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Tools of the Trade
of World War I
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<Airco D.H. 4 The DH4 was an excellent British bomber. It carried a crew of four: one pilot and one gunner. It carried underwing-mounted bombs. |
| German UB II> The German Unterseebootes, or U-boats, were exemplary marauders of merchant ships. They fired torpedoes that exploded on contact. |
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<British MK IV The tank was used to cross enemy lines and smash through barbed wire. Crews used several guns to fire at enemies. |
| French 8mm Hotchkiss> The machine gun was an invention of World War I. Its rapid and continuous fire cut through advancing infantry troops. |
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