[Huffinuggles001]

I am reasearching WWI tanks, I was wondering how the tank exactally works, also I was wondering when there was in event during WWI were the Tank was successfully used. What are some advantages and disadvantages of it (when the tank backfired)

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[speedball1]

The British introduced tanks in WW1 in 1916. Before that armored cars were used but they couldn't work off road. The three MPH top speed of the early tanks was a drawback so the tank was used to open up barbed wire obstacles and troop formations. To see more click on this link; http://www.geocities.com/Pentagon/Bu...017/tanks.html Hope trhis helps and thank you for rating my reply, Tom

[ejd333]

The Britis hmark IV (4) tank made it's debut in 1916, but was not used en-force (mass) until the Battle of Cambrai in 1917. A british well thoughtout attack, and one of the very few clear victories, which owed much of it's success to the 370 tanks , most Mark Ivs and several dozen smaller wippets . Mark Ivs had a max speed of 4 mph the Wippets 8. the wippets went ahead with the infantry, after the large (19 of them) under ground mines went off (two years to dig and put mines in plae under enemy lines) causing much confusion, British,Anzac and Colonial forces stormed across the lines, with the roalling barrage ahead of them, and the tanks knocking down the barbed wire as well. The tanks put the fear of God in the German soldiers. All acounts of the time say it was overwhelming in it's fear factor. The guns where mainly 6 lb and the armor was about 1/2" thick, but it repelled all rifles and machine guns, and grenades. there action in that battle was first rate, and they did considerable damage. check out the 1960 documentary "the Great war" by the BBC, 24 episodes, and excellent coverage of the tank warfare in the later episodes , or the more current World war one in Colour (BBC) from 2003, episode 2. or the history channels 10 best tanks, where the mark 4 comes in at #6 (the fear factor has been equalled on the battlefield). Interesting note: more crewmembers ied of carbon monoxide than combat, as they vented horribly. They had no springs or shock absorbers, and many crewmen where injured just operating it.