Comparison of World War I tanks
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Tanks used in World War I
| Engine | power/weight ratio | Speed (km/h) | Range | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark I Male | UK | 1916 | 75 | 8 | 2×6 pounder (57 mm/L40) [324], 3×MG [6,272] |
12/10/6 mm | 28.4 t | Petrol 105 hp (78 kW) |
3.7 hp/t | 4.5 km/h | 37 km |
| Female | 75 | 5×MG [30,080] | 27.4 t | ||||||||
| Mark IV Male | UK | 1917 | 420 | 8 | 2×57 mm/L23 [332], 4×MG [6,272] |
14/12/8 mm | 28.5 t | 125 hp (93 kW) | 5.6 km/h | 56 km | |
| Female | 595 | 5–6×MG [10,000] | 27 t | ||||||||
| Mark V Male | UK | 1917 | 200 | 8 | 2×57 mm/L23 [207], 4×MG [5,800] |
14/14/8 mm | 29.5 t | 150 hp (112 kW) | 5.1 hp/t | 7.5 km/h | 72 km |
| Female | 200 | 6×.303 MG [14,100] | 28.5 t | ||||||||
| Mark V* Male | UK | 1918 | 200 | 8+24 infantry | 2×57 mm/L23 [221], 4×MG [8,400] |
14/12/6 mm | 33 t | 4 km/h | 63 km | ||
| Female | 432 | 8×MG [16,800] | 32 t | ||||||||
| Medium Mark A Whippet | UK | 1917 | 200 | 3 | 4×.303 MG [5,400] | 14/14/5 mm | 14 t | Petrol 2×45 hp (34 kW) | 6.4 hp/t | 13 km/h | 64 km |
| Schneider CA1 Schneider CA1 The Schneider CA1 was the first French tank. It was inspired by the need to overcome the stalemate of the trench warfare of the Great War.-Caterpillar development:... |
France |
1916 |
400 |
6 |
75 mm/L13 [94–96], 2× 7.92 mm MG [3,840] |
11.5/11.5/5.5 mm |
13.5 t |
60 hp (45 kW) |
8 km/h |
48 km | |
| 1917 |
24/17/5.5 mm |
14.6 t |
75 km | ||||||||
| Char St. Chamond St Chamond (tank) The Saint-Chamond was the second French heavy tank of the First World War.Overall an inadequate design born of commercial rivalry, the war ended before it was replaced by British heavy tanks.-Development:... |
France |
1916 |
165 |
8 |
75 mm/? [106–108], 4× 7.92 mm MG [7,488] |
11.5/8.5/5.5 mm |
22 t |
90 hp (67 kW) |
4.1 hp/t |
12 km/h |
60 km |
| Char St. Chamond "M17" |
1917 |
235 |
75 mm/L36 [106–108], 4× 7.92 mm MG [7,488] |
19.5/17/5.5 mm |
24 t | ||||||
| Renault FT M17 mitrailleur |
France(US) |
1917 |
3,694+(64) | 2 |
7.92 mm MG [4,800] |
16/8/6 mm |
6.5 t |
35 hp (26 kW) |
10.7 hp/t |
8 km/h |
35 km |
| Renault FT M17 canon |
1918 |
37 mm/L20 [240] |
6.7 t | ||||||||
| A7V A7V The A7V was a tank introduced by Germany in 1918, near the end of World War I. One hundred vehicles were ordered during the spring of 1918, but only 21 were delivered. It was nicknamed "The Moving Fortress" by the British because of the shape of the hull... (Male) |
Germany |
1917 |
20 |
18 |
57 mm/L26 [180], 6×MG [10,000–15,000] |
30/20/15 | 32 t |
2×100 hp (75 kW) |
6.25 hp/t |
12 km/h |
35 km |
Immediate post war tanks
Tanks planned for production and with completed prototypes during the war, but entered service after it ended.| Name | Country | Year | Planned Prod./Actual total |
Crew | Armament [ammo (rds.)] |
Armour thickness (front/side/top) |
Weight (tonne Tonne The tonne, known as the metric ton in the US , often put pleonastically as "metric tonne" to avoid confusion with ton, is a metric system unit of mass equal to 1000 kilograms. The tonne is not an International System of Units unit, but is accepted for use with the SI... s) |
Engine | Speed (km/h) | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FCM Char 2C Char 2C The Char 2C was a French super-heavy tank developed, although never deployed, during World War I. It was the largest operational tank ever.-Development:... |
France | 1918 | 300+/10 | 12 | 75 mm, 4× 7.92 mm MG | 45/22/10 mm | 70 t | Petrol 2×200/250 hp | 15 km/h | 160 km |
| Mark VIII Mark VIII (tank) The Tank Mark VIII or Liberty was an Anglo-American tank design of the First World War. Initially intended to be a collaborative effort to equip France, the UK and the US with a single tank design, it did not come to fruition before the end of the war and only a few were produced.-Early... |
US/GB | 1918 | 1500/124 | 11 | 2× 6 pdr's; 7 MG's | 16/?/6 mm | 33.6 t | Petrol 300/340 hp | 11 km/h | ? |