@Adonnus100 Didnt need an American Division, why waste all that man power when they could just send a Brigade instead, primarily the Fourth Marine Brigade ;)
@Adonnus100 . That may be overstating it a bit, even though New Zealand was in it from start to finish and for its size made a huge contribution. American involvement at the end did help the outcome.
New Zealand in the 4 years it was involved in the war contributed around 120,000 men to the war effort and a little under 70,000 became casualties (18,500 of which were killed). All that in 4 YEARS
America was only in the war for 1 year and 7 months, in that time they contributed 4,355,000 men to the war, with 323,018 men becoming casualties (116,516 of which were killed) All that in 1 year 7 months!
So who contributed more to the Allied Victory in WW1?
@thetruecardigankid I'm not sure what you're trying to say. New Zealand only had a population of 1 million people in 1914. They contributed more troops as a percentage of their population and lost more. America was an industrialized nation which could afford to mobilize troops faster. But it was mid-late 1918 before any US troops actually showed up fighting in France. NZ divisions played vital roles defending Rheims in 1918 while US troops simply took huge casualties due to their inexperience.
Just once... JUST ONCE... I want to take a ride in one of those old Tanks. British Mark I-V, Renault, Wippett, A7V, I don't care. I just want to be able to compare it to what it was like in an Abrams- and see how spoiled modern soldiers really are first hand!
@Fedro994Q Thanks, that really made me laugh! :) I've often thought about buying some scaffold poles, sheet metal, and an old Rover V8 or (ironically) big Mercedes and seeing what I can come up with. My folks have got a few acres.....Hmmmmm. And they live in France.
@thejacalofskaro74 Let's do it dude. :) I'm in. I don't know what I could do, but sure i could help somehow :D It'd be a great project for my history class :D
Can you only imagine what the germans would have thought seeing one of those rolling at them let alone a whole row of them? There was absolutely nothing else like it at the time. They must've just about shit their pants.
It is a male tank, two six pounders and what looks like two Lewis guns. The armour was very thin and could easily be breeched by a 303 bullet. Conditions inside where awful, carbon monoxide poisoning, burns from the hot engine - heroic men. They broke down often and at Passchendaele they just sank into the mud.
This is the first tank? am i right. this is the most tank i ever seen when i was a kid but my most favorate tank is only 3 Tiger tank,M1A1 Abrams,and M4 sherman.
@halo07guy2 Haermaphrodite? No, Those only existed as a varient of an MKV (this is an MKIV), were there was a machine gun sponson on one side, and a 6pdr gun on the other. All MKIVs had a machine gun fitted behind the primary armament.
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you say useless, imagine being a soldier in 1916 you may have only seen a horse !! or even a car in your lifetime let alone this thing , the idea caught on !! great to see outside a museum and making noise
I'm so sorry I mean no offence but this tank is the worst tank ever it goes 6.5 kph top speed no suspension and no comfort its armour can be penetrated by machine gun fire. It's just sad
@Avatar230594 only because the germans developed armor piercing rounds on time. it still was a huge advantage over the germans because there was nothing else like it (unlike WWII where there were other machines to match eachother) the battle of the somme would have been different without the tank
@Avatar230594 Avatar it was impregnable to machine gun fire, only later on did the germans create anti-tank rifles to counter them. Yes they are slow and cumbersome, but if used in unison with creeping artillery, close infantry support and air support as the british and commonwealth forces did at the end, breakthroughs were made.
Only the MKI (1916) had the steering wheel attached to the rear. This is a male MkIV tank (1917-18). Very nice to see and hear! Another good reason to visit New Zealand! Nice armoured car too!
these were actually modified in the later years of the WW1 as APC's to transport troops because they weren't very practical as battle tanks however by the time they got the them to the battle the troops were usually so nautious and disorientated from noise fumes and vibrations they got cleaned up anyway, Poor Buggers
@hasemithut When it was contructed it was designed for infatry support so this speed was quite ok..it's problem was that it could easily stuck nearly everywhere :P
@Fotistou94 Actually, given the conditions this thing had to fight in, it's an excellent design. Modern tanks would actually perform worse in the Western Theater of WW1 because modern tanks are designed with plains, forests, cities, and deserts in mind. They would perform very poorly in the heavily cratered battlefields of WW1's Western Front compared to this.
@hasemithut It didn't need to be fast, its purpose was to roll across No Man's Land without having to fear machine gun fire and being able to act as cover for advancing troops an roll over barbed wire.
@hasemithut Its slow because gasoline engines were no where near what they are today.. Considering that the war was a stalemate for many years, any movement at all is a plus.. Remember, the tank was to be a spearhead in conjunction with infantry at its side.. So it only needed to move as fast as walking infantryman.. all in all, an amazing weapon for its time. The Brits do not get enough credit for it...
