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The British Mark V tank [a] was an upgraded version of the Mark IV tank.. The tank was improved in several aspects over the Mark IV, chiefly the new steering system, transmission and 150 bhp engine, but it fell short in other areas, particularly its insufficient ventilation leading to carbon monoxide poisoning for the crew. [5]
The Mark V was intended to be built as completely new design. However, in December 1917, when the desired new engine and transmission became available, this design was abandoned and the designation switched to an improved version of the Mark IV, in fact a Mark IV as it was originally intended: more power (150 bhp) with a new Ricardo engine, improved steering mechanism and epicyclical ...
Mark V tank, a series of variations of the World War I Mark I tank Mark V Composite tank in Estonian service; specific design and service of the Mark V tank as used by Estonia; BL 8-inch howitzer Mk I – V; World War I British gun, heavy and short-range; Mk 5 mine (1943); British anti-tank mine used in World War II
Tanks. 12 FT-17 light tank; 4 Mark V heavy tank; 6 TKS tankette; Armored cars. 13 Arsenal Crossley armored car; Anti-tank weapons. 44 Rheinmetall 37mm Pak 36 L/50 anti-tank gun (Note:The Estonian Rheinmetall gun had a longer barrel length compared to Wehrmacht standard L/45.) 4 Bohler 47 mm anti-tank gun model 1935; 15 Solothurn-Arsenal 20 mm ...
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Mark V "male" tank, showing short 6-pounder (57-mm) Hotchkiss gun in right sponson A Mark V* tank – on the roof, the tank carries an unditching beam on rails, that could be attached to the tracks and used to extricate itself from difficult muddy trenches and shell craters A Mark V** tank. The Mark V was first intended to be a completely new ...
The 301st, equipped with British Mark V heavy tanks, suffered large casualties in the Battle of St. Quentin Canal on 29 September [4] as part of the British 4th Tank Brigade, under the control of the Australian Corps. [2] Efforts were made to hide the Tanks moving up to the front lines by having Planes fly over German lines. [5]
Little Willie at the Tank Museum, Bovington (2006) The Landship Committee was a small British committee formed during the First World War to develop armoured fighting vehicles for use on the Western Front. The eventual outcome was the creation of what is now called the tank.