WW1 weapons
Across
- 3. First used by the British Army in 1916 at Flers-Courcelette
- 4. Place where most soldiers on the Western front fought and lived
- 6. Dagger fitted to the end of a soldier's weapon
- 7. Ship that can sail underwater
- 8. Heavy guns and cannons
- 10. Hand held explosive weapon. The British called them "Mills bombs".
- 11. First used by German troops in 1915, this would blast a jet of fire at opposing soldiers
- 13. These were first used for observing enemy positions
- 14. Airship used by Germany to bomb cities in England
Down
- 1. Could fire up to 600 bullets per minute, ... gun
- 2. Portable weapon that could fire shells at very high trajectory into the opposition
- 5. Silent weapon used for raiding, trench ...
- 6. Thick rolls of this wire were placed in front of a position
- 7. Fragments of a shell blasted out when it explodes
- 9. Tunnel under the opposition, often filled with explosives
- 10. Phosgene was the most widely used during the war
- 12. Long barrelled weapon carried by every infantry soldier