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To break thru enemy lines. The only thing stopping the allies was trenches, barbed wire, and machine gun bullets. Tanks were bullet proof, could traverse thru the mud, and could crush barbed wire!
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∙ 15y ago15th Septrember 1916
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Who was the first to use tanks?
The British in WW1. A little known fact is that Henry Ford designed and built tanks.
Does the army use tanks today?
AnswerYes.
Did the central powers use tanks?
Austria and Turkey did not use tanks. Germany built only twenty tanks, and they used captured British tanks which were in no short supply.
Who used the first modern tank in World War 1?
WWI tanks certainly weren't anything modern by today's standards. Even by the mid-1920s, they were obsolete. But the British were the first to use tanks, and the French were the first to use a turret mounted gun.
In what war did tanks submarines and machine guns emerged?
1. Russia possessed the first submarine fleet during the Russo-Japanese war in 1904/05. The Russian army also deployed the first massive use of machine guns in combat against the Japanese army during the same war. 2. Tanks were deployed in combat for the first time by the British in WWI; 10 plus years after the Russo-Japanes War.
What tanks do the Canadian army have?
they use the German made challenger 2.
Does the british army use the hydration carriers like the united states or do they still use canteens?
The British Army use both the canteen and hydration packs
Is the british military hospital in klagenfurt Austria still in use by the army?
Not by the British Army, as they left Austria in 1955. The buildings are still standing and may be in use by the Austrian army.
Does the british army use an ak 47?
No, the British Army does not use the AK-47 as their standard assault rifle. They use the L85A2, a British-designed and manufactured rifle.
What tanks did Germany use when they first used them in World War 1?
This is the reason the military destroys it's own equipment/weapons when they have to leave it behind; and it always seems to upset civilians: The first German tanks in WW1 were captured British tanks. They simply repaired them, painted their National Insignia on the sides, and sent it right back against it's former owners, the British. Order #1-Leave nothing for the enemy!
What was the first country to use tanks in warfare?
Germany
Can the British army use a M1a1 Thompson?
Of course they CAN
