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The Mark IV (pronounced Mark four) was a British tank of the First World War. Introduced in 1917, it benefited from significant developments of the Mark I tank (the intervening designs being small batches used for training).
The “Mark IV” tank of World War I was rhomboidal in shape and came in two basic versions: male and female. The male version featured four machine guns and two 6-pounder (57mm) guns that were mounted on side extensions called sponsons. By contrast, the female version had only machine guns.
9 mar 2019 · The first time the Mark IV saw action was at the Battle of Messines Ridge on June 7, 1917. However, the Mark IV heavy tank is most famous for its performance at the Battle of Cambrai, which took place on November 20, 1917. Of the more than 400 tanks that took part in the battle, many were Mark IVs.
The Mark IV entered service in May 1917 and was the most prolific tank of the First World War. The Mark IV was the first tank to be produced and used en masse. Following the modest success of the Mark I tanks on the Somme in 1916 the British Commander-in-Chief, Sir Douglas Haig, ordered 1,000.
German forces using captured British Mark IVs during the Second Battle of the Marne. The first tanks were added, as a "Heavy Branch", to the Machine Gun Corps until a separate Tank Corps was formed on 28 July 1917 by Royal Warrant.
The Mark IV entered service in May 1917 and was the most prolific tank of the First World War. The Mark IV was the first tank to be produced and used en masse. Following the modest success of the Mark I tanks on the Somme in 1916 the British Commander-in-Chief, Sir Douglas Haig, ordered 1,000 more tanks for 1917.
Mark IVs were first used in action in June 1917 and by November formed the greater part of the strength of the Tank Corps at the battle of Cambrai - commemorated as the first really successful battle for the tanks.
