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British heavy tanks were a series of related armoured fighting vehicles developed by the UK during the First World War.The Mark I was the world's first tank, a tracked, armed, and armoured vehicle, to enter combat.
This system allowed for very precise control of powered traverse, a light touch on the pedal resulting in a minimum traverse speed of 0.1 degrees per second (360 degrees in 60 minutes), unlike in most other tanks of the time (e.g., the US M4 Sherman or Soviet T-34) this allowed for fine laying of the gun without the gunner needing to use his ...
Maximum speed : Road: 40 km/h (25 mph) (Mk. 1- Mk. 3) ... Mark 1 and Mark 2 models had ... In 1975 all British Army earlier Marks of tanks except Mark 1s were ...
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.
Medium Mark I CS and Medium Mark IA CS: a dozen [citation needed] tanks were rebuilt as close support vehicles, mainly for smoke laying, equipped with a 15-pounder mortar. [6] Experimental Wheel and Track Medium Mark I: this was a wheel-cum-track project of 1926 to improve strategic mobility by overcoming track wear. The tank could be elevated ...
Ellis, Chris; Chamberlain, Peter (1969), No. 3: Tanks Marks I to V, AFV Profile, Profile Publishing Fletcher, David (2004), British Mark I Tank 1916 , New Vanguard 100, Osprey Publishing Fletcher, David (2007), British Mark IV Tank , New Vanguard 133, Osprey Publishing, ISBN 978-1-84603-082-6
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.
Provision for fitting four Swingfire wire-controlled anti-tank missiles (intended as a response to weapons of greater range, such as the 120 mm L11 tank gun. The Mark 2 did not proceed beyond a mock-up although a Vickers Mark 1 MBT with four Swingfire missiles, two mounted either side of the turret towards the rear, was shown at Farnborough. A ...