Birth of the TANK - Armoured Warfare In WWI

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  @Truths-Shadow90 · 11 months ago

  "we are losing objective Butter!"

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• OS

  @oshosanyagodwin · 1 year ago

  Battlefield 1 was definitely a great introduction to this video

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• WE

  @weetyskemian44 · 2 years ago

  Very amused that a tank crew called their tank frey bentos. Cos its a tin can full of meat right? War humour.

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• FU

  @Fury_of_the_first · 1 year ago

  Fun fact: they were called tanks so they could be mistaken as water tanks under the tarps during transportation and in case german spies intercepted British communications, the german’s would still assume water tanks are being shipped to front

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• GO

  @Gothicsoul34 · 2 years ago

  Poland also used around 17 FTs during WW2 when Germans entered Warsaw to block tunnel leading to central square

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• DA

  @davidpope3943 · 2 years ago

  My paternal grandfather started off in the cavalry and ended up in the Tank Corps in WW1. Unfortunately his military records were lost in the Blitz in WW2 but I do know he was in a Mark IV ~ probably a Female version ~ when his tank was destroyed by a German field gun, possibly 7.7cm. &nbsp;The warhead detonated in the engine and he was covered in burning engine oil and fuel. He later named his house Morlancourt and I’m not sure if it was because there was a tankodrome there that he might have been based at or whether he was in an action nearby there. <br>He passed away in 1967 and although I was only 7 then I can remember the burn scars. I always regret that he didn’t live longer so I could really talk to him about his experiences. Those early tankers were real trailblazers, working in pretty horrendous conditions. I have the greatest respect for them all.

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• AS

  @AsbestosMuffins · 2 years ago

  it is always interesting that there was the tank made for ww1, the tanks that won ww2, and then everything thats come after

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• ST

  @stevesmodelbuilds5473 · 2 years ago

  One thing missing here is the role of Winston Churchill in the development of the tank. Initially, the idea was rejected by the army, but Mr. Churchill provided financing for a &apos;land ship&apos; through the Admiralty.

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• IN

  @Infinitylord2 · 10 months ago

  EDWARD, RELEASE THE PIGION THATS AN ORDER SON!

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• CM

  @cmotdibbler4454 · 2 years ago

  &quot;It is very unstable and prone to fall over on rough ground, which is, to my way of thinking, not an ideal tank characteristic&quot; <br><br>I nearly choked on my cup of tea!

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• BI

  @BiteBaykon · 2 years ago

  Great video again. <br><br>I&apos;ve been in Guy Martin&apos;s Mk IV. My old man took me out for the day, and where it was being kept in Norfolk was just up the road from where he lives. It was an insane piece of machinery.

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  @thetankmuseum · 2 years ago

  Hello Tank Nuts! Let us know what you thought of our latest video.

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