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This paper will support the statement “The statement of planes and
tanks in World War I. The planes and tanks in World War I were a great
help to soldiers. The airplanes were used for battles in the air, the
planes had gun specially mounted on them. The tanks were also a great use,
they were used for attacks and for breaking through other countries lines.
The Developments of Planes in World War I.
Although the first airplanes were not very maneuverable or fast,
they sometimes engaged in air battles called dogfights. However the
airplanes were primarily used for observing troop movements and for
dropping explosives. The first air-to-air victim was claimed by a machine
gun fired through the propeller. The famous French stunt flier Roland
Garros had a machine gun mounted on the fuselage of his Morane-Saulniern.
In front of the cockpit, the gun that shot forward was mounted. All Roland
had to do was point the plane at his enemy and fire. There was only one
problem, when Garros shot his gun he would hit the propeller. Garros would
shoot his enemy and take the enemy down but he would also take himself down
by shooting off his propeller.
Garros invention was a good idea, but it still needed to be
perfected. Anthony Fokkers was the person who would improve this invention.
Anthony perfected Garros system of firing through the arc of the propeller.
In less than forty-eight hours, the Dutch aeronautical engineer and
manufacturer of that great line of German fighter planes improved
considerably on Garros Invention. Now that Fokker had this perfected, he
roamed the skies virtually unopposed.
Another plane that helped out in World War One was Nieuport 11 also
known as “ Be'be' ” or “Baby”. The Nieuport 11 was originally designed as a
racing plane to compete in the Gordon Bennett race of 1914. The 11 was
quickly recruited for military service at the outbreak of war. The 11 was
armed with a single Lewis Gun mounted in the center of the upper wing. It
fired forward above the propeller arc.
After the Nieuport 11 was built another plane almost like it was
built. The Nieuport 16 was exactly the same as the previous model 11
except for a few minor differences and a more powerful motor. The more
powerful motor was the major difference in the 16, otherwise the dimensions
and appearance of both machines were precisely the same. The 16 was
powered by a 110 HP Le-Rhone compared to the 80 HP Gnome rotary engine in
the “Baby”. The minor differences was that the Nieuport 16 had a
synchronized Vickers machine gun mounted on the fuselage in front of the
pilot which replaced the Baby's Lewis gun fastened to the top of the upper
wing. Le Prieur rockets were the biggest difference between the two models.
The rockets could be fitted to the v-Struts of the Nieuport 16, Set of
four to each set of struts. The pilot fired these rockets electrically
from the cockpit. These rockets were fired for the destruction of
observation balloons.
From the late summer of 1915 until the appearance of productions
models of Srad VII in the fall of 1916. The nieuports made up the bulk of
the French fighter or scout forces. In fact, Nieuport fighters were in
French Escadrilles until the summer of 1917 were preferred by some of the
French aces including Nungeseri to the more powerful spad. “ The Nieuport
line designed by Gustave Delage began with two seater Nieuport which was
furnished to the squadrons during the summer of 1915. It was underpowered
for a two seater and was often flown as a single seater”, (Ulanoff, 53). A
larger, more powerful model 12 was built but the first really great one was
Nieuport 11. The best of Delage's designs however was the trim Nieuport 17
which ruled the skies from March 1916 until the appearance of the German
Albatros scouts. The 17 was succeeded by the more powerful and better
streamlined models 24 and 27, but they were no match for the Spad VII's and
XIII's which replaced them.
The Development of Tanks in World War I.
The surprise element of what might have been the war's greatest
"secret weapon" was sacrificed when the British sent forty-two tanks into
corabat at the Somme on Septeraber 15, 1916. Then, fourteen months later
after learning their lesson, the British sent 324 tanks to score a break
through at Carabrai. There was failure to back up tanks with adequate
infantry reserves, however many of the armored vehicles stranded far
forward in enemy territory. Not until the final months of the war did
Allied tacticians master the technique of using a large nuraber of tanks
under a smoke screen as a cover for advancing infantry. The technology of
time played a large part in commanders hopes, but a host of new weapons was
brought into World War I. Of all the major forces, the Americans came the
least technologically prepared. When the Americans joined the war in 1917
they had no tanks or artillery and had to use French machine guns and
aircraft. In 1916 the British introduced the tank an armored vehicle on
which guns were mounted. This was the second new weapon that came much
nearer to producing decisive success. The tank was an armored land battle
ship. The tank acquired its name when early models were shipped under
tarps. When the curious asked what was under the tarps they were told
that they carried water tanks. These tanks were used again at the battle
of Carabrai late in 1917. The tanks enabled troops to tear through barbed
wire and break through enemy lines. When three hundred tanks broke through
the German lines. Failure to follow up quickly gave the Germans, who were
also developing tanks , a chance to drive the British back, but the battle
had clearly shown what tanks could achieve when well used. The tank was a
powerful syrabol of the devastating new technology brought on to the war.
Future Uses of Tanks
Of Course, World War I was not the end of tanks, it was more like
the beginning of tanks. Tanks were used in other wars such as World War II,
Korea and Vitnam. Tanks were a great help in these wars but it seemed to
take a lot of artillery. “Artillery became progressively more inefficent
in terms of enemy casualities inflicted per shell fire. In Vietnam, an
estimated 340 shells were fired for every enemy casualty, compared to 300
rounRAB in Korea andd 200 at Anzio in World War II”,(Doleman, 48).
