How Did Great Britain Use Tanks In Ww1

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The development of tanks in World War I was a response to the stalemate that trench warfare had created on theWestern Front. Although vehicles that incorporated the basic principles of the tank (armour, firepower, and all-terrain mobility) had been projected in the decade or so before the War, it was the heavy casualties sustained in the first few months of hostilities that stimulated development. Research took place in both Great Britain and France, with Germany only belatedly following the Allies' lead.
In Great Britain, an initial vehicle, nicknamed little Willie, was constructed at William Foster & Co., during August and September 1915.[1] The prototype of a new design that would become the Mark I tank was demonstrated to the British Army on

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