来源：FTR博客 http://ftr.wot-news.com/2014/06/28/shots-that-changed-the-world/

原文标题：改变历史的一枪

Hello everyone,

大家好。

today is a date that I think is worth remembering. A hundred years ago, on 28.6.1914, Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife, countess Sophie Chotek, were shot by a Serbian nationalist Gavrilo Princip, sparking one of the worst conflicts in human history, First World War.

今天（6月28日）是值得纪念的一天。整整一百年前，（奥匈帝国皇储）斐迪南大公与其妻子苏菲被塞尔维亚民族主义者加夫里洛·普林西普刺杀，由此引发了对人类历史影响最为深重的战争之一——第一次世界大战。

World War Two is undeniably the largest conflict ever fought and it was no doubt a terrible war, but there is something deeply fascinating and disturbing about the terrible battlefields of Flandres and France, with their muddy bleak terrain, raked by mechinegun fire and artillery explosions. First World War also gave birth to or saw the spread of many modern technologies and weapons (such as fighter aircraft, bombers or tanks), a lasting legacy we can feel even today.

第二次世界大战无疑是人类历史上最大规模、最惨烈的战争；但是在从弗兰德到法国的绵长战线里，那被机枪和炮火一遍又一遍犁过的焦土上，一样有很多迷人、又震人心魄的故事。

第一次世界大战催生了很多当代科技，也见证了很多新科技和兵器（比如战斗机，轰炸机，坦克）传播到全世界。一战给我们留下的这些财富，至今仍然能感受到。

For us, World of Tanks players, the development of a tank is definitely the most important aspect of the Great War – it is hard to imagine the dread of the German soldiers, seeing the lumbering monsters for the first time in their lives.

对我们挂机世界坦克世界玩家来说，坦克的发明和发展当然是世界大战中最重要的部分——不知当年的德国兵们，人生中第一次见到那群慢腾腾朝自己挪过来的怪物时候，有没有吓得灵魂出窍？（没有吓尿么？你可以在锡城对面有T95的时候开个老虎去8线试试 

The truth of course was far less dreadful – first tanks were slow, extremely difficult to operate and of limited use. But as the war went on, these machines became refined and deadly, resulting in the legendary FT-17, the great-grandfather of all the modern tanks, first tank to use the “classic” setup with a turret.

不过，最早的坦克其实又慢又笨，用途极其有限。但是随着战争继续进行，这些最早看起来如此不靠谱的玩意们越来越精良，越来越致命，直到第一次使用了单炮塔的“经典结构”，当代所有坦克的祖师爷FT-17横空出世。

An interesting set of WW1 photos can be found here, courtesy of Piroman.

这里有一组一战的老照片。特别感谢Piroman。↑请戳上面链接