The 5 most feared weapons in World War I

Some weapons are so dangerous that many areas become dead lands and are prohibited from use in later wars.

Flamethrowers

The idea of ​​burning enemies always appeared in wars, but it was not until 1915 that Germany was the first country to fire flamethrowers carrying their shoulders to the battlefield. This is considered a particularly useful weapon, although the main task is to force the opponent to run out of the trench, where they will be killed by rifles and machine guns.

Soldiers carrying flamethrowers are considered suicide forces.

Soldiers carrying flamethrowers are considered suicide forces, because they are always prioritized to kill when discovered, as well as the enemy will kill without trial if they catch them, according to We Are The Mighty.

He had a strategy to use this weapon differently than Germany. The flamethrower is fixed in the long trenches in front of the attack nose, with the nozzle rising to the ground to form a 91-meter-long firewall towards the opponent.

Soldiers carrying flamethrowers are considered suicide forces.

This weapon was used very effectively in the Somme battle on January 7, 1916. They burned a part of the German line, before the British infantry struck and captured the burning enemy soldiers.

Trench dagger

This is considered a "3 in 1" murder weapon with a triangular blade used for stabbing, a sharp protective sleeve for maximum injury when punched.

Along with the birth of the war in World War I, soldiers needed new weapons to fight effectively in the narrow range of trenches. That led to the birth of a trench dagger.

M1917 is the first trench dagger of America. This is considered a "3 in 1" murder weapon with a triangular blade for stabbing, a sharp protective sleeve for maximum injury when punched, and a round knob on the handle used to attack the part enemy head from top to bottom.

The improved model called Mark I of M1917 was developed in 1918, but it was not used until World War II on the battlefield.

Poison gas

Toxic gas is the most feared weapon, always appearing in rankings of danger level. The poison in World War I consists of three main types: chlorine gas, phosgene and mustard.

Soldiers wearing gas masks are familiar images of World War I.

The first toxic gas attack occurred when the Germans used chlorine gas to target two French infantry divisions in Ypres in 1915. After that, the two warring factions developed the chemical arsenal and coping methods of only me. The real purpose of using poison gas is not intended to kill people, but to cause massive casualties or pollute the battlefield, forcing the opponent to leave the fighting position.

The poison caused terror to the soldiers because they choked them and blinded them when exposed. Mustard gas is the most frightening, because in addition to causing pain in the throat, lungs and eyes, it also causes the exposed skin area to burn, blistering and causing pain.

Many countries later signed treaties to ban the production and dissemination of chemical weapons, considering it a mass murder weapon.

Artillery

Massive shelling is capable of destroying trenches and burying the soldiers down there.

Artillery was born long before World War I, but they were commonly used in European battlefields with unprecedented levels.

Firecrackers fired in large numbers made many parts of the battlefield become bogs containing unexploded shells. Massive shelling is capable of destroying trenches and burying the soldiers down there. The destruction of artillery was so terrible that the term "shock shock syndrome" was born to describe the symptoms of shelling survivors.

Shotgun

The hunting rifle was so effective that American soldiers gave it the nickname "brush trenches".

When the United States fought in the Western Front, they carried a hunting rifle (shotgun), a new weapon that made the Germans completely terrified. The United States uses a variety of hunting rifles, but mainly the improved Winchester M1897 models used in trench guns. The barrel is shortened to 50 cm, adding insulation and bayonet.

The power of hunting guns made Germany send diplomatic notes against its use on the battlefield, and threatened to use this weapon to punish any captured American soldiers. The US denied this, threatening to retaliate if Germany did so to their soldiers.