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GE Hybrid Gun Mount
General Electric Company1919-12-30
Museum of Innovation & Science
Schenectady, United States
During World War I, General Electric developed the first American military tank. A variation of the tank was a electrically propelled gun mount. Both the tank and the gun mount used a Caterpillar tractor chassis and a GE gasoline-electric motor, making them both hybrid vehicles.
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- Title: GE Hybrid Gun Mount
- Creator: General Electric Company
- Date Created: 1919-12-30
- Location: Lynn, Massachusetts
- Physical Dimensions: 8 x 10 in
- Subject Keywords: Tank, Caterpillar, General Electric, Hybrid vehicle
- Type: Photograph
- Rights: This digital image may be used for educational uses. Please cite as miSci- Museum of Innovation & Science. Prior written permission is required for any other use of the images from miSci.
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