Tanks Used in World War I
| Tank | Country | Year introduced | Production total | Crew | Armament number of rounds |
Armour thickness (front/side/top) |
Weight (tonnes) |
Engine | power/weight ratio | Speed (km/h) | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark I Male | UK | 1916 | 75 | 8 | 2×6 pounder (57 mm/L40) , 3×MG |
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 | 27.4 t | ||||||||
| Mark IV Male | UK | 1917 | 420 | 8 | 2×57 mm/L23 , 3×MG |
14/12/8 mm | 28.5 t | 125 hp (93 kW) | 5.6 km/h | 56 km | |
| Female | 595 | 5×MG | 27 t | ||||||||
| Mark V Male | UK | 1918 | 200 | 8 | 2×57 mm/L23 , 4×MG |
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 | 28.5 t | ||||||||
| Mark V* Male | UK | 1918 | 200 | 8+24 infantry | 2×57 mm/L23 , 8×MG |
14/12/6 mm | 33 t | 4 km/h | 63 km | ||
| Female | 432 | 10×MG | 32 t | ||||||||
| Medium Mark A Whippet | UK | 1918 | 200 | 3-4 | 4×.303 MG | 14/14/5 mm | 14 t | Petrol 2×45 hp (34 kW) | 6.4 hp/t | 13 km/h | 64 km |
| Schneider CA1 | France | 1917 | 400 | 6 | 75 mm/L13 , 2× 7.92 mm MG |
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 | ||||||||
| Saint-Chamond | France | 1917 | 165 | 8 | 75 mm/? , 4× 7.92 mm MG |
11.5/8.5/5.5 mm | 22 t | 90 hp (67 kW) | 4.1 hp/t | 12 km/h | 60 km |
| Saint-Chamond | 1917 | 235 | 75 mm/L36 , 4× 7.92 mm MG |
19.5/17/5.5 mm | 24 t | ||||||
| Renault FT mitrailleuse | France | 1918 | 3,694 | 2 | 7.92 mm MG | 16/8/6 mm | 6.5 t | 35 hp (26 kW) | 10.7 hp/t | 8 km/h | 35 km |
| Renault FT canon | 1918 | 37 mm/L20 | 6.7 t | ||||||||
| A7V | Germany | 1918 | 20 | 18 | 57 mm/L26 , 6×MG |
30/20/10 mm | 32 t | 2×100 hp (75 kW) | 6.25 hp/t | 12 km/h | 35 km |
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