Man.. Those poor guys. Machine guns, barbed wire, gas, tanks.. Not to mention those rotting cesspools they called trenches. Not the best war to be involved in..
I know my grand father saw them... he was in every battle the US was involved in in ww1 -- military intelligence officer on the front lines .. how he survived I don't know . 6 battle ribbons
I would have been terrified to have seen one of these coming my way if I was a German. Just the thought of a huge armored thing going over every barrier of no man's land, and no matter what you do, the thing keeps coming at you.
Well, it's better than nothing... Besides, these were the first combat vehicles of their kind - and they were built mainly for breaking through otherwise unpassable fortifications and entrenchments...
@xxuncexx Many New Zealanders fought in the first world war, including both my grandfathers, and my great uncle who died in the trenches in europe. It is fitting that we remember them.
One thing thats interesting is that the Mark1, when introduced, could go 2 mph. Then there was what was considered to be a HUGE change of the Mark1, (I believe the engine was improved) and it could now go 4 mph. That was considered to be a BIG change for the time.
On the negative side, the main French tank of WWI (I cant remember its name) was very dangerous to be in, ironicly. The design caused the exhust from the engine to pass through the cabin holding the troops before escaping the tank.
I think he meant the main heavy tank. I know that the schneider and saint chamond wer lumbering deathtraps :-). The FT was *probably* the best tank around then, although I like the LK2. Pity it was never put into production.
Man if you were to see and hear that thing coming at you and had never seen one before it is enough to make a person crap their pants. Just the sound it makes with those tracks..
actually any tank of the first world war could fit with that description. I do favour the Mark 1 as well, but I think it would have at least found his equel in the A7V
No, the A7V was a completely awful tank. It would nearly always fall over due to its height. This also made it an easy target for enemy field guns. German crews always preferred to use captured British tanks, which proved much more effective.
depends on how you use it, the A7V had 6-8 machineguns, and was like a moving fort, though the mark was way more effective in crossing terrrain and clearing barbed wire
@Kahu1958 It's male. On the Female version, the sponsons mounted four Vickers Machine guns, in addition to its hull mounts. The Male variant, carried two 6 lb cannons. The lesser-known 'Hermaphrodite' tank had one of each sponson, which wasn't terribly practical.
thats one huge ass tank, are there even any tanks left from WW1 that are original? them were some huge i mean some super huge tanks back then, i mean look the tread goes all the way around the tank lol
Nice re enactment, think the MK1 was a lot smokier engined even noisier brute, engines burnt lots of oil then (no valve stem seals etc), cracking replica also of RR and triplane, good clip thanks!.
Actually it was given the name 'tank' because it was kept secret from everyone. The people building it were told they were basically building big water tanks and water tank was a code name.
"In order to conceal the purpose of these first armored fighting vehicles, they called them "water tanks." This code name has stuck despite early efforts to change the name to "combat car" or "assault carriage.""
Definently would not have wanted to be a WW1 tanker. They had to deal with going deaf from all the noise, inhaling all the smoke, burns, losing their vision, and whatnot. Very well made replica, nice battle scene, good video!
HAHAH JUST IMAGINE.. early 1900s.. probably the largest thing youve seen is a horse on your farm before the war.. that sound probably would have been enough
Remembering that the tank was developed in secret, and the German soldiers who first saw this coming towards them had absolutely no idea what it was, this must have been pretty scary!
BTW what sort of engine has thHave they made any attempt to copy the original engine, or just stuck a modern power plant in?
WHERE WAS THE MUD ? run a bull dozer around the arena first next time to dig it all up, the it will be more realistic ! and tell some of them to die as no one got hit, americans are like action man all of them ! lol
I doubt there would be any original operational tanks left, Battle damaged tanks, Rusted tanks, artillery struck tanks, all are in museums, and the odd one or two still buried in mud from a forgotten battlefield that are yet to be discovered. But still, owning even a replica would make my day :)
Bovington Tank Museum in Dorset, UK had a working Mk V up until about a week ago - I saw a news item showing it being driven onto a lorry bound for London. I believe it is the only working original British WWI tank in the world. Apparently there are still quite a few French Renault FT17s running though.
That tank would have scared the hell out of you back in it's day rumbling and rattling towards you in no mans land! I can see it's shock value in battle. Great footage!
Nah, this Mk IV tank is only armed with two 6 pdr (56mm) naval guns, has a top speed of about 8kp/h and armour of steel 8mm thick. The abrams tank has a 120mm main gun, a top speed of about 65kp/h and has Chobham composite armour. Even 100 Mk IV's don't stand a chance against 3 Abrams tanks.
I wonder what the inside of a WW1 tank looks like...
starscream372 2 days ago
Seems like a hunk of fun to travel with down a busy highway.
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This is the most beautiful tank that i ever seen;)..from where you can buy a tank like this?
Ps3GamerVideos 3 months ago
thats no tank, its an armoured track layer!
