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from outside the tank, across the radiator, and then expelled the air though a vent, which left the air inside the crew compartment stagnant. The only ventilation for the crew compartment, other than the driver and gunner view-ports, located on all sides of the tank, was a roof-mounted Keith fan. This fan was inadequate for maintaining a stable supply of clean air for the crew of a Mark V; exhaust and gun-smoke were trapped with the crew, which caused many crewmen to grow ill and, in the most extreme cases, was enough to render them unconscious; either way the crew was practically unfit for combat within a few hours.
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reducing ground contact (but increasing ground pressure as a trade-off) and the tracks were widened to 26.5 in (67 cm). The Mark V engine was bored out to give 225 hp (168 kW) and sat further back in the hull. The cabin for the driver was combined with the commander's cabin; there now was a separate machine gun position in the back. Of a revised order for 700 tanks (150 Females and 550 Males) only 25 were built and only one of those by the end of 1918.
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disrupting production. The designation "Mark V" was switched to an improved version of the Mark IV, equipped with the new systems. The original design of the Mark IV was to have been a large improvement on the Mark III, but had been scaled back due to technical delays. The Mark V thus turned out very similar to the original design of the Mark IV – i.e. a greatly modified Mark III.
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needed to fit in the exact same footprint as the original
Daimler 105 hp engine in the older tanks Marks I–IV, resulting in a taller engine; secondly, Wilson had advised Ricardo that the proposed 200 bhp (150 kW) would place too much strain on the transmission, and it was limited to 150 bhp.
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The total orders for the Mark V* were 500 Males and 200 Females, 579 had been built by the
Armistice – the order was completed by Metropolitan Carriage in March 1919. Shortly before the end of the War, Britain supplied France with 100 Mk V* (80 males and 20 females). They were not used in action, but
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The ventilation was the area in which the Mark V suffered its largest weakness. The previous Marks I–IV drew cooling air from inside the tank, through the radiator, and then expelled the air through a vent, which provided a constant supply of moving air for the crew. In contrast, the Mark V, drew air
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for a planned 1919 offensive. However, the war ended in
November 1918, and few Mark VIIIs would be built (most of those completed in Britain were immediately scrapped). After the war, most of the British Army's tank units were disbanded, leaving five tank battalions equipped with either the Mark V or
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This in turn caused Major Philip
Johnson of the Central Tank Corps Workshops to devise a plan of his own in early 1918. He cut a Mark IV in half and inserted three extra panels, lengthening the entire hull by six feet. Three vehicles were modified in this way. (It was believed for a long time that
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most Mark V* had been field conversions made by
Johnson. They were in fact all new, factory-built to a new design). The Mark V* had a reshaped rear cupola incorporating 2 extra machine-gun mounts, a door in each side of the hull, with an extra machine-gun mount on each. This tank weighed 33 tons.
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The Mark V was, at first, intended to be a completely new design of tank, of which a wooden mock-up had been completed; however, when the new engine and transmission originally planned for the Mark IV became available in
December 1917, the first, more advanced Mark V design was abandoned to avoid
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developed the 'tadpole tail', an extension of the track horns to be fitted to the back of a Mark IV tank, which lengthened the tank by about 9 feet (2.7 m). Although 300 sets of tails were sent to France in the spring of 1918, they were never fitted, and the design was never used in combat.
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Because the Mark V* had been lengthened, its original length-width ratio had been spoiled. Lateral forces in a turn now became unacceptably high causing thrown tracks and an enormous turning circle. Therefore, Major Wilson redesigned the track in May 1918, with a stronger curve to the lower run
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engines used in the previous tanks; because very few men or officers had any experience of adjusting valve mechanisms, extra instruction was needed for tank personnel. The
Ricardo engine could have been considerably more powerful, but its design was restricted by two considerations. Firstly, it
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The use of Wilson's epicyclic steering gear in the Mark V meant that the driver could control all aspects of the transmission: three extra crew members had been required in previous versions of the tank, two gearsmen to change low and high gears on either side of the tank, and the commander who
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was equipped with 19 Mark V and 21 Mark V* tanks in their first heavy tank action against the
Hindenburg Line on 27 September 1918. Of the 21 Mark V* tanks, 9 were hit by artillery rounds (one totally destroyed), 2 hit British mines, 5 had mechanical problems, and 2 ditched in trenches. The
881:, Georgia since 2010. Issued to Company A, US 301st Heavy Tank Battalion and hit by a 57 mm (2.2 in) shell round on 27 September 1918 during the attack against the Hindenburg Line, it was repaired and sent back to the United States. It is the only surviving example of the Mark V*.
