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Power of 50
Military advances
In what's considered the first modern war, both sides developed equipment and tactics that would be refined in later conflicts:
32. Minié ball bullets, cartridge ammunition
33. Repeating rifles
34. First machine guns
35. Submarines
36. Hot-air balloons
37. Soldier ID tags
38. Land mines
39. Ironclad ships
40. Trench warfare
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