Our Wonderful Tanks

Large numbers of the latest tank types were available to the Tank Corps for the attack. These included the mechanically more-reliable and more handy Mark V, seen here out of the line with the more unwieldy Mark V Star version. These tanks gave the attackers the means to deal with opposition from any strongpoints or machine-gun ‘nests’ (in the terminology of the time). Also available were 72 machine-gun Medium A ‘Whippet’ tanks, able to move at the relatively quick speed of 8mph (almost 13kph).

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