Great War Tech

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Great War Tech

Communication

For the first time, much of the world was using electricity, and this new source of power was utilized for communication in the form of telegraphs, telephones, signal lamps, and radio.

Signal Lamps: Used for optical communication, typically Morse code.

Radio: They were bulky and fragile. Wireless telegraphy could transmit Morse code. The problem was they were bulky and fragile, and had relatively short ranges. Later on, more robust sets were used by observers to direct artillery fire.

Telephone: Similar use to telegraphs. More portable and light than radios and preferred form of communication.

Telegraphs: They were used to communicate from the front line trenches to the officers, also from nation to nation. They were used to let leaders receive information such as troop movements, battle outcomes, and other crucial moments.

Submarines

The first submarine built in Germany, the three-man Brandtaucher, sank to the bottom of Kiel harbor on 1 February 1851 during a test dive.

oth the British and German navies made use of their submarines against enemy warships from the outset.

Unrestricted submarine warfare was first introduced in World War I in early 1915, when Germany declared the area around the British Isles a war zone, in which all merchant ships, including those from neutral countries, would be attacked by the German navy.

Submarines played a significant military role for the first time during the First World War.

Poison Gas

Poison gas was also used to irritate and injure soldiers rather then kill

Many gas related deaths were prevented through gask masks.

Chlorine was another widely used poison gas

Most commonly used gas war mustard gas

85% of the 91,000 gas deaths in WWI were a result of phosgene or the related agent, diphosgene

Airrplanes

Fokker Eindecker, The Fokker was perhaps the most famous fighter plane during WW.

it introduced the synchronized machine gun and provided Germany with air superiority for a period of time during the war.

Single-seat German fighter plane.

Not until 1914–18 that their use became widespread. At first, aircraft were unarmed and employed for reconnaissance, serving basically as extensions of the eyes of the ground commander.

The Fokker Eindecker airplane became known as the Fokker Scourge when it was first used against the Allies by the Germans.

Tanks

The British Mark IV

held 8 people

Main weapon was two 6 pdr guns

Easier to transport

Gas tanks were repositioned

Much heavier armouring

Probably one of the best tanks in The Great War

The only German tank developed, A7V Sturmpanzerwagen was designed in 1917.

It was manned by a crew of 18, and had eight machine guns

was used in battle from March 1918

Tanks were not as useful as most thought

Hot and fume filled enviorment

They were unreliable and prone to breaking down

They were incredibly uncomfortable to sit in

Tanks were invented by the Australian engineer Lancelot De Mole

Machine Guns

Lewis Mk 1

First air craft machine gun

Similar to the Vickers, but easier to use

550 rounds per minute

Gas operated, air cooled

Hotchkiss Mk 1

Produced many models, some used for use in tanks

Gas operated and air cooled

400-600 rounds per minute

Compared to other tripods of its generation, Hotchkiss Mk 1 was more portable

Browning M1917

400 rounds per minute

One of the most deadly weapons used

A handle attached to it allowed for mobility

Uses the recoil to it's advantage

Used water cooling over air cooling