Military Tactics

There were many types of military tactics in World War 1 that were new to the war, some such tactics were trench warfare, new technology that helped to penetrate the defenses base such as the flame thrower, mustard gas, tunneling, and in some cases tanks. The flame-thrower used pressurized air, carbon dioxide or nitrogen to force oil through a nozzle. Ignited by a small charge, the oil became a jet of flame. The Flame-thrower was first …

…long, it weighed 14 tons and could carry a crew of three and go at speeds of just over three miles. The speed dropped to less than 2 mph over rough ground and unfortunately was unable to cross broad trenches. In World War 1 there were many new inventions that cam out, although they were not perfect, they helped to build the future of new and better-designed tanks, artillery and tactics that we use today in modern warfare.