War+Technology

World War 1 Technology During World War 1 bolt-action infantry, rifled artillery, and hydraulic recoil mechanisms, zigzag trenches, and machine guns were great advances in the defense in the war and made it very difficult to cross defended ground. The hand grenade which was already in existence was improved greatly during this time. Artillery had advanced the most out of all the weapons during World War 1. Poison gas had been the most advanced chemical industry in the world. The radio, aircraft, and microphones were brought into the war. Railways dominated in this war as in no other. Through men and materials could be moved at unprecedented rates. Submarines were serious weapons of this war in other year they did not have all the components to run them until now.