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Mark A "Whippet", Great Britain.
Initial production 1917.
The Whippet was one of the first "Medium" tanks. It had a crew of three, a driver, and two gunners who operated the three Hotchkiss .303 caliber armored guns. The whippet had a top speed of 8 mph on the road. Seven of these tanks overran three battalions of German infantry entrenched near a village in France. This action gave rise to more interest in medium tanks. The Whippet nickname comes from the short-haired swift-running dog bred in England. |