ww1 becasue further most we were learning new ways
How many deaths were cause by technology and weapons in WW1?
because the weapons were terrible and they had big biu weapons
What weapons used WW1?
rifles and machine guns
What effect did new weapons have in ww1?
Idfk know.
Nuclear weapons in World War 1?
There were no nuclear weapons in WW1. The nuclear bomb was not invented until WW2.
How did new weapons increase the casualties in ww1?
New weapons increased the casualties in ww1 becasue further most we were learning new ways
What new weapons were there in WW1?
rice and beans
What modern inventions were used in ww1?
weapons
How many weapons where used in ww1?
1,042
How many deaths were cause by technology and weapons in WW1?
because the weapons were terrible and they had big biu weapons
Where are the weapons of WW1 now?
Re-cycled (scrapped) into newer weapons and other products.
What weapons used WW1?
rifles and machine guns
What effect did new weapons have in ww1?
Idfk know.
Why were deffensive weapons better than offensive weapons in ww1?
America's offensive weapons wernt that good so we had to improvise with the defensive weapons
What was the US's early role in ww1?
They supplied weapons to Britain.
Nuclear weapons in World War 1?
There were no nuclear weapons in WW1. The nuclear bomb was not invented until WW2.
What weapons were used in WW1?
machine guns, mustard gas, tanks
