2007-06-25 14:27:18 · 7 answers · asked by Twinkle 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
Hey Twinkle. There's many technologies, beginning with battle tactics, made possible by the various ranks of soldiers and officers to carry them out. There is also gunpowder, which gave way to the better performance of "smokeless" powder by the end of the Civil War. The Gatling gun (I'm sure I spelled that wrong) which was the first machine gun. It was invented during the war, but never used. The recoil cannon, which didn't need to be re-aimed after firing. The iron-clad ship out performed the wooden battle ships built prior to the war. The first submarine. The first rotating gun turret on a ship. The observation balloon. The conical bullet. The first breach-loading rifle.The first land mines. And railroads were used to move troops and supplies with great success. Hope this helps.
2007-06-25 14:52:20 · answer #1 · answered by Derail 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Read the book, "Military Advances: pre-historic through 1900."
Rock throwing to spear throwing to arrows to shields to bullets to cannons.
Something like that...
2007-06-25 14:48:29 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
From stones to armoured trains.
2007-06-25 14:51:38 · answer #3 · answered by iansand 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
read the Pulitzer-prize winning book "Germs and Steel" the book goes in detail on your far reaching question...
2007-06-25 14:37:51 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Bronze, and then iron, swords and other weapons.
The stirrup.
The long bow.
The gun.
2007-06-25 15:05:04 · answer #5 · answered by Fred 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Is this a serious question?
2007-06-25 14:30:33 · answer #6 · answered by Biggest Douche in the Universe 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
the main one was gunpowder
2007-06-25 14:48:24 · answer #7 · answered by sshueman 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