Does anybody have any period photos or diagrams of a Mk. IV tank showing the interior loaded with ammunition and gear? IIRC the Mk. IV females carried something like 13,000 rounds of ammo in Lewis drums... which is an enormous number of drums.
The stowage locations for mg ammo in both male and female tanks seem poorly suited for round drums... the only pics I have seen are in a museum male tank and it shows what look like square or rectangular cans in the ammo racks. Are these the correct cans that were used or something added simply to fill the space? The racks in a Mk. V appear almost identical despite switching from the Lewis to the Hotchkiss "Portative" with its feed strips or articulated "belt-strips". I'd almost expect wooden ammo boxes in WW1...
Does anybody also have some good pics of the 6pdr. mounts on the both the Mk. IV and Mk.V? Seems like every picture I find is from the vantage point of the rear doors on the sponson. Was any 6pdr. ammunition stored below the gun or inside the sponson a Mk. IV or Mk. V or was the closest ready to use ammo the located in the aperture for the sponson on the hull sides?
