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The Trench Easy to defend hard to attack - PPT Presentation

The Trench Line Over The Top New Technologies The Machine Gun Took 4 men to operate the weapons 1 machine gun was estimated to be equal to the killing power of 60 rifles Could not cross open territory ID: 758397

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Slide1

The TrenchSlide2

Easy to defend hard to attackSlide3

The Trench LineSlide4

Over The TopSlide5

New TechnologiesSlide6

The Machine Gun

Took 4 men to operate the weapons.1 machine gun was estimated to be equal to the killing power of 60 rifles.

Could not cross open territory.Slide7

The Tank

Always got stuck in the mudCould not move faster than humans.

German tank moved 5 km per hour.

1/3 would reach the intended target.Slide8

Zappers “Engineers-Tunnelers

” Slide9

Counter M

easures for TanksSlide10

Big Bertha (Could hit targets 120km away)Slide11

Chemical Warfare

Extremely frightening

But not highly effective for killing people.

Lots of times the wind would blow the gas back onto the person firing itSlide12

Airplane 1913

1 Person flies it.Hold a hand gun and shoot while you drive.

Mostly used for recon.Slide13

Airplane 1915

Gun invented that can shoot through a spinning propeller.Planes get fast and can fly higher.

Age of aces is developed.

Planes are still having little effect on the war.Slide14

Airplane 1918

Planes are made of metalAttaching bombs to the wings.

Using planes to help out ground troopsSlide15

WW1 Legend Aces (more than 20 kills)

(German) “The Red Baron” 80 kills

(French) Rene

Fonck

75 Kills

(Canadian) Billy Bishop 72 kills

5 Canadians in the top 10 aces of WW1Slide16

U boats/ SubmarinesSlide17

Casualties of War

Country

Mobilized Forces

Total Casualties

% of Force

Russia

12,000,000

9,150,000

76%

British Empire

9,000,000

3,200,000

36%

France

8,400,000

6,200,000

73%

Germany

11,000,000

7,100,000

65%

Austria-Hungary

7,800,000

7,000,000

90%