What were the advantages and disadvantages of artillery guns in World War 1?

Answer 1

they wre to thin,exhaust made to much noise and the heat because it was so hot could set alight the tank. This is for the earler tanks in World War 1. They collected mud causing them to block up and be very slow.

· They were bullet proof so offered protection the people inside and outside of the tank

· They could easy roll over barbed wire and trenches so they did not struggle with difficult terrain.

· They carried guns so they could shoot the enemy

· They would wreck a troop's formation as they could drive anywhere so the enemy would not be able to have a steady formation.

· The Battle of Cambria in 1917. A British well thought out attack, and one of the very few clear victories, which owed much of its success to the 370 tanks.

Answer 2

Normally you'd expect to find that the German army would have the finest artillery pieces just like they tended to have the finest in every other category of land warfare equipment. But for WWI, it was the French who had the finest artillery pieces. The French 75 was easily the best field piece of the war with a very high rate of fire. I've read that it a typical rate of fire was about 50% higher than comparable pieces in the German army, and I assume those of other nations too. It was a highly reliable piece as well. Obviously, it required talented crews and judging from results the French must have had these in abundance. When you go past the field pieces to seige guns, that is where the Germans excelled. The huge cannons they used to break up the Belgian defenses are an amazing story. At the start of the war, these guns did not exist. The Germans ran into the forts in eastern Belgium and were stymied. A rush order was put in to invent, manufacture, and deliver a huge new set of cannon capable of defeating these forts. The Germans (using the Krupp works) did this amazing task in just a few weeks. Belgium was overrun and the overall offensive against France was hardly slowed at all. Later as the western front became static, the Germans invented long range artillery with which to shell Paris, from a distance of about 60 miles. These were nicknamed Big Bertha's by the English Propaganda mills and so have come down to Americans so named.

Answer 3

The advantages were that they were useful when facing enemy pillboxes. If you couldn't get a grenade in there you could just blast them with fire, killing anyone inside.

It was also useful for trench warfare; since trenches were narrow you could just blast a stream of fire making the trenches pretty much a death-trap. Also they were mainly used to clear bunkers. Furthermore were also used to melt tanks, they heated it up and burnt the soldier inside, and if they came out they'll get instantly shot.

Answer 4

It lets people do many things!