Because of the machine gun, hundreds of thousands, not milions of solders last their lives, Machine guns influenced the pace of war very drastically, eause i you had let your trenches, you would have been shot down very ‘quickly by a machine gun, and you would have perished, Because of the machine gun, solders had to dig trenches and hide in ther, However, the trenches were rushed, and poorly dug, and so 25 fled with mud and ith, Itwas hardto stay comfortable and keep your clothes dry. Also, lots The invention of ‘the Machine Gun of disease would spread around, king soldiers in tho trenches. actually, the leading cause of death ot solciers in Wi was due to disease. [rhe vention of the machine gun ead to even more death and destruction, costing both sides ofthe war even more money, vhich eventually Germany had to pay for. The machine gun destroyed land, kled hundreds of thousands.