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This paper will support the statement “The statement of planes and
tanks in World War I. The planes and tanks in World War I were a great
help to soldiers. The airplanes were used for battles in the air, the
planes had gun specially mounted on them. The tanks were also a great use,
they were used for attacks and for breaking through other countries lines.
The Developments of Planes in World War I.
Although the first airplanes were not very maneuverable or fast,
they sometimes engaged in air battles called dogfights. However the
airplanes were primarily used for observing troop movements and for
dropping explosives. The first air-to-air victim was claimed by a machine
gun fired through the propeller. The famous French stunt flier Roland
Garros had a machine gun mounted on the fuselage of his Morane-Saulniern.
In front of the cockpit, the gun that shot forward was mounted. All Roland
had to do was point the plane at his enemy and fire. There was only one
problem, when Garros shot his gun he would hit the propeller. Garros would
shoot his enemy and take the enemy down but he would also take himself down
by shooting off his propeller.
Garros invention was a good idea, but it still needed to be
perfected. Anthony Fokkers was the person who would improve this invention.
Anthony perfected Garros system of firing through the arc of the propeller.
In less than forty-eight hours, the Dutch aeronautical engineer and
manufacturer of that great line of German fighter planes improved
considerably on Garros Invention. Now that Fokker had this perfected, he
roamed the skies virtually unopposed.
Another plane that helped out in World War One was Nieuport 11 also
known as “ Be'be' ” or “Baby”. The Nieuport 11 was originally designed as a
racing plane to compete in the Gordon Bennett race of 1914. The 11 was
quickly recruited for military service at the outbreak of war. The 11 was
armed with a single Lewis Gun mounted in the center of the upper wing. It
fired forward above the propeller arc.
After the Nieuport 11 was built another plane almost like it was
built. The Nieuport 16 was exactly the same as the previous model 11
except for a few minor differences and a more powerful motor. The more
powerful motor was the major difference in the 16, otherwise the dimensions
and appearance of both machines were precisely the same. The 16 was
powered by a 110 HP Le-Rhone compared to the 80 HP Gnome rotary engine in
the “Baby”. The minor differences was that the Nieuport 16 had a
synchronized Vickers machine gun mounted on the fuselage in front of the
pilot which replaced the Baby's Lewis gun fastened to the top of the upper
wing. Le Prieur rockets were the biggest difference between the two models.
The rockets could be fitted to the v-Struts of the Nieuport 16, Set of
four to each set of struts. The pilot fired these rockets electrically
from the cockpit. These rockets were fired for the destruction of
observation balloons.
From the late summer of 1915 until the appearance of productions
models of Srad VII in the fall of 1916. The nieuports made up the bulk of
the French fighter or scout forces. In fact, Nieuport fighters were in
French Escadrilles until the summer of 1917 were preferred by some of the
French aces including Nungeseri to the more powerful spad. “ The Nieuport
line designed by Gustave Delage began with two seater Nieuport which was
furnished to the squadrons during the summer of 1915. It was underpowered
for a two seater and was often flown as a single seater”, (Ulanoff, 53). A
larger, more powerful model 12 was built but the first really great one was
Nieuport 11. The best of Delage's designs however was the trim Nieuport 17
which ruled the skies from March 1916 until the appearance of the German
Albatros scouts. The 17 was succeeded by the more powerful and better
streamlined models 24 and 27, but they were no match for the Spad VII's and
XIII's which replaced them.
The Development of Tanks in World War I.
The surprise element of what might have been the war's greatest
"secret weapon" was sacrificed when the British sent forty-two tanks into
corabat at the Somme on Septeraber 15, 1916. Then, fourteen months later
after learning their lesson, the British sent 324 tanks to score a break
through at Carabrai. There was failure to back up tanks with adequate
infantry reserves, however many of the armored vehicles stranded far
forward in enemy territory. Not until the final months of the war did
Allied tacticians master the technique of using a large nuraber of tanks
under a smoke screen as a cover for advancing infantry. The technology of
time played a large part in commanders hopes, but a host of new weapons was
brought into World War I. Of all the major forces, the Americans came the
least technologically prepared. When the Americans joined the war in 1917
they had no tanks or artillery and had to use French machine guns and
aircraft. In 1916 the British introduced the tank an armored vehicle on
which guns were mounted. This was the second new weapon that came much
nearer to producing decisive success. The tank was an armored land battle
ship. The tank acquired its name when early models were shipped under
tarps. When the curious asked what was under the tarps they were told
that they carried water tanks. These tanks were used again at the battle
of Carabrai late in 1917. The tanks enabled troops to tear through barbed
wire and break through enemy lines. When three hundred tanks broke through
the German lines. Failure to follow up quickly gave the Germans, who were
also developing tanks , a chance to drive the British back, but the battle
had clearly shown what tanks could achieve when well used. The tank was a
powerful syrabol of the devastating new technology brought on to the war.
Future Uses of Tanks
Of Course, World War I was not the end of tanks, it was more like
the beginning of tanks. Tanks were used in other wars such as World War II,
Korea and Vitnam. Tanks were a great help in these wars but it seemed to
take a lot of artillery. “Artillery became progressively more inefficent
in terms of enemy casualities inflicted per shell fire. In Vietnam, an
estimated 340 shells were fired for every enemy casualty, compared to 300
rounRAB in Korea andd 200 at Anzio in World War II”,(Doleman, 48).
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