Weapons ranged from guns, knives and swords for personal combat to large cannons for battlefield combat. This War introduced many new weapons such as cannons, hand grenades, armored ships and torpedoes. Many weapons were needed for the Civil War. All firearms larger than small arms are known as cannons or artillery. For the North, the Federal Arms Reserve held 437,000 weapons witch was thought to be enough for the Union.
This was because of the long process of threading the bullet, or mini-ball as it was called, through the the grooves by hand. During the Civil War, a new process was invented. A hollow bullet was muzzle-loaded into the barrel just like a musket ball. As the bullet fired it expanded, catching the grooves that lined the barrel. The rifle was able to accurately fire at a much greater distance.
Many wars have been fought in history but not many were as great of a significance as the Great War. This war led to a big change for the future of the world. The Great War was on of the most prominent events of the 20th century. It was a model for military modernization, was the cause for many new military weapons, and was the reason for the rise of new technology. This war set a new high standard in military modernization.
The U.S used napalm in a lot of battles, but was the most common chemical weapon used and known for in the war against Vietnam It also showed how powerful this weapon was. Napalm was significant to the history of warfare because it was a cheap easy creation that was very useful and so powerful it feared the enemies by its wall of flame and the damage it could do. Napalm was created
Soldiers began carrying high powered rifles with armour piercing bullets and bazooka’s, which were essential in defeating Germany’s almost impenetrable tiger tanks. Some anti-tank guns were carried behind other vehicles. These became very effective against tanks. Torpedoes became more effective. Now they could be accurately aimed and used in shallow water.
By the end of 1918 there were several reasons why the stalemate was broken and allowed the Triple Entente to carry on gaining land. The first reason is they brought in new weapons and artillery; this helped us because it shocked the Germans and they knew they weren’t as well equipped as us. A new tank was developed which was much improved from the last one and it could cross trenches easily and could crush barbed wire instead of twisting it more and making it even harder to get through they were smashing obstructions’ so the infantry could advance. New technology made the tanks have a harder shell so no machine guns or grenades could penetrate its skin and the most pressing problem was how to ‘overcome the enemy’s machine guns’ which were responsible for the stalemate. For them to be effective they needed to be used in large quantities, and that’s what they did.
Initially, gunpowder made several changes through history, starting with making the state of warfare completely different. Militaries started using gunpowder as a key component for their weapons. Starting with using it as a propellant for unguided rockets and to shoot the cannon. The Chinese were the first to come across gunpowder therefore they had hands on gunpowder which enhanced their weapons greatly compared to others (Gunpowder.c-1). The Chinese’s discovery of gunpowder gave the Chinese a great advantage, going into any type of war, and after awhile they were ahead of everyone else in warfare.
That is where is gets the name CBU, Cluster Bomb Unit. The CBU has a SUU-66/B tactical mention dispenser that contains four sensor fused projectiles called “skeets.” The skeets detect targets nearby, like tanks or support vehicles; it then fires explosives at them. So it’s not just a freefalling bomb, the bomb itself is freefalling, but it shoots explosives at targets as well as explode. The 40 skeets on the bomb scan an area 1,500 feet × 500 feet. They work by using infrared and laser sensors.
The physics of a catapult A catapult is an ancient device used to launch heavy objects at targets during war. The catapult dates all the way back to 400 be when it was invented in the Greek town of syracus. The main types of catapults are trebuchet, mangonel, onager and ballista. There are many more types of catapults also. Catapults were an absolute revelation in weaponry.
It had a long barrel with end flared to make it easier to load. The fighter with the harquebus was the harquebusier. The harquebusier would brace the barrel of the gun onto a pole with a forked end when firing. The use of the harquebus during the battle