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US Bayonet Model 1873 Trowel. In 1870, the U.S. Army introduced the trowel bayonet, intended for individual soldiers as both a weapon and an entrenching tool. [7] [8] [6] This was followed by the development of separate trowel and spade tools, small one-hand implements that could be carried as part of a soldier's individual equipment.
Garland trench mortar; Livens Projector; Newton 6-inch mortar; Stokes mortar; Vickers 1.57-inch mortar; Projectile weapons. Leach Trench Catapult; Sauterelle; West Spring Gun; Anti-aircraft weapons. Maxim QF 1-pounder pom-pom; QF 2-pounder naval AA gun (Sixteen guns) QF 12-pounder 12 cwt AA gun; QF 13-pounder Mk IV AA gun (Six guns) QF 13 ...
The British soldiers went to war in August 1914 wearing the 1902 Pattern Service Dress tunic and trousers. This was a thick woollen tunic, dyed khaki.There were two breast pockets for personal items and the soldier's AB64 Pay Book, two smaller pockets for other items, and an internal pocket sewn under the right flap of the lower tunic where the First Field Dressing was kept.
This list of military engagements of World War I covers terrestrial, maritime, and aerial conflicts, including campaigns, operations, defensive positions, and sieges. Campaigns generally refer to broader strategic operations conducted over a large bit of territory and over a long period of time.
A7V Schutzengrabenbagger [4] 1918 (trench digger) A7V Sturmpanzerwagen [5] 1917 (heavy tank) A7V Uberlandwagen [6] 1917 (supply carrier) Benz-SAG BL10 panzerkraftwagen [citation needed] 1912 (armored truck) Büssing A5P [7] 1915 (armored car) Bussing Kraftzugwagen KZW 1800 1916 (gun carrier) Daimler Marienfelde ALZ 13 1913 (supply truck)
A trench map shows trenches dug for use in war. This article refers mainly to those produced by the British during the Great War , 1914–1918 although other participants made or used them.. For much of the Great War, trench warfare was almost static, giving rise to the need for large scale maps for attack, defence and artillery use.
From January 1918 the U.S. Army began to use helmets manufactured in the US and these helmets were designated M1917. [1] The steel helmet was known to the troops as a tin hat, or, for the officers, [dubious – discuss] a battle bowler (from bowler hat). British soldiers soon identified with their helmets, much as French and German soldiers. [14]
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