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In World War I, tanks were first used. The were top secret but very large. To get the tanks to the battle field unnoticed, they were put into crates labeled "water tanks". They were nicknamed "Water Tanks" but the name was shortened over time to "Tanks".
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 13y agoWhen tanks were being first developed by the British during World War I, they were considered groundbreaking weapons that could possibly help turn the tide of the war. The British needed a codename for their new machines, in the event that the Germans got word that the British were developing a secret weapon. They decided to name their new war machines "tanks" because the name didn't give the Germans many hints as to what they possibly were.
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∙ 13y agoThe first tanks to be built were given the name to disguise their identity when being moved from the factory to the army, (covered with a tarpaulin they could have just been a water tank).
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