During World War I, a new era of warfare began. Compared to previous engagements, the adoption of new weapons changed the way the First World War was fought. Not only did the concept of war change in terms of where battles were fought, the amount of revenue that had to be spent on war, and the duration of a war; the weapons have changed. During the Indian Wars and the Revolutionary War, basic weapons were used. World War I began to become mobile. The use of aircraft, tanks and other technological advances were implemented. The technological advances made were implemented in this war with the aim of reducing the duration of the war and demonstrating prestige. Not only were mobile air and land assets now involved in warfare, but other technologies such as flamethrowers, machine guns and poison gas were also introduced. Among the many innovations of World War I, the machine gun was an addition. Depending on the specific weapon system, the machine guns were capable of firing more than six hundred bullets in one minute. Due to machine gun fire, the participants in the armies of the war suffered countless losses and were forced to change the way they fought. Before this change in strategy, machine guns easily mowed down hundreds of enemies with a single shot. Single-shot rifles could not compete with the use of a machine gun placed in the correct position. Strategists soon learned that machine guns could be as good as sixty rifles, and when coupled together on the firing line, produced a decent defense. Besides its ability to produce large numbers of casualties, the machine gun was also an asset because it was relatively small and difficult for the opposing force to destroy. With the implementation of these various innovations middle of paper... ...ion and reorganization of the Japanese chemical community. Ambix, 58(2), 136-149. doi:10.1179/174582311X13008456751107Mortimer, G. (2013). Give wings to the machine gun. Aviation History, 23(6), 50-55. Retrieved from http://ehis.ebscohost.com/eds/pdfviewer/pdfviewer?sid=2e489df0-5604-49cf-8709-9359f8a1feee%40sessionmgr4003&vid=3&hid=4211Pita, R. (2009). Toxin weapons: from the First World War to jihadist terrorism. Toxin Reviews, 28(4), 219-237. doi:10.3109/1556950903246136 Wetta, FJ & Novelli, MA (2008). Good Bombing, Bad Bombing: Hollywood, Air Warfare, and Morality in World War I and II. OAH History Magazine, 22(4), 25-29. Retrieved from http://ehis.ebscohost.com/eds/pdfviewer/pdfviewer?vid=7&sid=3cae8a7b-8cc0-48c1-8da9-c02c8e8a6312%40sessionmgr110&hid=2Wolff, L. (1958). In the fields of Flanders: The campaign of 1917. (1st ed.). New York, New York: The Viking Press