The flame-thrower used pressurized air, carbon dioxide or nitrogen to force oil through a nozzle. Ignited by a small charge, the oil became a jet of flame. The Flame-thrower was first used in the western front in 1914. It was operated by two men, and was mainly used to clear enemy soldiers from front line-trenches. In the beginning they had a range of 25 meter's but later it increased to 40 meters, which meant they were only effective over narrow areas of "no mans land." Another type of war tactic was Mustard Gas; first used by the German army in 1917. The most lethal of all the poisonous gases used during th

Another key issue in military tactics were new and better equipped soldiers. They had machine guns that could fire 400-600 rounds of small-caliber ammunition per minute. Each gun had the firepower of about 100 rifles and could kill more people. Armored cars were first used by the British Army for patrolling distant areas. In the first part of the war, the allies were using armor-plated, open-topped vehicles with machine guns. The little willie was the first prototype tank with daimler engine, it had track frames almost 12 feet long, it weighed 14 tons and could carry a crew of three and go at speeds of just over three miles. The speed dropped to less than 2 mph over rough ground and unfortunately was unable to cross broad trenches.

Another type of tactic was trench warfare. In the beginning of the war the British soldiers were given 10 ounces of meat and 8

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