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 deadlock in 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, proposed 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 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 Minister of the Navy, was very fortunate, 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, made a prototype in September 19 15, and successfully tested it. The prototype is called "Little Wanderer" and weighs 18. Equipped with 1 7.7mm Maxim heavy machine guns and several 7.7mm Lewis heavy machine guns, the engine power is 77. 175kW, the maximum speed is 3.2km/h, and it can cross 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. At the same time, in order not to let the Germans notice such a new weapon, Churchill named this new weapon with the naval term "tank" (there are many sayings about the origin of the name "tank". One said that after the invention of the tank, a person laughed at the tank as a big tank, and whoever thought of the name came from it. Besides, it's for confidentiality. In short, there are many versions of the origin 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. 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 and basic equipment of armored forces in ground operations. It is mainly used to break through enemy lines, destroy enemy bunkers and field fortifications, smash the resistance of enemy infantry, destroy enemy artillery, vehicles, materials, ammunition and bridges, destroy all effective forces, cover their own infantry and fight against enemy tanks and other armored vehicles.