Vehicles Of World War I

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Vehicles Of World War I

• By Steen Sargent

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Different models of Airplanes

• There were three different models of airplanes
  used during World War I.
• The biplane was the most common among the early
  models.
• The monoplanes offered a low wind drag making
  them able to reach higher speeds.
• The triplanes had greater lift and
  maneuverability.

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Fighter Pilot

• The birth of the fighter pilot occurred over a
  period of time. It started off when a German
  pilot threw a brick at a British pilot. Pretty
  soon the pilots were bring up items to throw at
  each other when encounters occurred. Pistols and
  rifles soon followed until a gun was mounted on
  the airplane.

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Different types of Airplanes

• There were two different types of airplanes used
  during World War I.
• The tractor airplane with its propeller in the
  front.
• The pusher airplane with its propeller in the
  back.
• The pusher airplane was better suited earlier in
  the war because a forward firing machine gun
  could be placed on it much easier.

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Anthony Fokker

• In 1915 the Germans produced the first forward
  firing tractor plane. Anthony Fokkers invention
  aligned with the propeller blade, which made the
  gun fire so that the bullet always entered a
  clear space as it passed though the propeller arc.

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The Zeppelin

• The Zeppelins weighed 14 tons and contained
  400,000 cubic feet of steel.
• They were driven by 2 propellers connected by 2
  15hp Daimler engines, which gave them a top speed
  of 136mph and allowed them to reach heights of
  4,250 meters.
• They had 5 machine guns and could carry 2,000kg,
  or about 4,400lbs of bombs.

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The Zeppelin cont.

• The Zeppelins had some disadvantages to them.
• Because of their great size, they were easily
  brought down by ground gun fire.
• Because of this, they found a new purpose in the
  war or transportation instead of bombing.

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The Tank

• Criteria
• Minimum speed of 4 mph.
• Climb 5 feet high obstacles.
• Span 5 feet wide trenches.
• Be immune to small arm fire.
• Posses two machine guns.
• Have a range of 20 miles.
• Be maintained by a crew of 10 men.

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The Tank cont.

• Actuality
• Weighed 14 tons.
• Had 12 foot long tracks.
• Could carry three men in crammed conditions.
• Top speed of 3 mph on level ground.
• Top speed of 2 mph on uneven battle terrain.
• Unable to cross trenches.

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Tank Problems

• The first tank possessed a few problems.
• The conditions inside the tank were very bad.
• It was very hot due to the heat generated by the
  engine.
• The fumes nearly chocked the men inside.
• They proved to be very unreliable and broke down
  easily.

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Tank Production

• Tank production from 1916-1918.
• The British produced 150 in 1916, 1,277 in 1917,
  and 1,391 in 1918.
• The French produced 800 in 1917, and 4,000 in
  1918.
• The Germans produced 20 in 1918.
• The Italians produced 6 in 1918.
• The Americans produced 84 in 1918.

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Types of tanks

• There are 2 types of tanks.
• Male tanks which were designed to tackle enemy
  strong points and machine gun positions.
• Female tanks which were designed to deal with
  the infantry with there 4 machine guns.

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The Name Tank

• The production of the tank was done with great
  secrecy and it was given the code name tank
  which stuck.

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Armored Cars

• Armored Cars were first used by the British for
  policing colonial outpost, they had many
  alternate bodies that could be adapted quickly
  for different roles, and they were limited in
  trench warfare because they didnt handle uneven
  terrain well.

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Motor Buses

• Motor Buses were used to transport troops from
  place to place and was very successful during
  World War I.

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Commer Ambulances

• Commer Ambulance were used to carry medical
  supplies to first aid post, and was later adapted
  to carry injured horses. Was a great success.
• Could carry 2 horses at once.

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Ford Model T Light Patrol Car

• Ford Model T Light Patrol Car was used for
  raiding, reconnaissance, and supporting the
  Calvary.

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Dennis Lorry

• Dennis Lorry had a 4 cylinder engine which helped
  it reach speeds of 55mph, and even when loaded it
  could climb steep slopes.

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Dreadnoughts

• Dreadnoughts were the most heavily armed ships in
  history.
• Ten 12 inch guns.
• Twenty four 3 inch guns.
• Five torpedo tubes below water.
• 28 cm thick armor plates.
• A Super-Dreadnought was produced by Britain in
  1915.

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Battlecruisers

• The battlecruisers were a cross between the
  battleship and the cruiser.
• The speed of a cruiser.
• Striking power of a battleship.
• This allowed for them to be able to always escape
  if it couldnt destroy a battleship.

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Scout Cruisers

• The scout cruiser was used for scouting
  operations.
• Also designed to guard destroyer flotillas.
• Were mainly designed for their speed though.
• They had little or no armor protection.

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Cruisers

• Were smaller then the Battleships, but faster
  with a top speed of 30 knots, they held a crew of
  about 600 men.
• Two types.
• The Heavyarmored Cruisers which weighed 10,000
  tons with strong side armor.
• The Protected Cruisers which weighed anywhere
  form 2,000 to 14,000 tons, but had no side armor
  and only deck armor.

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Submarines

• The Germans began developing subs with real
  fighting qualities.
• They had 4 torpedo tubes in the bow, and 1 or 2
  in the stern.
• They had a diving depth or 30 to 75 meters.
• Mines were the only way, besides a submarine, to
  sink a submarine.

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Battleships

• Early on, the ships were slow moving gun
  platforms consisting of all steel and weighing
  10,000 tons.
• They were rendered obsolete by the Dreadnoughts.

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Town Cruisers

• Were designed for long range trade protection and
  for operations with battle fleets.
• They were named after cities.
• Only 2 were sunk, by torpedoes, in the war.

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Torpedo Boats

• Was a fast, light surface craft armed with
  torpedoes which made it an important feature for
  all navies.
• After 1910, the ships were built equipped with
  searchlights and machine guns.

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