Weaponry: The Machine Gun - Extra

So, I've been told to add a bit more detail on this guide especially on weaponry, I can see why I was requested to put more detail on this topic, because I just listed the weapons, nto their features and whatnot.So, I've decided to do it on The Machine Gun as it was the most effective weapon in WW1.

The Machine Gun dominated the battlefields of World War I. Each gun weighed in the 30kg-60kg - Without their mountings, carriages and supplies. The 1914 Machine Gun, normally positioned on a flat tripod, would need a gun crew of 4-6 operators. Experts estimate that the machine gun could fire 400-600 caliber rounds (bullets) per minute. With an estimated range of 3,800m per bullet.

Below is a modern picture of the Hotchkiss et Cie M1914C Machine Gun used by the French Army and British Army in the WW1.

Free Time In The Battles - Final Edition of HTSTW

THIS IS THE FOURTEENTH AND FINAL EDITION OF HOW TO SURVIVE TRENCH WARFARE.THIS BLOG WAS INITIALLY FOR MY HISTORY TEACHER, MS. BONNIE JONES. BUT SINCE THE CREATION OF THIS BLOG I HAVE GOT MORE THAN NINETY VIEWS ...FROM ALL AROUND THE WORLD. PICTURED ABOVE IS A MAP OF THE AUDIENCE THAT I GOT. I WANT TO THANK ANYONE AND EVERYONE WHO HAS READ THIS BLOG.

TARYAK HUSSAIN (WRITER OF H.T.S.T.W)

When Soldiers weren't fighting there were very few things they could do but they had the honour to do these things:

Eat, clean their weapon, write home, sleep. 

do guard or lookout duty, patrol no-mans land, play cards. try to keep dry.

units would be rotated out of the lines and placed in reserve every few weeks.

Thank You For Reading H.T.S.T.W.

10 Years Later - The Major Battles - The Battle of the Marne

On September 4, 1914, the rapid progresses of the German army through Belgium and northern France caused panic in the French army and troops were rushed from Paris in taxis to halt the advance. Combined with the BEF (British Expeditionary Force) the Germans were eventually halted and the War settled into the familiar defensive series of entrenchment's.
Ironically, by the end of May, 1918, the Germans had again reached the Marne after the enormous successes of Ludendorff's offensives of that year. The intervening four years had cost hundreds of thousands of lives and the armies were still, literally, exactly where they had started.

This is a adequately short summary of The Battle Of The Marne.

Retired Field Marshall Alfred Baptiste Laurent.

10 Years Later - The Major Battles - The Battle of Verdun

The Battle of Verdun was a ten-month-long tussle between Germany and my half-native France (Alfred is half-native because his mother is French and his father is a British entrepreneur). This battle was considered one of the most brutal of the First World War.

The German attack began on February 21, 1916 with an intense artillery bombardment of the forts surrounding Verdun. The French army retreated to predetermined/prediscussed positions while the German army pounded through the French lines. On February 25 1916, Fort Douaumont, near Verdun, surrendered to German forces. On that same day, General Joseph Joffre, the French Commander and Chief, dedicated to ceasing further French retreat, assigned General Henri Philippe Petain to command the French army at Verdun. Petain fought with the motto " Ils ne passeront pas," which means, "They shall not pass!" While the exhausted German army was lingering at Fort Douaumont, Petain restructured his troops and transported reserves to the region continuously.

After about ten months, in November, three forts had been reclaimed by France and the French Army returned to their original positions.

That is a summary of the Battle of Verdun

Retired Field Marshall Alfred Baptiste Laurent

10 Years Later - The Major Battles - Introduction

It's 1928, 10 years since the end of what they named The First World War and Retired Field Marshall Alfred Baptiste Laurent is meeting a group of Young British Soldiers.

The next edition of this guide will look into the major battles of 'The First World War'

Retired FM. Alfred Baptiste Laurent

Weaponry and Artillery - Part II

This edition of the guide will focus on how to avoid injury and death. Specifically, on how to avoid Poison Gas.

Poison Gas will probably be one of the most feared weapons in this war. Here are some tips to avoid it

•  When we are due to be attacked a bell will be rang.
• Carry your gas mask with you at all times
• BE AWARE.
• Take care of yourself.

That is all you should keep in your head for a long time.

FM. Alfred Baptiste Laurent.

Weaponry and Artillery - Part II Introduction

This version of 'Weaponry and Artillery' will show you how to avoid injury and death.

Hello Soldiers.
                         As I have written in the small print above, this edition of of my guide for British and French Soldiers is going to show you how to avoid injury and death, specifically Poison Gas, which is deadly.

This Is Just an Introdction.

FM. Alfred Baptiste Laurent.