806:. It has been at Bovington since 1925, and was used for demonstrations and filming. While this tank is maintained in running condition, the Bovington museum had made the decision to not run it again, because of the wear and tear that would be inflicted on the now-fragile, historic vehicle.
888:, is also preserved at Bovington. It never saw action during the war, but post–war was fitted with hydraulic lifting gear so it could carry and deploy portable bridges, and carry out other engineering tasks. During World War II, it was used as a ballast weight to test
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on 4 July 1918. Sixty Mark Vs successfully supported
Australian troops in an action that repaired the Australians' confidence in tanks, which had been badly damaged at Bullecourt. Thereafter Mk Vs were used in eight major actions before the end of the war.
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at the end of 1917; the first tanks arrived in France in May 1918. Four hundred were built, 200 Males and
Females; the "Males" armed with 6-pounder (57 mm) guns and machine guns, the "Females" with machine guns only. Several were converted to
521:(originally designed for the Daimler-Foster agricultural tractor) fitted to all the earlier tanks. On the roof towards the rear of the tank, behind the engine, was a second raised cabin, with hinged sides that allowed the crew to attach the
445:(sometimes known as "Mark V Composite") by fitting one male and one female sponson. This measure was intended to ensure that female tanks would not be outgunned when faced with captured British male tanks in German use, or the Germans' own
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In 1945, Allied troops came across two badly damaged Mk V tanks in Berlin. Photographic evidence indicates that these were survivors of the Russian Civil War and had previously been displayed as a monument in
536:, the Ricardo engine was of a "somewhat unorthodox design", but it was highly efficient and, with proper care and attention, gave very little trouble. This 'unorthodox' description related to Ricardo's use of
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There were two main further variants, the lengthened Mark V* and a few Mark V**s with a more powerful engine and wider tracks. A planned Mark V*** was never built. There are eleven surviving Mark V tanks. The
830:. The right sponson was removed to allow a view of the tank's interior, but in the museum's 2013 - 2014 refit the vehicle was resited in such a way that the interior is no longer visible to the public.
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A British Mark V* tank—on the roof the tank carries an "unditching beam" on rails, that could be attached to the tracks and used to extricate the vehicle from difficult muddy trenches and shell craters
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The Ricardo engine was still in the centre of the crew compartment which led to miserable crew conditions from its heat output. The noise also interfered with crew communication.
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Headquarters, Tank Corps, 1 December 1917, British Army : "Instructions for the training of the Tank Corps in France". Includes Mk IV & V tank specifications.
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reached prototype stage in 1926, but it was abandoned for lack of funds. The remaining Mark Vs appear to have been replaced by medium tanks by the end of the decade.
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were planned to be used as dug-in fortifications. It is not known whether this plan was carried out in battle. It is believed that they were subsequently scrapped.
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were widened to 11 or 12 feet (3.4 or 3.7 m), which was more than the British tanks' 10 feet (3.0 m) trench-crossing ability. To counter this, Sir
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In an attempt to stop the tank threat, the German Army began digging wider trenches that made it difficult for tanks to cross. For example, trenches in the
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remained in French service throughout the 1920s. Retired from active service in 1930, they were kept in storage to have heavy tanks to discard in case the
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the asterisk (*) in early British tank designations was usually pronounced as "star" when spoken, e.g., Mark Five-star, or Mark Five-star-star, etc.
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each with a four-man crew; plus an infantry scout and an officer. However, they tended to succumb to the fume-filled atmosphere as described above.
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Eleven Mark V tanks survived. The majority are in Russia or Ukraine and are survivors of the tanks sent there to aid the White forces during the
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and Mk V*, penetrated the German lines in a foretaste of modern armoured warfare, and signalled the end of trench warfare.
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for the crew. Various versions were fitted with a variety of armament including 6-pounder guns and machine guns.
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without exiting the vehicle. An additional machine-gun mount was fitted at the rear of the hull.
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engine, but it fell short in other areas, particularly its insufficient ventilation leading to
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1151:. New Vanguard 83. illustrated by Alexei Aksenov. Oxford: Osprey Publishing. pp. 14–15.
