That rate of fire, combined with good marksmanship, turned ordinary soldiers into surprisingly effective long-range killers.

World War I produced some of the deadliest and strangest weapons ever conceived — many of which never made it past testing or saw only brief, disastrous use. From armored tricycles to explosive ...

Summary and Key Points: On April 24, 1918, during WWI, the first-ever tank battle occurred near Villers-Bretonneux. German A7V tanks clashed with British Mark IV tanks, showcasing the tactical lessons ...

GOSPORT, England (AP) — Two lines of trenches face off across No Man’s Land. A soldier marches, rifle in hand, along a ditch. These are instantly familiar images of World War I — but this is Britain, ...

Key Point: Trench weapons started as weapons made by soldiers who were actively fighting in the trenches. Eventually, the military forces caught on and began issuing their own. World War 1,... World ...

CHAMPAGNE, France (Reuters) - Soldiers scramble through trenches under a haze of yellow smoke, machine gunfire booms across the fields, invisible drones buzz overhead and voices scream in Ukrainian ...