Friday, July 5, 2013

Scientific American's Warfare in 1912-- Part 2

#6  Siege howitzer--  11-inch road-mobile gun made by Krupp in Germany.

#7  Machine gun

#8  Enhanced torpedoes--  torpedoes had had poor performance in the 1905 Russo-Japanese War and improvements made.

#9  Submarines

#10  Motive-power and mobility:  gasoline-powered internal combustion engines gave speed and reach to armies.

##11  Eyes in the air: Airplanes for scouting, communications and artillery spotting.

#12  Aerial bombing

#13  Field hospital

Just search "Warfare in 1912: A Look at Scientific American's Archives" to see the pictures.

Well Woth Giving a Look.  --DaCoot

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