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New Weapons
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world war one
world war 1
creeping barrage
tactic
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gas
tanks
aircraft
germans
britain
bombing raids
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Aircraft Development
On the Western Front, both sides used planes and balloons to find enemy weak points
The Germans used Zeppelins to carry out bombing raids
1915 - new planes included synchronised machine guns where on man could fly and shoot the gun
Both sides developed planes for long-distance bombing raids
May 1917 - 71 people were killed at Folkestone
Tanks
Tracks on tanks allowed soldiers to cover rough ground and through barbed wire, and they where heavily armoured
Development of tactics:
Battle of the Somme 1916 - First tank use, Haig sent in 49 tanks, captured 2km of German territory but couldn't hold on to it
Cambrai 1917 - More successful, 500 tanks, captured 6km of land but, again, couldn't hold it
Poison Gas
Germans firstly used chlorine gas which killed many at the Second battle of Ypres
The British used it later on but some gas blew back on themselves
Disadvantage of being highly visible
Germans used phosgene in 1915 - it was invisible and deadly, but slow-acting
Mustard gas caused horrible blisters and internal bleeding
Gas became a standard weapon, but not a war-winning one
Masks, pads and helmets were used as countermeasures
Creeping Barrage
Tactic - an advancing curtain of artillery fire preceding the advancing infantry
First used at the Battle of the Somme
It was difficult and dangerous as it depended on precise timing
When the barrage outpaced the infantry, the gap between them allowed the Germans to re-emerge and man their positions
If the infantry moved too fast, they ran into their own shellfire
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