BREAKING NEWS! Most Popular Weapons Being Used in Battle of Gallipoli - Caden Husar

 Caden Husar, Staff Reporter

Thursday February 19, 2015

 

  Mosin Nagant:  A bolt-

action rifle with a built in 

magazine which held five 

rounds and could shoot ten 

rounds per minute ("Mosin–

Nagant.").  Since the start of

 the war Russia has ordered

 1.5 million of Mosin Nagant 

from Remington Arms and 

another 1.8 million from 

New England Westinghouse

 Company that is located in 

the United States ("Mosin–

Nagant.").

    

.303 Enfield: A bolt-action rifle that had a built in ten round magazine and a soldier could shoot 20-30 aimed shots a minute ("Lee-Enfield.").  A popular gun used by the British Military since the beginning of the war ("Lee-Enfield.").  Once a British Army instructor Sergeant Instructor Snoxall—who placed 38 rounds into a 12-inch-wide target at 300 yards in less than one minute Sergeant Instructor Snoxall—who placed 38 rounds into a 12-inch-wide

Popular Handguns ("Weapons Used At Gallipoli.").

   

455 Webley Revolver: A six cylinder double action revolver with a firing rate of 20-30 shots per minute commonly used by British Corps  ( "Webley Revolver." ).  The six cylinder cartridge built in took away the need of magazines and clutter ( "Webley Revolver." ).

   

Popular Machine Guns ("Weapons Used At Gallipoli.").

    

Vickers Heavy Machine Gun:  A heavy machine gun that needs an eight man crew  ("Vickers machine gun.").  It can shoot 450-500 bullets per minute ("Vickers machine gun.").  It was originally built for the British Army but later used for Allies aircraft ("Vickers machine gun.").

    

Gallipoli's Great Legacy - Sadie Blair

Sadie Blair, Staff Reporter

Thursday February 19, 2015

Map of Gallipoli

The long March to Gallipoli leaves many injured and stranded
by the road side in hopes of getting picked up by a (hurganhan).  

Turkish Flag

Turkish soldiers fought ferociously in defense of their country

(hurganhan).

Turkish commander Mustafa Kemal helped to give turkey a new

identity (Gallipoli). This also provided for the nation's of Australia 

New Zealand and their Anzac heroic national qualities (Gallipoli ). 

Ataturk was first who rose commence as a commander of 

Gallipoli (Hurganhan). The battle of Gallipoli was deadly, over

21,000 people/soldiers deceased or were wounded to death

(hurganhan). Gallipoli's legacy will live on forever in my opinion! 

Disease, Rats & Flies, Oh My! - Zoe Lougee

Zoe Lougee, Staff Reporter

Thursday February 19, 2015

Gallipoli Trenches

    

     Many soldiers in Gallipoli trenches are dying because of horrid diseases spread by rats and flies. The rats had started to eat the rotting leftover food, but have moved on to the stored food, spreading disease to the soldiers (“The Conditions”).

Decaying Corpses 

     The rats have also started eating the eyes and decaying flesh of the soldiers’ dead comrades, and spread disease that way (“The Conditions”).

    There is also another thing that likes to spread disease; Flies. Not only were the flies annoying, but they spent half their time on rotten food, and the other half of their time on open wounds and decaying corpses (“The Conditions”). This brought lots of maggots. In case you didn’t know what maggots are, they are soft-bodied legless larva, especially of a fly (“The Conditions”).

    Many people died of this disease brought on by rats or flies, and because of that,

No Mans Land

many truces were called so soldiers could bury their dead, but 

most of the time the bodies were left to rot in no man’s land (“The 

Conditions”).

    I assume you’re wondering on what those diseases are. One of these diseases is Dysentery. Dysentery is basically an infection of the intestines (“The Conditions”). Typhoid is another disease which is ‘’an infectious bacteria that causes red spots on the chest and severe intestinal irritation” (Typhoid). There is also a disease that, because of long exposure to mud or cold water, results in a painful condition of the feet; this is known as Trench Foot (Trench Foot). A highly contagious disease known as Trench Fever is transmitted by lice, ticks, or mites (Trench Fever). These animals that spread these diseases has cause hundreds of deaths in the Battle of Gallipoli.