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  2. Tanks in World War I - Wikipedia

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    The Tanks of World War I: The History and Legacy of Tank Warfare during the Great War (2017) [ISBN missing] Foley, Michael. Rise of the Tank: Armoured Vehicles and their use in the First World War (2014) [ISBN missing] Townsend, Reginald T. (December 1916). " 'Tanks' And 'The Hose Of Death' ". The World's Work: A History of Our Time: 195– 207

  3. Medium Mark C - Wikipedia

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    Medium Mark Cs deployed in Glasgow in 1919, following the Battle of George Square. In the (likely) eventuality that the Medium Mark D would not be ready for mass production in 1919, the Tank Corps hoped to receive no fewer than 6,000 Medium Cs that year, a third of which would be of the "Male" version, with a long six-pounder (57 mm) gun, as used on the first British tanks, in the front of the ...

  4. List of combat vehicles of World War I - Wikipedia

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    A Photo History of Tanks in Two World Wars. Poole: Blandford Press. Foss, Christopher F. (2002). The Encyclopedia of Tanks & Armoured Fighting Vehicles. London: Amber Books. ISBN 978-1905704-44-6. Gale, Tim (2016). The French Army's Tank Force and Armoured Warfare in the Great War: The Artillerie Spéciale. New York: Routledge. ISBN 9781317031338.

  5. Comparison of World War I tanks - Wikipedia

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    Tank Country Year introduced Production total Crew Armament number of rounds Armour thickness (front/side/top) Weight Engine power/weight ratio Speed Range Mark I Male: UK 1916 75 8 2x QF 6-pdr (57mm) [324], 3×MG [6,272] 12/10/6 mm 28.4 t Petrol 105 hp (78 kW) 3.7 hp/t 4.5 km/h (2.8 mph) 37 km (23 mi) Female: 75

  6. History of the tank - Wikipedia

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    Leonardo da Vinci sketch of his armored fighting vehicle. Leonardo da Vinci is often credited with the invention of a war machine that resembled a tank. [6] In the 15th century, a Hussite called Jan Žižka won several battles using armoured wagons containing cannons that could be fired through holes in their sides, but his invention was not used after his lifetime until the 20th century. [7]

  7. Medium Mark B - Wikipedia

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    A production of 450 vehicles had been ordered even before the prototype was finished and this number was now increased to 700, to be manufactured at North British Locomotive in Glasgow and later at Metropolitan, Coventry Ordnance Works and the Patent Shaft and Axletree Company. Confusingly the new tank was to have the same name as the Mark A ...

  8. Schneider CA1 - Wikipedia

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    The Schneider CA 1 (originally named the Schneider CA) was the first French tank, developed during the First World War.. The Schneider was inspired by the need to overcome the stalemate of trench warfare which on the Western Front prevailed during most of the Great War.

  9. British heavy tanks of the First World War - Wikipedia

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    The tank is an empty shell that, at some point in its history, was stripped of its internal components. It is painted as F4: Flirt II, which fought at the Battle of Cambrai and was subsequently captured by the Germans. While there is some evidence the Lincolnshire tank may indeed be Flirt II, its history prior to the Second World War is uncertain.