ww1 tracer round

The tracer round was developed in World War 1 in order to improve accuracy. The tracer round is usually every fifth round fired from a machine gun. The need for a tracer was realized when the gunners had no way of telling where their rounds where going. Before smokeless powder was invented a gunner need only look at the smoke trail left by each bullet, but in world war one with the widespread use of smokeless powder this was impossible. The tracer round is a basic round with a chemical attachment to the bottom of the round making it appear as if it is glowing while traveling to its target.

MARK V TANK

The Mark V tank was designed in 1917 and saw service in World War 1. Roughly 400 of these primitive tanks where built between 1917 and June of 1918. These tanks had two different versions the Male and the Female versions. The Male had two six pound canons with 200 rounds. The six pound guns where shortend artillary pieces attached to the tank for added firepower. The Female version had four .303 vickers machine guns mounted on it. The Mark V had a speed of 5 mph, about average walking speed.  The crew was about 8 including the commander, the driver, two gearsmen, and four gunners. The armor was about 14mm at its maximum.