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How many rounds could a machine gun fire per minute? _______ to
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In battle, one machine gun was the equivalent to how many rifles? ___________________________
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What would happen often that made machine guns inoperative?
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Was the trench mortar a brand new weapon or an old weapon that
was found to be useful in WWI?
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Describe how the trench mortar works: (scroll to The Mortar: A Definition)
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What were the 3 main advantages of the mortar? (scroll to Its Advantages Over Artillery)
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GROUP 3: GRENADES
(click on Weaponry, then Grenades on the list)
The grenade was not a new weapon in WWI, but one that was developed a great deal at the time.
What century was the grenade first used? _______________________________
Grenades could be thrown or launched from a rifle. What were the two ways that grenades could
detonate (explode)? (scroll down to Two Forms of Detonation)
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What was the greatest grenade battle in WWI and how long did it last? (scroll down to Greatest
Grenade Battle of the War)
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The operators of flamethrowers led dangerous lives that were often cut short. Why is this? Give three
reasons. (look near one of the pictures)
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Before WWI, the use of poison gas attack was considered uncivilized. What was the main reason
for the use of poison gas in WWI?
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What battle saw the first use of poison gas by the Germans? When they saw the yellow-green cloud
drifting towards them, what did the French think it was? (scroll down to Introduction of Poison Gas)
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Chlorine gas, mustard gas, and phosgene were the three main types of poison gas used. What act of
nature made the use of poison gas just as deadly to the one delivering it as to the one it was being
used against? (scroll to British Setback at Loos) ________________________________________________
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GROUP 7: PLANES
(click on War In The Air)
Aircraft at first were deemed of little use in combat. What were they
first used for? (click on Introduction)
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Fighter planes were mainly used in a defensive role in the Great War. Bombers carried out the
offense. What were the aims of strategic bombing? (click on Bombers)
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An ace is a pilot credited with more than five shoot-downs. Who was the top fighter pilot ace in
WWI? What was his nickname? How many shoot-downs was he credited with? (click on the Top Air
Aces)
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