Schneider CA1
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The Schneider CA 1 was the first French tank, developed during the First World War.
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The Souain prototype crossing a trench, on 9 December 1915.
Tank drawings ordered by Colonel Estienne right after the Souain experiment, drawn on 11 December 1915. The plans are basically based on the 45 hp Holt caterpillar, but a little picture of the Holt Model 75 is attached
Final caterpillar test on 21 February 1916, before the mass order of the Schneider CA1 tank on the 25th. The eight-wheeled vehicle is shown. The man spanning the trench with his arms is Fouché.
Tanks in World War I
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The development of tanks in World War I was a response to the stalemate that developed on the Western Front. Although vehicles that incorporated the basic principles of the tank had been projected in
A British Mark V tank
The Renault FT, the first "modern" tank
A British tank destroyed in battle against the Germans at Cambrai on the Western Front, 1917
Mark 3II; tank no. 799 captured near Arras on 11 April 1917