How Britain Invented the Tank and Changed Modern Warfare Forever Britain revolutionized the battlefield in 1916 with the introduction of the Mark I tank. This first-ever armored combat vehicle was specifically designed to break the deadly stalemate of trench warfare during WWI. Reaching a top speed of only 3.7 mph, it relied on its unique rhomboid shape and heavy iron plating to crawl across craters and crush barbed wire. Armed with cannons or machine guns in side sponsons, this mechanical beast
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How Britain Invented the Tank and Changed Modern Warfare Forever Britain revolutionized the battlefield in 1916 with the introduction of the Mark I tank. This first-ever armored combat vehicle was specifically designed to break the deadly stalemate of trench warfare during WWI. Reaching a top speed of only 3.7 mph, it relied on its unique rhomboid shape and heavy iron plating to crawl across craters and crush barbed wire. Armed with cannons or machine guns in side sponsons, this mechanical beast
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