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James H


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"The tank, a combined American and French invention, was first used by the British." - 

http://yamaguchy.netfirms.com/7897401/merchants/merchant_12.html

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LincolnTanker


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Another Ooh, dear.

The descriptor "tank" is reputed to have evolved from the construction of the early batches by North British Locomotive Company in Glasgow. The order was coded as "special tanks", and much of the work was undertaken in the NBLC Tank shops and the name stuck.[10]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tank

I also have read recently that the first Tanks were designed in Leedsdisbelief


-- Edited by LincolnTanker on Thursday 14th of January 2010 01:20:52 PM

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