14.+Uniforms

by Djuliano Tahirovic and Brett Meers
 * Uniforms **

WW1

Protection -

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In WWI they used helmets that were solid metal. These helped with warfare because it obviously made it safer for the soldiers. The for body armor they just had thicker clothing than usual. For protection on the legs the wore higher boots that would usually cover all the way up to the knees. the boots that they wore did not have and metal protection or anything like that, however they were made with a thick cloth that would slow the impact of a bullet causing it to do less damage. ======



What they carried What the usual soldier in WWI carried was a riffle, canteen, knapsack, knives, and some blankets. The usual standered riffle was a Springfeil driffle, although other riffles were used frequently. the canteen they carried was for water cause sometimes the soldiers would be away for a long time. Knapsacks were almost always brought with them because they could fit a lot of necessary equipment with them. some things carried would include ammo, medkits, gun cleaners, small shovels, and more. The soldiers would also have knives for a number of uses, and blankets would be used on cold nights.

Rank - The rank on a soldier is what tells you how high a soldier is up in the battle feilds. There are hudreds of different types of ranks that aer shown. For example there are commander, general, colnel, and more. The rank is shown by a patch on the soldiers uniform. The pins are small and sewn on and are usually not pins because when they used pins they were easy to spot for an enemy because the light would reflect off of them. To a soldier a rank means a lot. The rank will earn respect as a soldier. The higher you rank the more respect you will get. The lower ranked people had to follow the orders of a higher ranked person because they technically had supiriority over them.

MODERN

Protection. Now, rather than in WWI, soldiers wear some type of Kevllar body armor. They also carry backpacks with everything they might need in the battle feild. They now carry an M4 carbine assult riffle instead of Springfeild single shot riffles. The pants that they wear only has prtection in the knees for when they are kneeling, but not for gun fire.the pants also have camoflauge to help them blend in with the environmenet. The new helmets are helmets with trimmed edges which alows attatchments such as night vision goggles.

What they carry Modern day soldiers carry more things than they used to in WWI. Now soldies carry backpacks which they can hold a lot of different things in. Most soldiers have ammo, knives, gun cleaners, water bottles, and some type pf first aid kit. They also carry more modern weapons like automatic assult riffles which have a lot more fire power and a lot less room taken up.