Hiram Maxim's Impact On Warfare During World War I

Prior to World War I, weapons like the musket were used effectively. The muskets had multiple downsides, including the inaccuracy in aiming the weapon, the long reload time, and the range they can fire to. The fix to all these problems the machine gun was created, an accurate gun, with a quick reload time, and a much longer firing range. The machine gun has had a major impact on warfare during World War I, with the improvements over the prior weapons used. These improvements first changed how machine guns were looked at throughout World War I, starting as such an inavative machine used for defense and by the end starting to be used on the attack. In 1884, Hiram Maxim created the first effective machine gun. Originally Hiram Maxim created his machine gun

In the earlier wars, it was such a considerable advantage to have the more machine guns than the enemy. If it was not for the invention of the machine gun, the world today would not be the same, and we would be like we are today. Warfare would also be very different from the modern warfare we know today. There would have been a lesser amount of casualties in wars. People would also have to become more skillful in close range combat. Swords would also be used for close range fights, because if your musket shot misses and you are out in the open you won’t have enough time to reload your weapon to take another shot. If the machine gun was never invented, most present day mass killing sprees would never have been as substantial as they are now. The reason I chose this topic, is because I was curious on how we have evolved the original machine guns up to the powerful and reliable weapons the military uses present day in combat. The machine gun effected World War I tremendously, with the increase in the rate of fire, the improvments to accuracy, and the inavation used to have these weapons defend and attack throughout World War