Talk:Technology during World War I

message: The last annonymous user addition regarding chemical warefare in the 20s & 30s seems irrelevant to the topic.  Since the article is confined to WW I as prescribed by the title, it shouldn't contain more than a passing reference to dates beyond that.  Thoughts? I will come back in a couple of weeks to resolve this issue, as I am currently pressed for time researching my internal assessment essay. =P  Ardent†∈ 08:20, 5 Jan 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  Untitled 

message: I have renamed this article from "Technological escalation during World War I" to Technology during World War I. This was done of the following reasons:
#The new name is more concise
#There was no general technology article for WWI
#To make it more corresponding to WW2 articles - the tech article here is called Technology during World War II.
I have fixed all redirection issues (i.e. "what links here").
I know I have been bold, but I hope most of you agree that the new name is better.
Regards, Dennis Nilsson. Dna-Dennis 22:55, 5 September 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: Hmm, ideally it would be "in WWI" rather than "during", which rather suggests that civilian technology should be included, but it's not a big priority. Cyclopaedic (talk) 22:18, 24 November 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  New name 

message: Was active sonar in use in WW1? If it was I doubt it would have been very effective. --62.173.194.7 12:16, 18 July 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Without a source in front of me, I'd say no; as I recall, echoranging didn't appear until the '20s. Even the crude hydrophones were better than nothing, & tactics like dropping a bag over a periscope & smashing it with a hammer were, believe it or not, tried.  Trekphiler 17:14, 8 December 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Submarines 

message: I rewrote this:
:"infantry rifles, rifled artillery and hydraulic recoil mechanisms, zigzag trenches and machine guns, and their application had the effect of making it difficult or nearly impossible to cross defended ground. The hand grenade, already in existence —though crude—developed rapidly as an aid to attacking trenches."
to this:
:"infantry rifles, rifled artillery and hydraulic recoil mechanisms, zigzag trenches and machine guns, and their application had the effect of making it difficult or nearly impossible to cross defended ground. The hand grenade, already in existence —though crude—developed rapidly as an aid to attacking trenches. Probably the most important was the introduction of high explosive shells, which dramatically increased the lethality of artillery over the 19th Century equivalents."
And I rewrote this:
:"war. Once enemy"
to this:
:"war, in tactics reminiscent of 14h and 15h Century siege warfare. Much as in the case of castles, once enemy"
I'm basing it on Dupuy's Evo of Weapons & Warfare & Numbers, Predictions, & War; Dyer's War; & Ian Hogg's Fortress.  Trekphiler 17:14 &  17:20, 8 December 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: An earlier century of warfare

message: Downgraded to Start class from B, especially as one of the [[WPMILHIST}} criteria was already shown as not met. Citations are very poor, and I also have serious doubts about some of the content. There is much discussion of tactics rather than technology, particularly in the Command and Control, Mobility and Attrition sections. Although many innovations are mentioned, neither the actual technologies nor their impact are covered in any depth. Cyclopaedic (talk) 22:18, 24 November 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  B Class review 

message: "The Lewis Gun was the first true light machine gun that could in theory be operated by one man."  Why doesn't the Madsen count?  Designed in the 1890s, operated by Russia as early as 1905, lighter than the Lewis, box magazines, shoulder stock, bipod...?  Boris B (talk) 10:24, 6 January 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  first light machinegun 

message: Is there a main article for WW1 artllery?  It is often described as an artllery war (certainly artillery was thought to be the battle-winner for much of it). I'd have thought there should be an article on WW1 artillery but I can't find one.  Kid Zed (talk) 16:23, 28 April 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Artillery main article

message: The naval warfare section actually says little or nothing about technology - it is largely history and tactics. Cyclopaedic (talk) 08:18, 13 August 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Naval warfare 

message: This doesn't sound very neutral to me, and since there is no citation offering proof, it might bear rewording:
"...it was apparent that whatever the gains in prosperity and comfort due to technology applied to civilian uses, these benefits would always be under the shadow of the horrors of technology applied to warfare."  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 174.52.140.252 (talk) 14:24, 4 September 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  NPOV? 

message: "Although it sometimes resulted in brief tactical advantages and probably caused over 1,000,000 casualties, gas seemed to have had no significant effect on the course of the war."
this is the last sentence of the poison gas section in this article, and seems very opinionated to me. alex3yoyo 18:03, 11 December 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  POV for Poison Gas section 

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message: "....tested new weapons" of how "well" they can murder
"....led the world...." didn't "led" the world
"....increasingly sophisticated...." for increasingly "sophisticated" murders  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2A02:2149:826E:DB00:5909:5557:5FB5:C5EB (talk) 20:20, 5 September 2018 (UTC)
replies: text:  I would add more detailed captions to the photos
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thread_title:  a comment 

message: Cool Kids are really annoying and are more commonly known as ESHAYs, they often say "WOT" "ESHAY BAH" and "GIMME YA TNS YA DOG"  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2001:8003:6D67:DB00:B55C:6878:D996:2BE2 (talk) 07:52, 22 October 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  Cool Kids