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Evolution of technology in world war 2
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In the war between countries, technology has played a huge part in the outcome; this is especially evident during the time of World War II. Technology in warfare consisted of weapons, vehicles, aircrafts, and chemical reactants. Technology during World War I was lacking and countries knew when World War II began that in order for them to be victorious they must have the most technologically advanced weapons and other devices or systems that would benefit the nation. The Allies were victorious in WW2 because they made better use of the available technologies than the Germans, advancing in communication/detection systems such as sonar and the radio, as well as, weapons including the atomic bomb, and bomber aircrafts. One communication system that the Allies used more effectively than the Axis was the SONAR system. Sonar was an acronym that originally stood for Sound Navigation and Ranging. Sonar works by using sound propagation, most often underwater, to navigate and communicate with or detect objects around them (Overy). This was crucial to the war effort due to the fact that the Allies were able to detect and alert people where a boat was and which direction it was heading in. This was vital because thanks to SONAR the Axis were able to sense threats and notify There were two different types of sonar systems that were used during World War II: active sonar and passive sonar. Active SONAR systems used an acoustic projector to generate a sound wave into the water, which was reflected back by a target. The reflected waves were detected by a SONAR receiver, which analyzed the signal to determine the range, bearing, and relative motion of the target. " (Hackmann). Different than active SONAR, passive SONAR only had receivi... ... middle of paper ... ...ne. Web. 3 Apr. 2012. . Hackmann, Willem Dirk. “SONAR.” Encyclopedia of World War II. Vol. 2. New York: Facts on File, 2007. Modern World History Online. Web. 21 Mar. 2012. . Overy, Richard. Why the Allies Won. New York: WW Norton and Company, 1995. Print. Schroeder, Michael. “Major Themes in World History.” Encyclopedia of World History. Modern World History Online. Web. 20 Mar. 2012. . Volti, Rudi. “Atomic Bomb.” The Facts on File Encyclopedia of Science, Technology, and Society. Vol. 1. New York: Facts On File, 1999. Modern World History Online. Web. 4 Apr. 2012. . - - -. “Stategic Bombing.” The Facts on File Encyclopedia of Science, Technology, and Society. Vol. 1. New York: Facts On File, 1999. Modern World History Online. Web. 21 Mar. 2012. .
New techniques had to be used in WW2 because of the updated technology. Techniques such as 'mouseholing' and 'lightning warfare' were some of the new techniques used. Mouseholing is when the soldiers would blow a hole in the wall of a building and move through the building capturing the nazi soldiers instead of going out on the open street and getting snipered. Lightning warfare was used by the Germans and it was when planes were first sent in to a designated area and bombed the area and then the tanks would be sent through then finally the soldiers. This was done to take over countries and to get the country to surrender and clear the area out.
Both the Britain and Germany made substantial scientific developments throughout the course of the war. Prior to the development of the Lancaster, the British Air Force lacked a long-range bomber, capable of carrying substantial bomb loads. Wattson Watt foresaw the need for an early detection system; he developed the 'Radiolocation' system, which alerted Britain to invading forces. The German Air Force developed an on board radar, called the 'Metric system', which was equipped to German night fighters.
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At 5:30 AM July 16th 1945, the nuclear age had started. The world’s first atomic bomb was detonated. On August 6th 1942 at 8:15 AM, an American B-29 bomber, the Enola Gay, dropped a perfected atomic bomb created by the Americans, over the city of Hiroshima hoping to end the war. Thousands of people died in the two cities in Japan. They were Hiroshima and Nagasaki “the Manhattan Project”. The research and development project that produced these atomic bombs during this time was known as “the Manhattan Project”.
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Weapons and Artillery of World War II The result of World War II was affected by many different factors. One major factor which affected the war was the weapons and artillery used during the war. Since the beginnings of time, weapons have always been around. From swords and knives to nuclear weapons and missiles, weapons have evolved greatly over the years.
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The next method that was discussed in the article was side-scan sonar systems. This method uses an object that is shaped like a torpedo; this is then towed behind the ship at a depth that is around 10 percent of the width. The side-scan method uses two fan shaped beams, as the beams reflect off of the sea floor there is a scan line that when plotted with the other scan lines an image is created. This method also has it’s downsides as well radiometric artifacts are harder to distinguish than geometric artifacts, this can lead to some artifacts not being noticed or being confused with natural objects such as rocks.
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