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Gatling gun (Pre World War 1) Field guns. Krupp 50mm Mountain Gun; Krupp 7.5 cm Model 1903; Naval artillery. BL 6-inch gun Mk V (Coast defence gun) Empire of Japan.
Perhaps the most famous fighter plane during World War 1 was the Fokker as it was the first to include a synchronized machine gun. [23] [24] [25] Towards the end of the conflict, aircraft carriers were used for the first time, with HMS Furious launching Sopwith Camels in a raid to destroy the Zeppelin hangars at Tønder in 1918. [26]
Russo Balt T 76mm AA gun [108] The Gun Carrier Mark I could transport a British field gun over difficult ground but in practice were used more for carrying supplies United Kingdom. Emplacement Destroyer No. 1, 1A, 2 & 3 * [79] Gun Carrier Mark I - carrier based on Mark I tank for 6-inch howitzer or 60-pdr gun. [109] Peerless armoured AA lorry [110]
These are types of guns used during World War I. The term "Gun" is used to describe a cannon that fires a shell at high velocity in a relatively flat trajectory and increases range by elevating the muzzle; this compares to a Howitzer , which fires a shell at lower velocity in a high trajectory.
28 cm K L/40 "Kurfürst" (six 28 cm MRK L/40 naval guns were converted to railway guns) 28 cm SK L/40 "Bruno" (28 cm SK L/40 gun naval guns were converted to railway guns) 38 cm SK L/45 "Max" (long range coast-defence gun and siege gun) 42 cm Gamma Mörser (siege gun) 42 cm kurze MK 14 L/12 (siege gun, also known as "Bertha")
Pages in category "World War I infantry weapons of the United States" The following 24 pages are in this category, out of 24 total.
Pages in category "World War I aircraft guns" The following 13 pages are in this category, out of 13 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. 0–9.
Despite the advent of new technologies like aircraft, machine guns, and armored vehicles, artillery was the primary weapon of land warfare in World War I. Artillery was the principal threat to ground troops in the war and was the main reason for the development of trench warfare.