Weapons, some say are what win battles. Technology has become very developed over the years and with the advancement of technology have come many new weapons. From World War I to World War II, many accelerated weapons were developed. The main weapon used by the British during the First World War was the repeating rifle. These were the trench guns. A soldier could fire 15 shots and kill a person 1,400 meters away. The machine gun during World War I was a very large and cumbersome device to run around the battlefield with. It would take 4-6 men just to operate one of these machine guns. It had to be stationed on flat ground, but had the firepower of 100 guns. Field/artillery guns were the largest field weapons. 12 men would have to man the enormous cannon just to make it work properly. The weapon could fire projectiles that exploded when they hit the ground and sprayed shrapnel in every direction. The Germans at the Battle of Ypres first introduced chemical warfare in 1915. The gas they used was chlorine gas. It wasn't a nice way to die. It was very painful. The soldiers felt a burning sensation in their throat and chest, and then eventually suffocated. Mustard gas was also another gas used to kill troops in trenches. Zeppelins were used early in the war, but were later abandoned because they were too easy to shoot down. Tanks were also used during the war, but they were very new in development and could only go 3 miles per hour. The technical advances from World War I to World War II are enormous. One in particular is the machine gun. Being too large and bulky to transport during World War I, they were developed to be much more compact and more manoeuvrable. The Thomson is an excellent example of how far the machine gun advanced... middle of paper... during the war. In World War II, Hitler did not want a repeat of trench warfare, so he used tanks to quickly push enemies out of cities. These attacks were called blitzkrieg. The Germans were the first to realize the immense advantage and fighting power of tanks in World War II. Thus giving them an advantage over their allies. Weapons have come a long way since the world wars, but without wars we would not have the advancement in weapons technology we have today. World War II is a great example because from beginning to end new weapons were being designed and produced. Works Cited "Machine Guns in World War II." Machine guns in World War II. Np, nd Web. March 18, 2014. “Tanks: The New Fighting Machines of World War II.” HubPages. Np, nd Web. March 18, 2014."World War I - Weapons." First World War - Weapons. Np, nd Web. March 18. 2014.