War has had a constant evolution through out time. First it was simple weapons made of stone and wood with bows and arrows, it then evolved to bronze, copper, iron and steel. in the 11th century, the first guns were in recorded use in the field of war. These smooth bore guns were inaccurate and dangerous to both the target and the user. Muskets evolved a much more advanced firing system from there and improved the accuracy. I the 17th century(I think) rifles started appearing, these vastly affected the American Revolutionary war because of German immigrants bringing rifles from the homeland. Rifles are more accurate because of groves in the barrel. The most famous story from the time was a sharpshooter with a Philadelphia rifle aiming at a British officer, the first shoot missed entirely, the second grazed him, the third hit him in the stomach which killed him before he hit the ground.
In the Civil war scopes were introduced along with percussion caps to bring the smoke level down, which improved accuracy at long ranges. in the 20th century two thing that would change war forever happen, the invention of rapid fire and the aircraft, which both speak for themselves. Then, the most powerful modern weapon of them all
Now my question to you is this, what is the next advance in military technology
My primary guess is laser technology, for it has both offensive and defensive capabilities.
In the Civil war scopes were introduced along with percussion caps to bring the smoke level down, which improved accuracy at long ranges. in the 20th century two thing that would change war forever happen, the invention of rapid fire and the aircraft, which both speak for themselves. Then, the most powerful modern weapon of them all
Now my question to you is this, what is the next advance in military technology
My primary guess is laser technology, for it has both offensive and defensive capabilities.
