Pros And Cons Of Ww2 Weapons

War is brutal, but the technological advances of WWII made it far more vicious than it needed to be. The weapons of the era, even the transportation was designed to kill. They were designed to be mass killing machines and had no intent other than to kill. Some of these advancements include the M1 Rifle, Bomber Planes, and long range weapons.

First, the M1 Rifle was a newer adaptation of the gun that was cheap and mass produced for soldiers. It was called the most effective weapon of the war, beating out bombs and airplanes. Compared to older guns it was faster, shot harder, and was far easier to load. It was also lightweight and had clips to store and shoot multiple bullets at once. It was first delivered to the U.S. army by the government in 1938 as a massive upgrade to finicky and inaccurate weapons from before. Many machine or submachine guns were used by the Japanese forces to storm and invades towns or cities in just hours. These weapons fit the brutal attacking style of the Japanese in WWII.

Secondly, airplanes were put to use in war for aerial combat as opposed to scouting for the first time.

They had guns attached and some of the bigger bombers( b-16’s, b-29’s) could also carry many troops. The most effective airplanes from the U.S. were the b-16 bombers that flew day and night raids over germany and took out many ships and manufacturing plants with ease. They could carry several hundred pounds of explosives along with ammunition and supplies. Near the end of the war, the b-29 bomber was developed to aid in the destruction of Japan. The most famous of these was the Enola Gay, which carried the first Atomic bomb that was dropped on Japan. Only of few of these were made as the war was nearly over and they planes were very expensive to

build.

Third of all, artillery weapons were very effective against the ground troops in the war, but were easily destroyed by anti ground bombs from airplanes. Probably the largest of these artillery guns was the England Canon made by Germany. It was built to fire large 165 kilogram shells over 100 miles from German lines to French bases and military establishments. It was over 400 feet long and could fire 300 shots an hour with steady loading. Even though this massive weapon could have destroyed towns in hours, it was destroyed before it could do too much damage in a night raid by allied bombers and was destroyed. Many of artillery and antiaircraft weapons were used in the was, but the England Canon was the most notable and potentially devastating from the war.

In conclusion, these weapons, whether used or not, increased or showed an increase in the brutality and lack of mercy that war brings. People only designed things to kill or help people kill and that cost the lives of millions. The M1 rifle, Airplanes, and long range weapons are just some of the technological advancements that were only used for killing instead of bettering humanity. And as Winston Churchill said, “ This is not the end, it is not even the beginning of the end. It is merely the end of the beginning.”.