How Weapons

Have Changed
Since WW1
By: Sam Scornavacco, Nicholas
Prus, Justin Fine, Andy Hanna

Essential Question:
What were some
improvements of
weapons and vehicles
from WW1 to current
time?

Air planes in WW1

WW1 was the first TIme airplanes were used in war. There was a lot of
different models of planes from almost every country in the war. Airplanes
were only a few years old and still knew to the world.

Manfred von
Richthofen the
"Red Baron,"
was the best
known pilot of
WW1

The Impact of The Red Barron

The Fokker dr-1 was
revolutionary plane used
during World War 1. The
pilots were known as
Knights of the sky. When
pilots saw the bright red of
the plane they knew this
might be their last battle.

The Red Baron Shot

down 80 planes in
just 20 months

American Planes
The martin mb-1 was a bombing plane. It was the first heavy bomber mass
produced by the United States. It had two engines and was made by the Glenn
Martin company
Vought VE-7 Bluebird was a fighter plane. It maxed out at 120 mph while in
the air and its wheels could be replaced with floats for water landing. The
Bluebird was the first plane to take off from USS Langley, and was used for
experimenting tactical dive bombing.

Warplanes now
Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird is one warplane
that is used now. It was made in 1964. It
was never hit by a missile in its 25 years
of service. It can go up to 2200 mph and
is the fastest plane to this day. It is called
the blackbird because of how stealth it
was. According to pilot Richard
GrahamYou could hear a pin drop. The
view is spectacular, being able to see the
curvature of the Earth and the black space
above filled with stars,. It is able to able
to block enemy communications and aim
a radar up to 45 degrees on each side

Planes then and now

than

now

-Open cockpit
-One to two people in
planes.
-Warfare was planes
against planes
-Very challenging to shoot

-Used for mostly bombing

-Many countries use
them
-Used to kill men on
foot.
-Machine guns
attached to them.
-Propellers to block
bullets

-can go up to 2200mph
-Cockpit closed
-Made out of metal or stronger
materials and can last longer
in the air.

Tanks in WW1
Created in Bovington, England
First made on September 8th 1915 and 2 days later track came off
Battle of Flers on September 15 1916
Designed like farm vehicles
It is classified as infantry
Historylearningsite.co.uk states that The idea of the tank came from a development of farming
vehicles that could cross difficult land with ease by using caterpillar tracks.
The abilities Have a top speed of 4mph on flat land. The ability to turn sharply at top speed. The
ability to climb a 5-feet parapet. The ability to cross an eight feet gap. A working radius of 20
miles. A crew of ten men with two machine guns on board and one light artillery gun.
It is classified as infantry because they go in operation under the same commands as the other
infantries

Tanks in WW1
Tanks Now
Used to get to other
Armies trenches
Not as powerful
US had 84 tanks

Infantry
Designed
like farm
vehicles
Useful
Powerful
vehicles

More advanced
US has 8,848 tanks now
Better armor, guns, and
move faster

Gasses During WW1

Smel
l and
Appe
aran
ce

Tear
Gas

Chlo
rine
Gas

Phos
gene
Gas

Must
ard
Gas

Fruit
y
odor
in a
canis
ter

Smel
ls
like
blea
ch,
pepp
er,
and
pine
appl
e
mixe
d
toget

Newl
y cut
gras
s
odou
r
thro
wn in
a
canis
ter.

Garli
c
odor
but it
is
hard
to
smel
l so
very
toxic
for
the
ene

Gasses Currently
Tear
Gas

Chlo
rine
Gas

Phos
gene
Gas

Must
ard
Gas

Still
Used

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

Who

Polic
e
and
Prot
ester
s

U.S.

No
One

Doct
ors

Whe
re

Stre
ets

Syria

No
Whe
re

Hos
pital
s

Impr
ove
ment

Easi
er to
mak

Colo
rless
and

Non
e

Help
s
treat

WWI Guns
The first world war was the
cause of many inventions.
Some of the most important
are the guns. A couple of
guns that were invented in
this time are the Sniper rifle
and the Machine gun.

The machine gun

The machine gun was invented
by Hiram Maxim. At the time the
gun was called the Maxim gun.
The gun was invented in 1884,
but was first used during WWI.
The 1914 machine gun was
positioned on a tripod and it
needed four to six operators.
They could fire 400-600 rounds
per minute, and by the end of
the war this number doubled to
800-1200 rpms.

The sniper rifle

Another gun invented during the war
was the sniper rifle. This was a longrange rifle that was usually able to kill
a target in one shot. Snipers came
with big scope so the snipers using
the rifle could see their target. Most
snipers had to wear camouflage to
blend in and camp out in a hiding
spot (usually a man made tree) land
to avoid getting shot. These specially
trained marksman stayed in no-man's

Machine Guns today

Guns today are very different
than the guns of the past. Today
machine guns only require one
man to use and can fire bigger
bullets at a much faster rate.
Today the smallest machine gun
is the
Czech korpion vz. 61 (Full Auto
)
. This is a very big improvement
since the giant Maxim guns that
were used in WWI.

Sniper Rifles today

Today snipers way better than they were in
WWI. The frame has not changed much
(staying almost the same just using different,
materials), but the firing has changed a lot.
Today there are snipers that can shoot 2,700
yards, which is a very long distance compared
to the snipers used during the 20th century.
Other snipers shoot semi-auto rounds, rounds
that shoot faster than a regular sniper would.
All in all snipers have changed in the past 100
years. they have improved in many ways,
making them smaller, tougher, and better
overall for warfare.

Guns today
Since WWI guns have drastically changed for the better. They have become more compact,
can shoot faster, bigger bullets, and guns became more durable than they were during
WWI. The Machine gun, first used in WWI, has been made more compact and better in
these hundred years and so has the sniper rifle which has gotten better at firing since WWI.
In conclusions guns have changed alot since 1914 and are going to continue to become
better and better. WWI was an important time in the world and has changed warfare
forever.

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