TANKS Used in The Korean War

Many of the tanks used in the korean war were very well armoured.The war was a long lasting and was hard on the troops and people in the war.

Here is a list of the tanks used in the war MK1- Weighed 3 tons, the top speed for for this tank was 20mph, and only seated two people. SU-76- Wieghed 12.35 tons,top speed was 28mph, and seated around four people. Sherman(M4A3E8)- Wieghed 35 tons, top speed was 30mph, and about six people fit comfortably. Chaffee- was one of the lightest tanks used weighing only 20 tons, it was also the fastest with a top speed of 34mph, and seated around four to five people. Pershing- classified as a heavy tank it weighed 46 tons top speed was 30mph, it could fit up to 1 to 2 to 3 to 4 to 5 people comfortably. (Korean War:tanks and fighting vehicles) The Patton- was classified as a medium wieght tank wieghing in at 46 tons, this tank had a top speed of 30mph,and could fit up to five people max. Centurion- was known as the heavy tank wieghing in at 57 tons, and had a top speed of 21.5 mph, and only had a capacity to carry three people. the T-34 Tank was first used in the mongolian battle against Japan. Two-hundred T- 34 tanks were used by the koreans during the war. many of the north koreans had destroyed most of the south koreans land and living quarters.(Parallel, sending 180 soviet-built T-34 tanks across the 38th)

In the korean war many tanks were destroyed by either opposing tanks or opposing artillery. If you were in the korean war would you be scared? What would you do in the place of some of the many heros that fought in the " Forgotten War"?

Guns used during the Korean War

The Korean war had many new inventions that were very high tech for this time period. Seeing all these new inventions coming out made this war very deadly and high powered. Three different kinds of guns that had a big impact on the Korean War were machine guns, rifles, and pistols.

Pistols had a big impact on the Korean War. For example, many of the officers and generals would carry around a pistol and only a pistol. Throughout the Korean war had many varieties and different kinds of pistols. For example, the .357 magnum revolver, .38 Caliber Revolver, .45 Caliber M1911A1, Type 51-Tokarev Tula 33 were all a major part of the Korean War(Miller). Although pistols could not be used as a long range weapon many of the soldiers relied on their pistols during the war. It was not very often you would catch a soldier without a pistol on their side.

Rifles utilized in the Korean War were of many models and nationalities. There are two types of rifles the bolt-action rifle and a semi or fully automatic rifle. For the Korean side it was mostly made up of Russian and Chinese models versus the Americans who were still using weapons from WWII, such as the M1 Garand. The M1 Garand was a semi-automatic, with a caliber of 7.62 x 63mm bullets(Top Ten). It could hold 8 rounds, fire about 2838 feet per second, also could soot about 30 rounds per minute(Top Ten). Also, the 1903 Springfield originated from the United States(Top Ten). This gun was a bolt action rifle, with 7.62 x 63mm, could hold 5 rounds, shoot 2700 feet per second, and could should about 10 rounds per minute(Top Ten). The Germans invented the Sturmgewehr 44, which was semi or fully automatic(Top Ten). This gun could hold 30 round, shoot 2,133 feet per second, and fire 500 rounds per minute(Top Ten). Germany also came up with the K98K Carbine, which was a bolt action rifle and could fire about 2,822 feet per second(Top Ten). It had the capacity of 5 rounds, and would fire 10-15 rounds per minute(Top Ten).

Machine guns are by far the most powerful gun in any country history. All of them are fully automatic and use ammo cartridges of rifle size or larger(Machine). When these kind of guns came out they dominated over trench warfare(Machine). In 1862 Richard Jordan Gatling invented the Gatling gun which was the first high powered machine gun, powered by a hand crank(Machine). The first revolving gun invented was the Hotchkiss revolving cannon by, Benjamin Berkely Hotchkiss(Machine). The M1919 fully automatic machine gun was brought into war by the United States(Machine). This gun had many improvements, like it was lighter and is air cooled(Machine).

With all these new weapons coming out during the Korean War made this war very deadly and had many casualties. Without all these new guns coming out this war would have been very different, and maybe even of come out with a different outcome.

web weaver week 3

this link is of a website that gives descriptions of some of the major battles during the korean war and how the men faught. http://www.history.navy.mil/photos/events/kowar/kowar.htm

quote keeper week 4

1.)was this the dog that had not barked in my opinion i think this is refering to somone who has not really experienced much in life yet 2.)all hands make sure every shot counts i agree with this because i believe every man should fight to their best and make sure every thing including each shot they take counts 3.)he was a brave man looking for ammo i think this means that the man zullo was commanding was doing anything he could to keep his troups going and fight off the chinese

CONNECTOR WEEK 3

Text to Text - Give Me Tomorrow is similar to the show M.A.S.H. that as i was little used to watch with my Great Grampa. Its based on a group of doctors during the same time period as the korean war. Text to World - this book relates to what is happening in libya. with the whole terrorist and the anti fly zone over libya, which they might have had over korean at certain times during the war. Text to Self - i can sorta relate to this book due to the fact that bothj my Great Grampa and my GrandFather served as infrintry men during the Korean War and my Great Grampa also Served in WWII. So i can relate some of their old war storys to the experiances in the book.

WEB WEAVER WEEK 4

The Korean War this link show live footage of the war, it may be hard to see but thats because back then video wasnt all that it is today. The Korean War part II in this link they talk about briefly the Korean War and how the U.S.A. was part of it.

Week 4- Quote Keeper.

"I went to tell them good-bye", - Farr. This quote sums up a lot of this book, throughout this book many of the mens friends and even family died. It was very hard for them to go back in later years and tell them good bye. "Months of dirt, blood, and grime just washed away", - Farr. This quote said by Farr was a great one. When he was done taking his shower he said this and it just shows how long they had to go without good care of there bodies for months after months. Y0u could imagine what they would look like. pg 186 "In twenty minutes, we were all sick as dogs.", - Olmstead. This quote displays how bad of conditions these men were fighting in. They would get sick so quick because of the -30 degree weather and the wind. They just did not have the gear they needed for this war.