M1917 light tank
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The M1917 was the United States' first mass-produced tank, entering production shortly before the end of World War I. It was a license-built near-copy of the French Renault FT, and was intended to arm
M1917 tank at the Canadian War Museum
M1917 tank at the Ropkey Armor Museum
Tanks of the United States
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The United States has produced tanks since their inception in World War I, up until the present day. While there were several American experiments in tank design, the first American tanks to see servi
M1917 light tank
…SCR-189 Tanks of the United States "Canada Rallies Her Cat Men: US M1917 tanks in the Canadian Army". Popular Science. January 1941…
The M4A3(76)W HVSS (M4A3E8) variant of the M4 Sherman tank embodied improvements made throughout production in light of experience.
Renault FT tanks being operated by the US Army in France. Light tanks with a crew of only two were mass-produced during World War I.
301st Tank Battalion going into action with Mark V tanks at Saint-Souplet, France in October 1918 (Battle of the Selle)