How weapons have evolved.

By Aj Hult
  • 5000 BCE

    First weapons used

    First weapons used
    Back in early times humans were building wooden spears to kill big animals. That's how they would hunt for food.
  • 2700 BCE

    First war

    First war
    In the first wars, they used weapons like, the spear, the atlatl with light javelin or similar projectile, the bow and arrow, the sling; pole-arms such as the spear, falx and javelin; hand-to-hand weapons such as swords, spears, clubs, maces, axes, and knives. Catapults, siege towers, and battering rams were used during sieges.
  • 1184

    Trojan war

    Trojan war
    Trojan-War. The spear, also known as the dory, was a very important weapon for an Ancient Greek warrior or hoplite. Spears were 6 to 8 feet long and were made out of a sharp iron head, a wooden shaft, and a bronze butt at the other end which was used in case the iron head broke. They also used a big wooden horse to sneek into the town
  • 1400

    Hundred years war

    Hundred years war
    A number of new weapons were introduced during the Hundred Years' War as well. Gunpowder, firearms and cannons played significant roles as early as 1375. The last battle of the war, the Battle of Castillon, was the first battle in European history in which artillery was the deciding factor. Hundred Years' Warhttps://www.cs.mcgill.ca › ~rwest › wikispeedia ›

  • American Revolution

    American Revolution
    American weapons
    Brown Bess.
    Charleville musket.
    American-made muskets.
    Long rifles.
    Bayonet.
    Pattern 1776 infantry rifle.
    Ferguson rifle.
    Brown Bess musket.
    More items... List of infantry weapons in the American Revolution - Wikipediahttps://en.wikipedia.org › wiki › List_of_infantry_weapon...

  • Civil War

    Civil War
    During the war, a variety of weapons were used on both sides. These weapons include edged weapons such as knives, swords, and bayonets, firearms such as rifled muskets, breech loaders and repeating weapons, various artillery such as field guns and siege guns and new weapons such as the early grenade and landmine. Wikipediahttps://en.wikipedia.org › wiki › List_of_weapons_in_the...

  • World War 2

    World War 2
    M1 Carbine
    Enfield M1917
    Springfield M1903
    Lee–Enfield No.4 Mk I Used in trianing.
    Carcano rifle.
    FN M1924.
    Mosin–Nagant M1891 and M1891/30.
    Arisaka rifle (Captured) ...https://wargaming.com › news › infantry_weapons

  • Current weapons

    Current weapons
    M4 Carbine
    M240 Machine Gun
    M249 Light Machine Gun
    M24 Sniper Weapon System
    Machine Gun
    Pistol
    Rifle
    M16 Rifle
    Mortar
    FIM-92 Stinger
    Grenade
    BGM-71 TOW
    M202 FLASH
    M72 LAW
    M2 Browning
    M14 Rifle
    M252 Mortar
    Firearm
    FGM-148 Javelin
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