On September 6th, 1915 an Australien engineer built the first prototype of a tank. The tanks name was Little Willie. And then The first tanks where sent fight in the “War To End All War”. Each tank weighed about 14 tons. The French 3870, the British 2636, the U.S. less then a 100, the German’s 20.

Each tank was different. Some had Bigger barrels and some have different shapes. Some tank designs where made to go over the trenches so they wouldn’t get stuck and some made for speed and all terrain. Each tank could only hold about 2 men.

This is one of the greatest military inventions in military history. Today we still use the tank in modern warfare. But now the shape and size and how much people can hold it is totally different. This invasion is so important the whole world uses it. they used the tank in every war after WWI (exempt the cold war).

The tank was a great fear for who ever had it. Its bullet proof, but the only weakness is  long range explosives like rockets,mortars, bazookas, and bombs. The cannon to a tank can move upward but the head of the tank can spin to aim at the target. The wheels for a tank are not wheels they are treads.

Blue Prints of British Mark V(left) And Little Willie(Right)