2006-11-14 14:34:44 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
Some have not changed at all. The M2 .50 caliber machine gun is basically the same design now as it was 75 years ago.
The biggest change overall is that our weapon systems have become more precise. Rather than needed 1000 bombers to make sure one target is destroyed, one bomber can destroy multiple targets. Rather than spray automatic fire into the dark, our night vision equipment allows our infantry to own the night with precision fire. Even our artillery is now often GPS guided, to get it right on target.
Pretty much all the main advances in weaponry cited above have had one point: hitting the target more precisly with less ordnance.
2006-11-14 14:47:31 · answer #1 · answered by Chance20_m 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The nuclear bombs are much more powerful. We have lazer, radar, and heat guided missles, and smart bombs. We have guerilla warfare, and terrosim instead of frontal wars, so now we need to be able to seperate friend from foe better, and weapons now are more precise, because you can't just obliterate everything in your path. Everthing is now computerized. There are jet planes that go faster than the speed of sound now. The miliatary is more specialised, and weapons are more specialised.
We are nearing the capability to fight wars almost entirely remotely, but the general rule is you can't gain ground in a fight with only air power, and bombs, but that could change soon with robots, drones, smart bombs, nano technology, genetic engineering, chemical weapons (specialised), psychological warfare.
2006-11-14 22:41:47 · answer #2 · answered by The Bible (gives Hope) 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Tanks - the more common calibre of the main gun in WW2 was either 75mm or 88mm whereas it's now either 105mm or 120mm for the main battle tank
Submarines & carriers - many are now nuclear powered & their operational distance have been improved dramatically.
Nuclear bombs - they are more powerful than the ones dropped on Hiroshima & Nagasaki
Aircraft - more advanced jet engines ( from afterburners to dry burners)
Torpedoes + missiles - more advanced & types of homing devices. WW2 ended with accoustic homing torpedoes but "dumb" rockets. Modern torpedoes are either wire, magnetic, wake or accountic homing. Missiles are either TV, optical, wire, heat seeking or radar guided.
2006-11-15 09:09:27 · answer #3 · answered by Kevin F 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
we have better computer systems, i dont know if there are any laser
2006-11-14 23:38:44 · answer #4 · answered by RERE 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