19 16 "mark" I tank, diamond outline, rigid suspension. There are protruding gun seats on the track frames on both sides of the car body, two tracks bypass the car body from above, and a pair of steering wheels protrude from the back of the car. The tank has eight crew members, including "male" and "female". "Gong" is equipped with two 57mm guns and four machine guns, while "Mu" is only equipped with five machine guns. 1965438+September 2006 15, 60 mark I tanks entered the battle of the somme for the first time. At that time, for the sake of secrecy, Britain described this new weapon as a "tank" that sent water to the front. Therefore, the name has been used to this day, and "tank" is the transliteration of the word.
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During the First World War, in order to break through the defensive positions composed of trenches, barbed wire and machine gun bunkers and break the rigid tank bureau of positional warfare, the warring parties urgently needed to develop a new type of weapon that organically combined firepower, mobility and protection. An Englishman, E.D. swinton (also translated into Tritton), discovered in an accident that tractors are invincible if they are equipped with artillery or machine guns.
19 14 10 in June, the European battlefield was deadlocked in World War I. Lieutenant Colonel Swinton, who is serving in the British Expeditionary Force, pointed out that it is necessary to build an armored vehicle that can open the way on the battlefield covered with barbed wire, cross trenches, destroy and suppress enemy machine gun fire, so as to break the dull deadlock on the Western Front. At that time, the British army was not interested in this, but Churchill, then the secretary of the navy, was very lucky, ordered the formation of the "Land Warship Committee" and personally led the development of the "Land Warship". 19 15 In February, the British government adopted the suggestion of E.D. swinton, and made a prototype in September of 19 15 by using automobile, tractor, gun manufacturing and metallurgical technology, and the first test was successful. The prototype is called "Little Wanderer" with a total weight of 18. Equipped with 1 7.7mm Maxim machine gun and several 7.7mm Lewis machine guns, the engine power is 77. 175kW, the maximum speed is 3.2km/h, and it can cross trenches with a width of 1.2m and obstacles with a height of 0.3m. ..
19 16 "mark" I tank, diamond outline, rigid suspension. There are protruding gun seats on the track frames on both sides of the car body, two tracks bypass the car body from above, and a pair of steering wheels protrude from the back of the car. The tank has eight crew members, including "male" and "female". "Gong" is equipped with two 57mm guns and four machine guns, while "Mu" is only equipped with five machine guns. 1965438+On September 5, 2006, 48 "Mark I" tanks were put into battle for the first time, but for various reasons, only 18 tanks were put into battle. Churchill used the naval term "tank" to name this new weapon in order not to let the Germans notice it. There are different opinions about the origin of the name "tank". One said that after the invention of tanks, a person laughed at tanks as big tanks, and whoever thought of this name spread; There is also a saying that it is for confidentiality. In short, there are many versions of the name "tank". Therefore, the name has been used to this day, and "tank" is the transliteration of the word. 19 18, France also developed Renault FT- 17 tank, which also made great contributions in the first world war. ..
This kind of tank is called "Mark" I. Walking on the track, it can gallop across the battlefield, cross obstacles and trenches, and quickly break through the German defense line, thus opening up a new era of army mechanization. Since then, hundreds of thousands of tanks have been made in the world, which have become the main combat weapons of the army, marine corps and airborne troops in various countries. Tanks are the main assault weapons in ground operations and the basic equipment of armored forces. It is mainly used against enemy tanks and other armored vehicles, and can also suppress and destroy anti-tank weapons, destroy field fortifications and annihilate effective forces.