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1734:– Lists and battle narratives of British Built Tanks in World War One.
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running in its own separate guide. The engine used conventional
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Vauvillier, François (April 2012). "Char lourd Mark V Étoile".
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and subsequently captured by the Red Army in the course of the
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Approximately 70 Mark V tanks supplied by Great Britain to the
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Conference for the Reduction and Limitation of Armaments
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The huge differential gear at the rear of a Mark IV tank
1195:. New York: E. P. Dutton and Company. pp. 35–49.
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in August 1918, 288 Mark V tanks, along with the new
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452:The Mark V was to be followed by the more advanced
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873:A Mark V* Male, Number 9591, has been part of the
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613:claimed that it was possible to squeeze in 2
1730:– Article on the preserved Arkhangelsk tank.
1169:. Oxford: Osprey Publishing. pp. 20–28.
1147:Bullock, David; Deryabin, Alexander (2003).
846:Allied Intervention in the Russian Civil War
493:Diagram of the Wilson epicyclic transmission
379:Allied intervention in the Russian Civil War
1321:Grace's Guide to British Industrial History
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358:It was first deployed in July 1918 on the
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978:Mark V Composite tank in Estonian service
2378:World War I military equipment of Canada
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1716:http://www.tankmuseum.co.uk/colww1.html
1523:. Eckersley O’Callaghan. Archived from
1418:Histoire de Guerre, Blindés et Matériel
868:M. F. Sumtsov Kharkiv Historical Museum
212:16 mm (0.63 in) maximum front
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2331:List of combat vehicles of World War I
2010:List of combat vehicles of World War I
1468:Tiit Noormets & Mati Ă•un, (1999).
1420:(in French). No. 100. p. 28.
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840:A Mark V Female serves as memorial in
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1547:"Tank, Mark V** (Female) (E1949.325)"
1125:from the original on 19 December 2021
996:meaning 'Mark 5' : Britain used
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385:side, four Mark Vs were delivered to
272:150 hp (110 kW) at 1200 rpm
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1470:Estonian Armoured Vehicles 1918–1940
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786:, Bovington displays a Mark V Male,
753:Mk Vs previously operated by Estonia
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436:Production of the Mark V started at
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318:5 mph (8.0 km/h) maximum
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2383:Heavy tanks of the United Kingdom
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1490:"Tank, Mark V (Male) (E1949.327)"
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1192:Tanks in the Great War: 1914-1918
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438:Metropolitan Carriage & Wagon
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235:6-pounder (57-mm) 6 cwt QF guns
2298:Killen-Strait armoured tractor
2282:Pierce-Arrow armoured AA lorry
1972:Sturmpanzerwagen Oberschlesien
1237:"First World War Tank Engines"
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802:in September 1918, during the
266:19 litre six cylinder in-line
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1317:"James Keith and Blackman Co"
1292:"The Tank Corps of 1914-1918"
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866:A Mark V Composite is at the
833:A Mark V Composite is at the
723:were used in 1921 during the
161:Male: 29 tons "battle weight"
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1432:"First Battle of Bullecourt"
1115:"Tank Chats #21 Mark V Tank"
725:Red Army invasion of Georgia
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37:A British Mark V (Male) tank
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2373:Tanks of the United Kingdom
2241:Pierce-Arrow armoured lorry
1405:Glanfield, Devil's Chariots
1383:Fletcher (2011), pp. 16–17.
1243:. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
1226:Fletcher (2011), pp. 10–12.
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910:Mark V at the Tank Museum,
667:World War I (Western Front)
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419:armoured personnel carriers
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2067:armoured fighting vehicles
1574:The British Tanks, 1915–19
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863:. Two more are in storage.
790:. It was in action at the
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469:during the mid-1920s. The
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257:Hotchkiss Mk 1 Machine Gun
244:Hotchkiss Mk 1 Machine Gun
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1521:"IWM World War 1 Gallery"
1374:Glanfield (2006), p. 224.
1255:Fletcher (2011), pp. 5–6.
1189:Fuller, J. F. C. (1920).
942:Mark V Composite tank in
826:, survives at the London
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353:carbon monoxide poisoning
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1667:Glanfield, John (2006).
1648:Fletcher, David (2013).
1629:Fletcher, David (2011).
1610:Fletcher, David (2007).
1593:British Mark I Tank 1916
1591:Fletcher, David (2004).
