The Medium B Whippet was built in 1918. It was shaped more like a heavy tank than the Medium A Whippet and was longer, wider and heavier than its predecessor. However, it was shorter than the Medium A. A large, fixed turret was mounted on top of the Medium B. This turret was in front …
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Medium C Hornet
The Medium C Hornet was an improved version of the Medium B Whippet. Like the Medium B, the Medium C had an engine in the rear of the tank. The Medium C Hornet weighed 20 tons (20,320kg) and had a 150hp Ricardo engine. This tank could hold 150 gallons of gasoline, more than twice as …
Number One Lincoln Machine (“Little Willie”)
The Number One Lincoln Machine, or “Little Willie”, is sometimes considered the world’s first tank. However, it only existed as a prototype, and was never engaged in battle. Little Willie was sometimes known as the “Tritton Machine”, after one of its two designers: William Tritton, who was chief executive of William Foster and Co. Ltd. …
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Renault FT 17 Light Tank
France’s Renault FT 17 light tank formed the basis of a number of different tanks produced by other countries, including the United States, Russia and Italy. The design of America’s Ford 6 Ton Tank was based on that of the Renault FT 17. Russia’s first tank, the KS (Krasnoye Sormovo) was a copy of the …
Saint Chamond Heavy Tank
The Saint Chamond, named after the place it was made, was France’s second heavy tank of World War One. The original idea for a second tank was supposed to be based on the original Schneider CA1, but the designer of that tank, Eugene Brille, would not let Colonel Rimailho of Compagnie des forges et aciéries …