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First tank ever used in battle3/8/2024 ![]() A few of the tanks were destroyed almost right away by enemy shelling, while others had to be left behind because they broke down within a short time. The tank crews were still green at best, many had not even completed their training so they barely knew what they were doing, which made traversing the difficult terrain, under attack from artillery, a lot harder than it should have been. The first ever tank offensive was not the success everyone had hoped for. There were meant to be sixty tanks, but failures in construction and engineering meant that only forty-nine were ready on time and a further thirteen didn’t make it to the start of the battle on time due to various mechanical problems. The new Heavy Section tank unit moved to France in August 1916, following the British General Staff’s command that they needed the new vehicles in use as soon as possible because of disastrous losses during the Somme offensive the previous month.Ī second attack began on September 15 th 1916 with C and D Companies’ thirty six tanks. Last updated on February 17th, 2019 at 09:50 pm ![]()
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