During the interwar period the allies developed several lines of thinking as to how airpower would be used in future warfare. The military and political leaders of the day were looking for a way to avoid the horrors of trench warfare from World War I. This timeframe offers an interesting look at how technology‚ in the form of airpower‚ had a great potential to affect future wars‚ but a lack of understanding of its accuracy and how to implement the technology lead to false assumptions‚ which resulted
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Trench Foot Many soldiers fighting in World War One at one point had to face trench foot. Trench foot is a fungal infection brought about by a prolonged exposure to wet‚ cold conditions like what there was in the trenches. It was first thought up by military authorities that soldiers that did not have very much morale got the fungal infection. If the trench foot turned gangrenous then the leg would have to be amputated. The officers tried to combat it by telling the soldiers that they had to dry
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in the head. The Lieutenant of the Wessex runs out in no man’s land to carry the majors body back to the his trenches. The West Saxons help him to bring the body back. The Lieutenant gets blindfolded as soon as he goes into the trench. The lieutenant comes back to his trench after some time and tells the Wessex that the Major still is alive. The Major give his flashlight to the Lieutenant and says he can keep it until after the war. When the grandfather has told about the second Christmas truce
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countries were involved in Trench Warfare; Britain‚ France‚ and Germany. Even though these three countries were involved‚ this does not mean there were no controversies about advanced Trench Warfare. Trench Warfare had to take place somewhere; three countries that were taken place were Europe‚ USSR‚ and Germany. Other countries tried stealing tactics for trenches. The trenches helped soldiers offensively and defensively. People were battling each other from one trench to another. During World
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heavier‚ and longer than others‚ and some were difficult to reload quickly compared to others. Once people started to think about a better gun to use in combat‚ the machine gun came to mind. In World War 1‚ machine guns played a vital role in trench warfare. Compared to rifles‚ “the firepower of one machine gun was the equivalent of 30‚ or perhaps as many as 60‚ individual riflemen.” This shows how the creation of machine guns were crucial for nations to have. The first automatic machine gun created
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Trench warfare was a land warfare where troops would dig and use trenches to protect themselves against enemy’s small arms fire and shelter against artillery (Graham‚ 2004). World War I saw the use of tanks‚ aircrafts‚ machine guns and U-boats. However‚ these weapons
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weapons were used in WW1? How about how they compare to todays standards? They affected their time period drastically in many ways. The German’s changed the game with tanks. They also brought chemical warfare into the war. The British impacted war in many ways and they used some great weaponry. The British used the Lee-Enfield .303‚ It was a bolt action rifle that help 10 bullets in the magazine. It was very rugged‚ being able to hold up throughout hard conditions and trench warfare. It was so successful
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Heavy artillery was introduced in World War 1 to combat trench warfare. It was a new a new type of weaponry which would have a major impact on the outcome of the war. It was used in most of the major battles with varying success. What actually is heavy artillery? Heavy artillery were massive guns‚ which could shoot 900kg shells over 18km. In the First World War artillery was divided into light and heavy‚ depending on the weight of the shot fired. Heavy artillery could also be used to deploy chemical
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Irregular warfare is an integral part of the spectrum of war. It has long been used in combination with other forms of warfare such as traditional or conventional warfare. In recent years however irregular warfare has become increasingly prevalent and dangerous amongst radical enemies with the rise of global communications used to rapidly recruit‚ train and execute operations against U.S Forces. Leaders must develop the skills and traits necessary to effectively operate against irregular threats
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PAGE IS AT NO DEMONS ALLOWED SPIRITUAL WARFARE PRAYERS TO PRAY DAILY These are just samples. Ps 79:12 And render unto our neighbors SEVENFOLD into their bosom their reproach‚ wherewith they have reproached thee‚ O Lord. Gen 4:15 And the LORD said unto him‚ Therefore whosoever slayeth Cain‚ vengeance shall be taken on him SEVENFOLD. Gen 4:24 If Cain shall be avenged sevenfold‚ truly Lamech SEVENTY and SEVENFOLD. The following Spiritual Warfare Prayers are sample prayers. They are not to
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