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Submachine guns. Bergmann MP 18-I; FIAT Mod.1915 (Captured) Rifles. Elefantengewehr; GRC Gewehr 88/05, Gewehr 88/14, Gewehr 91 and Karabiner 88; Mauser Gewehr 71 and 71/84; Mauser Gewehr 98 (Standard issue rifle) Mauser Karabiner 98a; Mauser M1887; Mauser M1915 and M1916 Selbstlader; Mondragón M1908; Mosin Nagant (Captured) Werder M1869; Ross ...
Rohr's refit also included a machine gun and flamethrower platoon to provide support to the infantry. [5] Rohr's most significant change was in tactics and leadership, which were reworked to allow for more versatility in the complex environment of close-quarters trench fighting.
Willy Martin Ernst Rohr (19 May 1877 – 8 March 1930) was a German Army officer who was a major contributor to the development of infantry tactics in World War I, particularly for the system of Storm Battalions.
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")
The ships did not have centralized fire control and each gun type had different ballistics. The L/35 guns had a muzzle velocity of 685 m/s (2,250 ft/s) and a maximum range of 14.45 km (8.98 mi) vs 715 m/s (2,350 ft/s) and a maximum range of 15 km (9.3 mi) for the L/40 guns. [1]
A controversial map recently published by The Journal News newspaper in New York marked one of the latest reactions to the Sandy Hook school shooting in Newtown, Conn. The map disclosed the ...
Pages in category "World War I machine guns" The following 23 pages are in this category, out of 23 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B.
A SK L/40 gun on a coastal defense mount in Belgium. Side view of a "Bruno" and its crew in 1918. Some of the 28 cm SK L/40 guns were transferred to the German Army from the Navy (Kaiserliche Marine) when the pre-dreadnoughts began to be disarmed and relegated to training duties in 1916 after the Battle of Jutland had proved that they were not suitable for contemporary naval combat.