WW1 - misc

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Technology

Land

Technological developments

Poison gas

Tanks

Artillery

Grenades

Barbed wire

Impact on Tactics

going over was deadly

artillery causes 70% of casualties, but was inaccurate

gas masks developed

tanks were used more towards the end of the war

Impact on Outcome of the War

new tech had little effect on outcome on the western front

Sea

Technological Developments

Submarines and dreadnoughts

Sea mines and torpedoes

Hydrophone (used for listening to U-boats)

Sonar

Impact on Tactics

Blocking of ports

sub warfare

convoy system

Impact on outcome of the war

U-boat attacks raised death toll and blockades caused mass starvation

Air

Technological Developments

Zeppelins

RAF established

Bombers

Impacts on Tactics

Dog fights

civilian bombings

Air reconnaissance

passing messages

Impact on outcome

While important, the war was determined by war on ground

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