Tactics
The Tactic of shooting artillery at the enemy line to weaken it before an assault
Bombardment
Fully automatic gun usually mounted on the front lines
Machine gun
sealed over-head devices to protect against chemical warfare
Gas Masks
The most common type of soldier
Infantry
The tactic in which soldiers would dig under enemy trenches
Tunneling
Rifles that needed to be charged after every shot
Bolt-Action Rifle
Small standard issue shovel for trench digging
Spade
Lightly equipped soldiers who could move quickly to spread word and scout ahead of battalions
Runners
A tactic in which tanks would cross no man's land closely followed by soldiers immediately following artillery bombardment
Creeping Barrage
Large armored vehicles using treads to move
Tanks
Cloth bags filled with sand/dirt and layed on trenches for cover
Sandbags
Infantry soldiers who would double as trench diggers
Sappers
A series of tactics which usually resulted in heavy casualties and accomplished very little on their own
Infantry Tactics
Coils of sharp razor wire laid down in no man's land
Barbed Wire
Bright implements shot into the sky to signal position or relay a message
Signal/Light Flares
Were in charge of laying communication lines and relaying messages across the front lines
Signallers
The tactic where small forces of experienced troops were sent forward to slip between enemy strong-points to weaken the opposing army's front line before an attack
Infiltration tactics
Large cannons used to fire on enemies from a far distance
Artillery
Made of 2 to 3 feet of sandbags laid on the front of trenches to add cover to them
Parapets
Highly trained marksmen in charge of taking out special targets and enemy soldiers in key positions
Snipers