0
I'm quite sure it was just the british army in general coming up with ideas to make new vehicles
_________________________________________________________________
Many people played an important role in the creation of the tank. Vehicles very like Tanks (i.e. an armoured body containing armament and travelling on caterpillar tracks) were designed in France, Austria, Russia, and Australia between 1900 and the outbreak of WWI. One was also contemplated in Great Britain. However, no Army or government chose to pursue the idea.
After the start of WWI, the British and French both began building Tanks, each unaware of the other's project. In Britain the most significant figures were Sir Eustace Tennyson d'Eyncourt, Major Ernest Swinton, Walter Wilson, and Willliam Tritton. It was Wilson and Tritton who jointly designed and built the prototype that became the Tank Mark I. In France, the likeliest candidate is Colonel J.B.E. Estienne, who had plans drawn up and persuaded the military to build them. The French and British projects were neck-and-neck, beginning in 1915, although it was the British who first used Tanks on the battlefield, on September 15th, 1916. The French first used their own in April, 1917.
The consensus is that no one person can be considered the sole inventor of the Tank.
Wiki User
∙ 12y ago
Wiki User
∙ 15y agoLeonardo de Vinci. Check out the page on his vision of an tank.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leonardo_da_Vinci_-_scientist_and_inventor#War_machines
Da Vinci may have designed the first tank, but the first working tank was developed during WW1 by the British. Lt. Col Ernest Swinton is credited as being the father of the modern tank http://www.firstworldwar.com/bio/swinton.htm The tank was designed and built by the Landships Committee and the Inventions Committee, so you might say the tank was designed by a committe. Lieutenant Walter Wilson and William Tritton built the first working tank. http://www.firstworldwar.com/weaponry/tanks.htm
Wiki User
∙ 15y agoMajor General Sir Ernest Dunlop Swinton KBE, CB, DSO, RE(1868 -1951) was a military writer and British Army officer. Swinton is credited as having an influence on the development of the tank. The British Royal Navy is the inventor of the "Landships" during WW1.
Wiki User
∙ 15y agoThe British Royal Navy; which is why they were called "Landships."
Wiki User
∙ 12y agothe first tank was a D1 british tank in the battle of Flers Coursellette on September 15, 1916
Add your answer:
Earn +20 pts
Was it the first time tanks were used?
1916
World War 1 tanks how was it first used?
Tanks were just used as back ups. Not like todays tanks that are used in the front to push through the lines. Tanks had many flaws still since they were just introduced by Britain in the war.
What automaker built the first armored tanks used by US troops in battle?
Caterpillar built the first tanks for the U.S. Military. Ford Motor Company was the first automobile manufacture to build a tank for the U.S. Military.
What are tanks that were used in world war 1?
The French built and used the Renaults, fine tanks that the US later built on license. The British built and used the MK series...I, II, III. The British tanks were called males and females; males had cannons, females carried machineguns. The first German tanks were captured allied tanks; they'd paint em up then send em back to their former owners.
Four weapons used for the first time in ww1?
I Can Only Think Of Three A Tank Plane And A Flamethrower I Think :)
Did they have tanks during the Battle of Bull Run?
No , tanks were first used in WW1 .
Who started using tanks first?
The British Army first used tanks in World War 1.
Was it the first time tanks were used?
1916
Why were tanks a failure when first used?
Because of the muddy land, it sunk most tanks making it useless
World War 1 tanks how was it first used?
Tanks were just used as back ups. Not like todays tanks that are used in the front to push through the lines. Tanks had many flaws still since they were just introduced by Britain in the war.
Which war were tanks first used?
Tanks were used in World War 1 and the Allied tanks were better equipped than the germans' although the germans' were bigger and i think they were faster the Allied tanks were superior to their enemies' WW1 was when tanks were used in large scale for the first time but i think they were invented some time before the war but not long before. hope that helps!!! :-)
What battle was tanks used in first?
Deville Wood in 1916
In which war were tanks first used?
It was World War 1.
What four month battle were tanks first used in?
somme
Where when and who created the first rainwater tanks?
There is no information on where, when and who created the first rainwater tanks. Rainwater tanks have been used for centuries as a way to collect rain water and then use it for drinking, bathing, and cleaning.
Were there tanks in World War 2?
Yes, the first use was about twenty years earlier in WW1 tanks were used extensively
What technology was used in D-day?
For the first time DD tanks were used. These could float with the assistance of a special shield and were propelled by 2 small propellers. Many other variations of tanks were used and were referred to as "funny" tanks by the American generals.
