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

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    The Mark IV tank Lodestar III at the Belgian Royal Museum of the Army, Brussels (2005). This tank retains its original paint. When first deployed, British tanks were painted with a four-colour camouflage scheme devised by the artist Solomon Joseph Solomon. It was found that they quickly got covered with mud, rendering elaborate camouflage paint ...

  3. Wikipedia : Featured picture candidates/Mark I tank from ...

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    Original - Mark I tank from World War I Reason This tank was one of the first to be used ever in combat, during the Battle of the Somme.What makes this picture special is the fact that its design is quite unique, the picture quality is very high for a photograph from 1916, and the subject is enhanced by several British Army soldiers.

  4. File:British Mark I male tank Somme 25 September 1916.jpg

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  5. Little Willie - Wikipedia

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    The No1 Lincoln Machine, with lengthened Bullock tracks and Creeping Grip tractor suspension, September 1915. Work on Little Willie's predecessor began in July 1915 by the Landship Committee to meet The United Kingdom's requirement in World War I for an armoured combat vehicle able to cross an 8-foot (2.4 m) trench.

  6. Tanks in World War I - Wikipedia

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    The first use of tanks on the battlefield was the use of British Mark I tanks by C and D Companies HS MGC at the Battle of Flers-Courcelette (part of the Battle of the Somme) on Friday 15 September 1916, with mixed results. Many broke down, but nearly a third succeeded in breaking through.

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

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    British Mark I Tank 1916. New Vanguard. Oxford: Osprey Publishing. ISBN 9781841766898. Fletcher, David (2001). The British Tanks 1915 - 19. The Crowood Press. ISBN 1861264003. Forty, George; Livesey, Jack (2006). The World Encyclopedia of Tanks and Armoured Fighting Vehicles. London: Anness Publishing Ltd. ISBN 978-0754833512. Forty, George (1984).

  8. Mark IV tank - Wikipedia

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    Nearly 460 Mark IV tanks were used during the Battle of Cambrai in November 1917, showing that a large concentration of tanks could quickly overcome even the most sophisticated trench systems. In the aftermath of the German spring offensive on the Western Front, the first tank-to-tank battle was between Mk IV tanks and German A7Vs in the Second ...

  9. Gun Carrier Mark I - Wikipedia

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    The prototype Gun Carrier Mark I (War Department serial number GC 100) was 30 ft (9.1 m) long, and included a Tank Mark I steering tail; with the tail and carrying a gun, the equipment was 43 ft (13 m) long. The vehicle was 11 ft (3.4 m) wide and 9 ft 4 in (2.84 m) high.