Tanks

​Tanks by Chris T.

**__Early Tanks __** · The idea of the tank came from a type of farming vehicle that could cross rough and rocky land easily. · To get through the rough land, tanks used caterpillar tracks which could dig into the dirt and move easier. · The tank was designed in 1770 by Richard Edgeworth. · There is no proof of who truly invented the tank. · Very early tanks had a top speed of about 4 mph on flat land. · They had the ability to turn very sharply at its top speed. · Early tanks had the ability to climb a five feet parapet. · They were able to cross an eight feet gap in the ground. · They had a working radius of ten miles. · A tank had a working crew of about ten men with two machine guns and one light artillery gun when they were first designed. · Tanks were covered with a bulletproof coating with two revolving machine guns. · The tank was designed in 1770 by Richard Edgeworth. · There is no proof of who truly invented the tank. · The first tank made for the U.S. was the Holt Gas-Electric Tank in 1918. · It was designed by a tractor company called Holt and General Electric Company (GEC). · <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">It had a pair of browning machine guns attached for anti-infantry defense work on the sides of the tank. · <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">In a whole, the Holt Tank was a disappointment. · <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Its top speed was about 6 mph (which was quite slow for the time). · <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">In 1918, the U.S. attempted to make another tank called M1917 6-ton. · <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">It was very similar with two browning machine guns on its sides, but it was small in size. · <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">It was slightly slower with a top speed of 5 mph. · <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Finally, in 1919 the U.S. manufactured a tank much better than before, The Mark VIII. · <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">It was bigger in size, had a top speed of 6.5 mph, and its range of fire was 50 miles (the other two had 30 miles and 31 miles). · <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">It could fit 11 soldiers and had a 300 horsepower engine. · <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">To protect itself from up close combat, The Mark VIII had browning machine guns and Hotchkiss machine guns.
 * __<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Holt Gas-Electric Tank (1918) __**
 * __<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">M1917 6-Ton Tank (1918) __**
 * __<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Mark VIII Tank (1919) __**

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