Tanks

In 1914 when the war started Germans, British, Austrians, Russians and French all had armoured vehicles but they were not suited for rough terrain so they were not very effective. Eventually a new war-vehicle was made; it had caterpillar tracks, armour and two naval six-pound guns. The tank was called Mark I but the Mark I’s that were made had faults like some did not work and other broke down on their way to battle. The tank was very effective because of how much fear it put into the enemy because lots of soldiers had never seen or heard of it before. But the Mark I was proved disappointing in battle.

Mark A (Whippet)

Later the Mark A nicknamed the whippet was created in 1917 and used in battle. It was meant for exploiting any break in enemy lines. The tank was proved effective in Cambria in 1917 when nearly 400 whippets were used to crash through enemy lines. The whippet was responsible for more casualties than any other British tank in the war.

The Schwerer Kampfwagen A7V had sprung tracks and thicker armour which made it better than the British tanks but it was less successful at battle.  The A7V had concerns which were its mechanical reliability and that it had difficulty crossing enemy trenches. A new better design of the tank was made later but the war ended before it could reach the front lines.