Mark V (male) Tank (Mock up)

Tank

Involved in World War I, Russian Civil War, World War II
Production history
Designer William Tritton, Major Walter Gordon Wilson, in 1915
Manufacturer William Foster & Co. of Lincoln
Metropolitan Carriage, Birmingham from 1915 to 1919
Number built 150
Variants Mark II, Mark III, Mark IV, Mark V series, Mark VI, Mark VII, Mark VIII, Mark IX, Mark X, Gun Carrier Mark I
Specifications
Weight Male: 28.4 tonnes
Female: 27.4 tonnes
Length 9.94 m with tail
Width 4.33 m [male]
Height 2.44 m
Crew 8 (commander, driver, two gearsmen and four gunners)
Armour 6–12 mm
Primary armament Male: Two 6 pdr QF or 6 pdr 6 cwt QF
Female: Four .303 Vickers machine guns
Secondary armament Male: Four .303 in Hotchkiss Machine Guns
Female: Two .303 in Hotchkiss machine guns
Range 6.2 hours endurance
Speed 4 miles per hour

 

Mark V (male) Tank (Mock up)

Mark V (male) Tank (Mock up)

Mark V (male) Tank (Mock up)

 


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