World War I And The Cold On The Western Front - 1189 Words

Weaponry in WW1 was not only necessary in the field but also to slingshot the world into the future, along with bettering our tactics from deadly trench warfare all which would be tested in the upcoming WW2. WW1 would slingshot the world into a new era of warfare, the infantry and a rifle that has proven useful since its invention. The tactics that would either save or cost many soldiers their mental states or the physical. Also the artillery that would completely destroy an enemy s will and fighting power. Rifles and their bayonets tools used in warfare but in WW1 the caused the most damage. WW1 is the first modernized war, compared to past battles the weaponry used to launch an arms race creating deadlier and more powerful weapons. As†¦show more content†¦The weapon the bayonet was connected to was used purely for killing. The rifle has made extreme advances at the start of WW1, from a simple musket to a M1917 which could not only shoot a bullet but â€Å"United States doughboys [could] fire a grenade using M1917 rifle†(history-of-american-wars.com:World War 1 Guns). Weaponry will alway be apart of war, in WW1 it was seen the most because of the constant race to have stronger way of killing each other. It is sad terrible and should probably stop one day. Until then, keeping soldiers alive will have to be in the tactics used in war like the popular trench warfare made famous in WW1. German Trench warfare a popular tactic of WW1 it was somewhat safe to be in trenches but for every good thing about the trenches death surrounded them. â€Å"By the wars end, each side had dug atleast 12,000 miles of trenches†(pbs.org The Trenches: Symblol of the stalemate). The war could have been completely different if the soldiers didn t put all the effort they did in building them. â€Å"Connecting these trenches were communication trenches†(pbs.org :The Trenches: Symbol of the stalemate). The communication trenches used only for connecting the 3 sets of trenches to move soldiers and supplies. The soldiers who were put in the most danger were the trench runners who were put in even more danger because of what their job entailed. Trench runner or most commonly runners would deliver messages to different front leaving them in â€Å"no