Weird Weapons and Other Surprising Objects 15 Strange Inventions From World War Part 1

During the World War, the Allies and the Central Powers employed modern weaponry and firepower on an unprecedented scale. Both sides also developed new protective equipment in response to changes in military tactics and technologies. These vintage photos from the Imperial War Museum offer a rare glimpse of very unique inventions from the World War...
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1. Heil, Mickey Mouse: This German audio-visual apparatus was designed to enhance the boom and flash of enemy artillery and, thus, help pinpoint gun positions.
2. Not so shining armour: Unwieldy and cumbersome, but the Brewster Body Shield could still stop a machine gun bullet.
3. Man over-bed: US sailors were trained to strap on bed mattresses in the absence of lifejackets.
4. Pedal power: German soldiers generating electricity for communications and light.
5. Now Hear This: Recruits at a US Navy training camp in Seattle receive an earful.
6. Homemade tree stump: Both sides would remove shell-damaged trees under cover of darkness and plant fakes – like this one installed at Souchez in May 1918 - to house snipers and lookouts. Made of canvas and chicken wire, it tested the nerve of the bravest occupant. 7. Dummy tank: Australian engineers from from 4th Field Company manoeuvre a dummy tank, made of wood and canvas, ahead of an assault on the Hindenberg Line in 1918.

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