As mentioned before, The (German) machine guns were used in the Battle Of Somme and were very effective. The machine guns were usually positioned on a flat tripod, and would require a crew of 4-6 operators. It could fire 400-600 rounds of small-calibre ammunitions per minute which had enormous and deadly effects during the war. The British rejected the machine guns in the begging, but the Germans saw its potential and worked very successfully with it.
Tanks were first used in The Battle Of Somme , they came out in September, 1916. The first tank was called 'Little Willie' and needed a crew of 3. Its maximum speed was 3mph and it couldn't cross trenches. The first tanks were rolled out in Somme at 6:20 a.m. on the 15th of September. There were a total of 50 tanks in the start, but due to mechanical efficiency, the total number was reduced to 24.
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