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In 1917 both sides had been locked in a stalemate and fighting, the British invented the tank to penetrate German lines and end the stalement, they also used tanks because mass infrantry charges were not working because of the new maxim guns (Machine Guns).

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Q: Why did they use tanks in World War 1?
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