Powder River Let'er Buck!
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Weapons of WWI

Powder River Let'er Buck!, also, Weapons of world war one. . , Powder River Let'er Buck! , The shoulder insignia, a black bucking bronco on a gray background with two black rings, was adopted and proudly worn on the left shoulder of the uniforms of the Wyoming troops. This insignia was designed by George N. Ostrom from Sheridan Wyoming who was serving with the 148th Field Artillery, a Wyoming National Guard unit which was part of the 66th Artillery Brigade with the American Expeditionary Forces. They were trained on the French 155 mm Gun and were the first American heavy artillery moved to the front., The Bucking Bronco Logo was stenciled in black in a white circle or square on all of the Wyoming vehicles and equipment. The bronco was called "Powder River" and the term "Powder River Letter Buck" became a rallying cry and cheer for the Wyoming troops. This logo was the first version of the Wyoming Bucking Horse. It was remodeled using "Steamboat" and designed into the bucking horse that now so proudly represents Wyoming on our license plates and most everything official in and about our State., Weapons of world war one , Many weapons of war were first used during this world conflict. Some were invented or developed prior to the war but never tested on the were inverted or developed prior to the war. With the use of the airplane and motorized ground vehicles such as the tank and the motorcycle. new concepts for defense and offense were developed. Some have become outmoded, but others have grown to become major weapons in modern warfare such as the airplane and the tank. Certain technologies became very important such as sonar, protective gas masks, and mechanical fuses for aerial bombs, grenades, artillery rounds and other explosive Some of these weapons are listed below., -Machine Guns - employed from ground mounts from aircrafts and on ground vehicle. This has advanced to be critical and key to ground combat., -Aircraft, these were small aircraft carrying machine guns and capable of dropping bombs and grenades and balloons and motor power dirigibles with a variety of capabilities, - Tanks and armored vehicles, - Concrete pillboxes and barbed wire, - Indirect artillery fire creeping barrages - the majority of casualties were a result of indirect artillery fire., - Motorcycles - some were used for messenger service others with side-car mounted machine guns., - Poison gas and gas masks, - Hand grenades, - Flame thrower, -One man automatic rifle - Lewis Gun, The weapons primarily used during this war were developed for employment in static trench warfare and forces were often in one position for months, during which time the opposing forces exchanged artillery fire and ran small unit forays and raids against each other. Many of the weapons and technology first used in World War One have improved to the point that they are key to modern warfare. ,