The first prototypes were completed in early 1916, and the first several dozen machines were at the front by mid-1916. After a successful field demonstration in 1915, Britain established a secret “Landships Committee” to study the military prospects of the vehicle, at first seen more like a warship than a land weapon, hence the name “landship.” The initiative was codenamed the “tank” because its hull resembled that of a water carrier. The First World War tank developed from the interest of some military officers in the marriage of tractors with caterpillar tracks as a means of crossing trench obstacles and breaking through barbed wire. Reinforcements of troops were available to blunt attacks or throw back Allied troops with rapid counterattacks.Mortars and artillery provided support to the front line infantry with firepower from the rear. ![]()
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