202503031650 Status: #idea Tags: #world_war_1 #history # Technology ensured World War I would be a slow-moving war World War I saw the first large-scale deployments of machine guns, extremely accurate infantry rifles, and accurate, high-rate-of-fire artillery. This made advancing infantry and cavalry extremely vulnerable and promoted the defensive posture that pervaded the Western front. In addition, lack of trucks made supply chains wholly dependent upon rail networks. This decreased the flexibility of army movements and placement, as large rail networks needed to be nearby in order to move supplies. It wasn't until tanks, trucks, and airplanes became common military tools that advantage shifted to the attackers, as seen in the blitz campaigns of World War II. --- # References [[The pity of war]]