Technology of Warfare . . . World War One Style

The Ross Rifle??? . . . really??

Emerging technology played a major role in the evolution of warfare during World War One.   One of the Canadian developed technologies used during combat was the "Ross Rifle".

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ross_rifle

 Below is a link to an article that points out many of the "technical difficulties" faced by soldiers using the Ross Rifle during trench warfare (heavy at 9 pounds, mis-firing, jamming). . . and their solution to take British designed and made Lee Enfields off dead soldiers in  no man's land.

http://suite101.com/article/the-scandal-of-the-ross-rifle-a302231


Trench Warfare

German U Boats

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U-boat

British Dreadnoughts
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dreadnought

The Tank . . . a solution to the stalemate created by trench warfare

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tanks_in_World_War_I

Chemical Warfare

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chemical_weapons_in_World_War_I