1. How new technology affected war on the Western Front
Source A, features another common type of weapon: barbed wire which provided barriers to the trenches. ... High velocity bullets from machine guns and rifles caused the second most damage as shown in Source A (ii) (33.93%), Rifles were initially used in 1914, and most had a range of 500 meters, and they were deadly in the hands of trained troops. ... Gasses were a deadly weapon that could burn, blind and suffocate. ... Existing weapons were made to operate more quickly, accurately and effectively. ... New weapons that were to transform the face of modern warfare were introduced. ...
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