NATS 1775 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Repeating Rifle, African Warriors F.C., Self-Defense
26 Apr 2015
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Lecture 10: science, technology and wwi: general considerations. Wwi (1914-1918): 10m lives lost although many new weapons developed from mid 19th century onwards, never used in prolonged war between major powers. British and french in particular saw machine guns as unsporting, unfair and unethical preference for cavalry, bayonets emphasis on triumph of human spirit over technical prowess. U-19: torpedoes cause problems for british leads to british innovations in defensive technologies against subs; by. 1917, have hydrophones that are able to detect submarines, depth charges launched from destroyers able to wipe out u-boats anti-submarine mines; convoys. Mass combat and the introduction of new land and air weapons railroads and the mobilization of troops (universal military service introduced in the 19th century) While chief of staff of british army (lord kitchener) and german chief of. Machine gun: in 1887, 666 rounds shot in one minute by american inventor hiram s. maxim. Europe remained quite unprepared for devastating results: chemical warfare.
