The machine-gun was a game-changing weapon of mass destruction ... In the battlefield conditions of WW1 this meant an average of 500 rounds a minute with a range of over 3,000 yards or 2,743m.

A piece of World War One field artillery has been found by crews excavating the site of a new amphitheater at the PNE grounds ...

Planes were a very new invention, they were rare and fragile. But when World War One started they became weapons. Pilots could spy on enemy targets and the first bombs were dropped from the air.

After creating the “Gun that Won the West”—the Winchester Model 1873 rifle—they had a new task: manufacturing guns that could help win World War I. At this indoor range, men—perhaps ...

Simple History Medieval Weapons and Armor used in WW1 Posted: 13 March 2025 | Last updated: 13 March 2025 Perhaps even more harrowing than the progression towards these new weapons, was the ...