1572:Fletcher, David (2001).
1235:Smith, K. C. A. (2000).
1165:Fletcher, David (2011).
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767:have not been verified.
513:operated the brakes and
471:Vickers A1E1 Independent
71:1918 – (last known) 1945
2251:Seabrook armoured lorry
2231:Lanchester armoured car
1549:. Bovington Tank Museum
1492:. Bovington Tank Museum
1448:Bullock, David (2006).
1392:Fletcher (2011), p. 20.
1340:Fletcher (2011), p. 14.
1094:, Bovington Tank Museum
641:A British Mark V** tank
1932:Holt gas–electric tank
1650:Great War Tank Mark IV
1510:Fletcher (2013), p.153
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804:Hundred Days Offensive
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2236:Peerless armoured car
2173:Medium Mark A Whippet
1818:Medium Mark A Whippet
1790:M1918 Ford 3-ton tank
1671:. Sutton Publishing.
1633:. Osprey Publishing.
1614:. Osprey Publishing.
1595:. Osprey Publishing.
1472:. Tammiskilp, p. 94.
926:Imperial War Museum,
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735:in 1919, and four to
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552:, unlike the Daimler
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467:Vickers Medium Mark I
216:8 mm roof and "belly"
2025:Tanks in World War I
1669:The Devil's Chariots
1612:British Mark IV Tank
1036:Fletcher (2011) p.47
2339:History of the tank
2256:Talbot armoured car
2221:Austin armoured car
2021:Tank classification
2017:History of the tank
1721:29 May 2008 at the
1698:8 December 2012 at
1631:British Mark V Tank
1296:The Long Long Trail
1270:Imperial War Museum
1092:Tank, Mark V (Male)
884:A Mark V** Female:
835:Kubinka Tank Museum
828:Imperial War Museum
677:Lamotte-en-Santerre
611:Royal Tank Regiment
417:, one of the first
2272:Gun Carrier Mark I
1081:Tanks Marks I to V
1079:AFV Profile No. 3
1056:on 5 January 2009.
962:, captured by the
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717:White Russian Army
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293:Fuel capacity
181:Female: 10 ft 6 in
95:Production history
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2000:World War I tanks
1659:978-0-85733-242-4
1640:978-1-84908-351-5
1621:978-1-84603-082-6
1576:. Crowood Press.
1113:Fletcher, David.
777:Russian Civil War
721:Russian Civil War
711:Russian Civil War
675:A Mark V tank at
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519:differential gear
503:epicyclic gearbox
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1917:CLB 75 Tank
1531:29 February
1167:Mark V Tank
960:Arkhangelsk
886:Ol'Faithful
842:Arkhangelsk
816:Ol'Faithful
788:Number 9199
741:Renault FTs
733:Archangelsk
691:During the
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387:Archangelsk
377:During the
338:Mark V tank
302:Operational
214:12 mm sides
145: built
2357:Categories
2199:Renault FT
2088:Prototypes
1962:Steam tank
1906:Prototypes
1800:Renault FT
1652:. Haynes.
1553:28 October
1496:28 October
1017:References
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879:Fort Moore
870:, Ukraine.
800:Bellicourt
615:Lewis guns
389:, four to
127:Birmingham
47:Heavy tank
2155:Mark VIII
1982:Vezdekhod
1977:Tsar Tank
1927:Fiat 2000
1886:Mark VIII
1360:28 August
1355:Landships
1326:28 August
1275:28 August
1212:13 August
912:Bovington
837:, Russia.
650:Mark V***
542:crosshead
129:, England
2265:Carriers
2150:Mark VII
2130:Mark III
2101:"Mother"
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1952:Mark VII
1881:Mark V**
1861:Mark III
1719:Archived
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1129:31 March
1123:Archived
972:See also
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761:Smolensk
633:Mark V**
576:Variants
399:Red Army
324:Steering
224:armament
134:Produced
111:Designed
100:Designer
2192:Command
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2135:Mark IV
2125:Mark II
2069:of the
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1772:of the
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897:Gallery
861:Ukraine
857:Luhansk
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729:Tbilisi
697:Whippet
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428:History
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2120:Mark I
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186:Height
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1947:LK II
1838:Heavy
1782:Light
1770:Tanks
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239:four
229:Male:
176:Width
1942:LK I
1673:ISBN
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