Weaponry

Question 1

Congreve rockets

Answer 1

First used in 1806
Not very accurate, never solved
Main use was for intimidation
Short lived

Question 2

Carronades

Answer 2

Invented by William Armstrong
First used 1790s by the navy
Phased out by 1851
Cannon

Question 3

Muzzle loaded cannons

Answer 3

1800s
Muzzle loaded means loaded from the front, rammed down the barrel
Issues solved by breech loaded cannon in 1855

Question 4

Brown Bess

Answer 4

French and Napoleonic wars (1790-1815)
used these
Muzzle loaded
Still used cavalry so these are relevant

Question 5

Pattern Enfield Rifle

Answer 5

Crimea 1854-56
Last muzzle loaded rifle used
Still have muzzle loaded cannons and use of explosive shells

Question 6

Lee Metford Rifle

Answer 6

Boer War
Breech loading and bolt action
Magazine fed 20 rounds a minute (Brown Bess was 3/4 a minute)

Question 7

Maxim Machine guns

Answer 7

Used in the Boer War for the first time
Rate of fire 600 rounds per minute
Range of 1000 metres

Question 8

Long Tom field gun

Answer 8

Used in Boer War
Used shells and can shoot long distance
Shoots 15 miles
40 rounds per hour

Question 9

SMLE - Short magazine Lee Enfield

Answer 9

First World War
Firing range of 503 metres
20/30 shots per minute
Breech loading artillery

Question 10

Vickers Machine Gun

Answer 10

FWW

Takes 6/8 men to operate

Question 11

Tanks

Answer 11

FWW
Mark V - Hermaphrodite had both weapons - tanks were male or female
Could get through barbed wire and good for trench warfare
German tanks shit

Question 12

Mines

Answer 12

FWW
Mesines explosion - 10,000 people died
One million pounds (weight) worth of explosives

Question 13

Gas

Answer 13

Mustard Gas, Chlorine Gas, Phosfine Gas