![]() ![]() World War II would see the biggest leap forward in technology man has ever known rocket- and jet-powered aircraft, helicopters, guided munitions, infrared vision devices, cruise missiles, ballistic missiles, aircraft, tanks, and ships the sizes and capabilities of which exceeded those ever thought possible, the first man-made object in space, and the atomic bomb. Between the wars came the invention of the aircraft carrier and radar. World War I put those innovations to deadly use, along with the first chemical weapons, warplanes, and tanks. ![]() The 1880s saw the invention of four very much interdependent technologies smokeless powder, modern Spitzer bullets, the Maxim Machinegun, and the Lebel Rifle. The American Civil War gave us the Gatling Gun and the submarine, ironclad warships, and the use of gun turrets that would lead to the first modern battleships, along with the torpedo. Since the 1850s, with the Crimean War and the first modern breech-loading artillery, the pace of innovation has been truly staggering. This can be seen throughout history, but the pace of technological advancement in the last 150 years can be said to be greater than that of the previous 2,000. ![]() New technologies can turn battles and wars in the favor of the force that wields them. The face of warfare is constantly changing and evolving. ![]()
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