Technology During World War 2

In the war between countries, technology has played a huge part in the outcome; this is especially evident during the time of World War II. Technology in warfare consisted of weapons, vehicles, aircrafts, and chemical reactants. Technology during World War I was lacking and countries knew when World War II began that in order for them to be victorious they must have the most technologically advanced weapons and other devices or systems that would benefit the nation. The Allies were victorious in WW2 because they made better use of the available technologies than the Germans, advancing in communication/detection systems such as sonar and the radio, as well as, weapons including the atomic bomb, and bomber aircrafts.

One communication system that the Allies used more effectively than the Axis was the SONAR system. Sonar was an acronym that originally stood for Sound Navigation and Ranging. Sonar works by using sound propagation, most often underwater, to navigate and communicate with or detect objects around them (Overy). This was crucial to the war effort due to the fact that the Allies were able to detect and alert people where a boat was and which direction it was heading in. This was vital because thanks to SONAR the Axis were able to sense threats and notify There were two different types of sonar systems that were used during World War II: active sonar and passive sonar. Active SONAR systems used an acoustic projector to generate a sound wave into the water, which was reflected back by a target. The reflected waves were detected by a SONAR receiver, which analyzed the signal to determine the range, bearing, and relative motion of the target. " (Hackmann). Different than active SONAR, passive SONAR only had receivi...

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