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 * THE ARSENAL WEAPONS EXPERT DURING WW1 **

← ** British soldiers blinded by mustard gas **

Mustard Ga s (Yperite) was first used by the German Army in September 1917.It was one of the most lethal poisonous chemical used during the war. It took twelve hours to take affect. The skin of the mustard gas victims would blister, their bodies would become sore and they would begin to toss their cookies. Mustard gas would take 4-5 weeks to kill somebody. This would be a painful death. Mustard gas would cause 4,086 deaths during the war.

​ ** A plane during WW1 ↓ ** **Planes** were used for the first time during WW1. They were used to deliver bombs, and they were also used for spying. Soon, planes would be armed with machine guns, and sometimes cannons. If there was a fight between two airplanes in the sky, this was called ‘dogfights ‘.

​ **Barbed wire used during the war ↓**
 * Barbed wire ** was used as a military weapon. It was an effective barrier along the front stretching from Switzerland to the English Channel.

Armored tank ↓ **

**Armored tanks** were used for the first time during WW1. The first armored tank was called ‘Little Willie ‘. This tank would hold up to three men and it would only travel 3mph. The modern armored tank was not discovered until the end of the war. Now, 10 people could fir in it and it would travel 4mph.

** ← ​ Machine gun used in WW1  **

Machine guns would take 4-6 men to work them. The gun had to be used on a flat surface. The gun was very big and was used alot through out the war.

**← Flamethrower** The flamethrower brought terror to the French and British solders. This was used by the German solders during 1914-1915. The basic idea for the flame thrower was to spread fire by launching burning fuel.

** ←Cannon **

Cannons were used to shoot shells of chemical gasses into enemy’s trenches. Cannons also shot powerful bombs that would instantly kill or blow up anything very quickly.

** ↑ Land mines **

During WW1, land mines were used. Especially in the Western Front. They had little impotents compared to barbed wire, machine guns and tanks.

** ←WW1 Submarine **

The submarine was emerged in WW1. Soldiers had submarines in earlier wars but they held out of action. The submarine provided itself as a warship. It was very big and used a lot during the war.

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