Technology In WWI

Bolt Action Rifle

Jun 8, 1824

In the the first world war ever man carried this weapon. James Parish Lee was an immigrant to the United States and he was the one to make this rifle.

Flame-throwers

Mar 11, 1900

This machine was used to kill soldiers in there front lines of the trenches. This weapon had carbon dioxide, or nitrogen and then it became flame.

Lee Enfield

May 21, 1907

This was Britan army's main weapon. Also, it could kill someone up to 1,400 meters away.

Lewis Gun

Feb 24, 1911

This weapon was the lightest machine gun. in 1915 Britian purchased this gun to be used on the western front.

Gas

Oct 21, 1914

Gas was very deadly stuff that was used in the World War One. People felt that their chests and throats burning. the gas led them into a slow and painful death and the doctor counldn't find a cure for it.

Antiaircraft

Jun 27, 1916

This weapon was mostly used against planes. Their was so many methods that they used to destroy planes from the ground and that is why the made the Aniaircraft. It could fire four arrows in a minute to the sky at the hight of 3,000 yards.

Junkers

Sep 20, 1918

These woeapon were being involved during the WWI and it was the first all metal plane. The planes were to difficult to make so they did not start making them until 1918.