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Top speed to 4mph Ability to make sharp turns at top speed Ability to climb a 5 ft incline Ability to cross an 8 feet gap Working radius of 20 miles 10 man crew/ 2 machine gunners / 1 light artillery
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Used by the German Army in the early stages of WWI Quickly adopted by other forces Smaller model -> Flamenwerfer Larger model -> Grossflamenwerfer Pressurized CO2/ Nitrogen propels burning fuel Very effective in the trenches.
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Short/ stumpy tube which fired projectiles at a steep angle -> Could be fired (relatively) safely from the trench Lighter than other artillery pieces and weapons Projectiles make impact after falling straight down.
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Devised to overcome the stalemate of trench warfare First used in battle on April 22, 1915 in the Second battle of Ypres Yellowish-Green color -> Destroys a soldier’s respiratory system in seconds, led to violent choking attacks.
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Poison Gas! Not really meant to kill only 4% of deaths were because of Gas Gas was meant to demoralize and scare enemies – stop from shooting 1914- Tear Gas 1915 – Chlorine & Phosgene (85%) 1917- Mustard Gas – Heavy, settled on ground - - could remain active for months
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Between 1914-1918 3.5 -4 million Allies 3 – 3.2 million Germans
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