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Along with the tank, the first self-propelled gun (the British Gun Carrier Mk I) and the first armoured personnel carrier followed the invention of tanks.
25 maj 2024 · In this in-depth look, we‘ll explore 12 of the most significant inventions and innovations to emerge from the war. 1. The Tank. The first tanks were developed by the British Army as a means to break the stalemate of trench warfare. These armored vehicles could traverse difficult terrain and withstand machine gun fire.
7 mar 2023 · World War I brought aircraft carriers into the action. / Royal Air Force Museum/GettyImages. The Great War was a time of terrible tragedy, but also led to some inventions that had a lasting impact...
During the First World War, Britain began the serious development of the tank. Ironically, the Royal Navy led the way with the First Lord of the Admiralty, Winston Churchill, establishing the Landships Committee in early 1915.
4 sie 2021 · 2. Tanks. With the availability of internal combustion engines, armoured plates and the issues of manoeuvrability posed by trench warfare, the British quickly sought a solution to providing troops with mobile protection and firepower. In 1915, the Allied forces began developing armoured ‘landships’, modelled on and disguised as water tanks.
The first order for tanks was placed on 12 February 1916, and a second on 21 April. Fosters built 37 (all "male"), and Metropolitan Carriage, Wagon, and Finance Company, of Birmingham, 113 (38 "male" and 75 "female"), a total of 150.
To maintain secrecy, British commanders began referring to the new invention as ‘Water Carriers’ or ‘Water Tanks’. This was because the shape of the vehicle resembled a water tank, and this allowed the British to offer a reasonable explanation for what it was while transporting it to the frontlines.
