Weapons of the two World Wars
- This is a preview of the essay.
To view the full text you must login!
There were several effective creations for and during World War One and Two, ranging from vehicles for the heights/depths to weapons. Many were continuously developing during WW1 and were used and perfected later in WWII. Some are still being operated today, in current warfare, and may always be around for years to come.
Before World War One, soldiers could not shoot 120 round of fire per minute, and the invention called a machine gun provided the efficiency that the armed forces needed. From both enemy and ally positions, machine guns were effective and could take out several opposing soldiers with the continuous shooting rounds. Essentially, machine guns have not changed since.
Airplanes were pretty much useless for tactful purposes before they were perfected for war. In 1905, an aircraft could go the huge amount of 100 yards or so. Thirteen years later, they not only were flown in combat, but also could fly up to 30 miles going 130 miles per hour. The reason that airplanes were always being improved was the need for survival: both sides would fix their airplanes to outdo their opponent's, and they needed to go farther, and longer, and faster than the enemy...