History A-Level
Impact of new weapons on tactics
What Impact of new weapons on tactics means in History A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
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Developments such as the tank, which combined armour, mobility and firepower to break trench deadlock, had a significant impact on tactics and outcomes.
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- Paper 3, Option 35.2: The British experience of warfare, c1790–1918 - 2 Changes in weaponry and the role of the people (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
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