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Q: What was barbed wire used for in ww1 trenches?
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What wire was used to protect ww1 trenches?

Barbed wire was used to protect the trenches.


Did German ww1 trenches have barbed wire?

maybe


What type of wire was used as a barrier in ww1?

barbed wire


What did they do to stop the enemy from the trenches in ww1?

They shot at them, used barbed Wires and lines.


Why did they use the tanks?

Originally in WW1 - To break through the barbed wire obstacles and the enemy trenches w/o being cut down by machine gun fire.


What is the purpose of the barbed wire?

Barbed wire is strong wire with clusters of sharp spikes at intervals along it to prevent people from getting in or out of private property, such as a jail or a trench (from WW1 and WW2).


Why is there wire between front trench and the machine guns?

As a defensive measure, in case the front trench was overrun.


How many people died from barbed wire in ww1?

about 1/5 of all the men involved in ww1 who died was killed by berbed wire(not being able to cross and get shot)


What have maori's invented?

Trenches used in WW1


How did technology affect the way the war fought?

Which war? if ww1 barbed wire if ww2 atomic bomb


How did the technology affect the way the war was fought?

Which war? if ww1 barbed wire if ww2 atomic bomb


Did Great Britain put fences up in no man's land in World War 1?

Barbed wire was used extensively in WW1. It was one of it's trademarks.