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Petrol 60 hp (45 kW) 14 km/h 65–70 km See also. Comparison of early World War II tanks; History of the tank; Notes ...
The D.III line of engines would find themselves eclipsed in performance by the BMW IIIa of 138 kW (185 hp) and then 150 kW (200 hp)(British rated it at 170 kW (230 hp)) in 1918, however, the small number of BMW's produced ensured that the Mercedes D.III series would be the primary German fighter engine up to the last month or two of the war and ...
The 517 Hp 18 cylinder Mercedes D.VI engine was the strongest aeroengine which was ever developed during WW1. By the end of 1914 the line between the Imperial German Army and the Allied powers stretched from the North Sea to the Alps. The initial "war of movement" largely ceased, and the front became static.
The Hispano-Suiza 8 is a water-cooled V8 SOHC aero engine introduced by Hispano-Suiza in 1914 that went on to become the most commonly used liquid-cooled engine in the aircraft of the Entente Powers during the First World War.
Powered by a 105 hp (78 kW) Daimler engine, the 10-foot-high (3.0 m) armoured box was initially fitted with a low Bullock caterpillar. A rotating top turret was planned with a 40 mm gun but abandoned due to weight problems, leaving the final vehicle unarmed and little more than a test-bed for the difficult track system. Difficulties with the ...
In 1919, it set a world marine speed record of 70.86 miles per hour (114.04 km/h) powered by two 350 hp Liberty L-12s. World speed record breaker and five-time Gold Cup champion Gar Wood at the helm of triple Liberty L-12-powered Miss America 2 , the second of nine Packard V-12 driven Miss Americas and 1921 Harmsworth Trophy winner
The engine, a 330 hp (250 kW) Ricardo petrol for British tanks and a 300 hp (220 kW) Liberty V12 for US ones [29] to drive its 37 long tons (38 t)s) was compartmentalised from the crew of 12 (later reduced to 10), and the cupola structure included forward and rear firing machine guns. Of a planned (shared production) of 1,500 each, a single ...
The vehicles in this list were either used in combat, produced or designed during the First World War. World War One saw the start of modern armoured warfare with an emphasis on using motor vehicles to provide support to the infantry.