If you remember the del Prado Great War figures that came out a few years ago, each came with an Osprey booklet that was an abbreviated version of the real thing.
Imagine my surprise on reading this paragraph in the one that accompanied No.13 (Sergeant, Lancashire Fusiliers, Somme, 1916):
Tanks, a formidable British invention . . . . . appeared in action for the first time on the Somme in 1916. The Mark I had 4-in (10cm) armour plate, a crew of eight, weighed 28 tons, and was armed with two 6-pounder Hotchkiss guns. This was the 'male tank'; a lighter-armed version armed with three Hotchkiss machine guns was termed the 'female'. It had a speed of about 43 mph (60kph).
Discuss the effect on the conduct of the War if the above were true.
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10cm armour... Not so far from a battle cruiser... But you're right, the best is the speed... 43mph accross the no man's land without any suspension... regards gilles(Lostiznaos)
If you remember the del Prado Great War figures that came out a few years ago, each came with an Osprey booklet that was an abbreviated version of the real thing.
Imagine my surprise on reading this paragraph in the one that accompanied No.13 (Sergeant, Lancashire Fusiliers, Somme, 1916):
Tanks, a formidable British invention . . . . . appeared in action for the first time on the Somme in 1916. The Mark I had 4-in (10cm) armour plate, a crew of eight, weighed 28 tons, and was armed with two 6-pounder Hotchkiss guns. This was the 'male tank'; a lighter-armed version armed with three Hotchkiss machine guns was termed the 'female'. It had a speed of about 43 mph (60kph).
Discuss the effect on the conduct of the War if the above were true.
Methinks a misplaced decimal point has upped the speed. As for the rest... whatever they're on, I want some.
Its actually amazing what rubbish is out there I've seen (American) teacher's material that states that the tanks were developed from Holt tractors and were first used at Cambrai. Other stuff quotes the Mk IV as being a light tank used in 1918 (some mix up with the WW2 MkIV light tank methinks). Or how about "they were little used"?
The Battle of Marasti was one of the main battles to take place on Romanian soil in World War I. It was fought between July 22 and August 1, 1917, and was an offensive operation of the Romanian and Russian Armies.
The above is from Wikipedia, and describes at length what must, with no disrespect, have been Romania's only victory of the War.
This is at the end of the article:
The Romanian-Russian forces took 2,700 prisoners, 70 tanks, and important quantities of war materiel.
-- Edited by James H at 13:10, 2008-07-15
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