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...). World War I was different from previous wars because of the new types of weapons and methods used on the battlefields, in the skies, and on the seas. New weapons and new methods of warfare were developed during World War I that dramatically affected the war. On the battlefield, trench warfare forced the fighting nations to develop grenades, trench mortars, flamethrowers, and heavy artillery. The British army first established the use of tanks, a new weapon in warfare. The Germans, in turn, developed new weapons to deal with the tanks which included field guns such as the German 77 mm and French 75 mm (Young World Book 369). A famous long range gun was called Big Bertha. This was also the first war in which cars and trucks were used to carry men and suppl...