What were they like and What were they like and how have they changed?how have they changed?

By: Brandi Mullis

Machine Guns

Hiram MaximHiram Maxim invented the invented the

machine gun in machine gun in 1884.1884.

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Machine GunsThe machine guns used during World War I took three people to shoot and stood on a large tripod.

Machine guns now have a tripod built in and everyone has their own gun.

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William Tritton was the man who created the British Mark I

tank in 1916.

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In World War I some tanks had two machine guns and some had six.

It took three men to steer.

It only went four miles per hour!

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The Abrams tank is used now.

It goes 42 miles per hour.

It has 1 cannon and three machine guns on board.

There are four men on the tank.

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Cornelis Drebbel made the very first submarine in 1620. It was made of wood and leather. .

The submarines used during WWI were 53.8 feet long.

They had a top speed of 6 knots.

They only had torpedoes on board.

Newer subs are about 337 feet long.

They have a speed of around 28 knots.

They have torpedoes and missile systems.

They are called attack subs.

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