SuperMrBentley 5 months ago
@Kahu1958
ANZAC and French divisions stopped the German advance in 1918 directly in front of Paris. American divisions were nowhere to be seen.
Adonnus100 6 months ago
@Adonnus100 Didnt need an American Division, why waste all that man power when they could just send a Brigade instead, primarily the Fourth Marine Brigade ;)
thetruecardigankid 3 weeks ago
@xxuncexx
new zealand did heaps in ww1 more that america ever did
Adonnus100 6 months ago
@Adonnus100 . That may be overstating it a bit, even though New Zealand was in it from start to finish and for its size made a huge contribution. American involvement at the end did help the outcome.
Kahu1958 6 months ago
@Adonnus100 Lets do a little math here.
New Zealand in the 4 years it was involved in the war contributed around 120,000 men to the war effort and a little under 70,000 became casualties (18,500 of which were killed). All that in 4 YEARS
America was only in the war for 1 year and 7 months, in that time they contributed 4,355,000 men to the war, with 323,018 men becoming casualties (116,516 of which were killed) All that in 1 year 7 months!
So who contributed more to the Allied Victory in WW1?
thetruecardigankid 3 weeks ago
@thetruecardigankid I'm not sure what you're trying to say. New Zealand only had a population of 1 million people in 1914. They contributed more troops as a percentage of their population and lost more. America was an industrialized nation which could afford to mobilize troops faster. But it was mid-late 1918 before any US troops actually showed up fighting in France. NZ divisions played vital roles defending Rheims in 1918 while US troops simply took huge casualties due to their inexperience.
Adonnus100 3 weeks ago
its funny cause thats full speed
qwerty1732 7 months ago
no im talking about the two wheels that go on the back to help it steer
Kkoga987 9 months ago
were the wheels on the back they not build them
Kkoga987 9 months ago
@Kkoga987 I think they did use some Bulldozer parts, and made the rest.
Kahu1958 9 months ago
@Kkoga987 Only the first Mark had them. Later designs did not need them.
randomusernamemygod 6 months ago
the things look far more scary than todays tanks
xXxcollectorxXx 9 months ago
sitting in your trench in a field... quietly, waiting for the enemy to come along,
then this comes... oh shit
Superchickenman159 10 months ago
ALL HAIL THE PARALLELAGRAM OF DEATH!!!
maarraofficial 10 months ago
XD its noisy as hell
whitedragon1204 10 months ago
Just once... JUST ONCE... I want to take a ride in one of those old Tanks. British Mark I-V, Renault, Wippett, A7V, I don't care. I just want to be able to compare it to what it was like in an Abrams- and see how spoiled modern soldiers really are first hand!
Treize69 11 months ago
Dear Santa....
Fedro994Q 11 months ago
@Fedro994Q Thanks, that really made me laugh! :) I've often thought about buying some scaffold poles, sheet metal, and an old Rover V8 or (ironically) big Mercedes and seeing what I can come up with. My folks have got a few acres.....Hmmmmm. And they live in France.
thejacalofskaro74 9 months ago
@thejacalofskaro74 Let's do it dude. :) I'm in. I don't know what I could do, but sure i could help somehow :D It'd be a great project for my history class :D
Fedro994Q 9 months ago
Can you only imagine what the germans would have thought seeing one of those rolling at them let alone a whole row of them? There was absolutely nothing else like it at the time. They must've just about shit their pants.
pleasuretrip 11 months ago
i also like those sopwith camels too!
illiniman34 11 months ago
I see it passed in front of Peter Jackson's WW1 Blue Max Movie Pfalz, too!
Hendo56 11 months ago
I lold when u flinched at the gunshots haha... I probably would have too though.
victorisready 1 year ago
This is mark 1 male. Pop-outs do not fold in for the travel of train. 2 and 3 were only used in training.
TheManOfVeal 1 year ago
lol how many gallons per mile?
ampthilluk 1 year ago
It is a male tank, two six pounders and what looks like two Lewis guns. The armour was very thin and could easily be breeched by a 303 bullet. Conditions inside where awful, carbon monoxide poisoning, burns from the hot engine - heroic men. They broke down often and at Passchendaele they just sank into the mud.
holymoly42 1 year ago
Yay its moving at Full throtle 4-5 MPH yay squeking all the Way !
joshuago8 1 year ago
looks like a 40k space marines landraider!!!
vizesgk 1 year ago
@vizesgk Where do you think the idea comes from? Or the idea for the soldiers of Krieg, for that matter?
halo07guy2 1 year ago
@vizesgk i know!
They are in the year 41thousnad and their still using WWI tanks!
SlyDragoon16 1 year ago
ha this tank was in dominion tank police brings back memories
Kakashifan1991 1 year ago
This is the first tank? am i right. this is the most tank i ever seen when i was a kid but my most favorate tank is only 3 Tiger tank,M1A1 Abrams,and M4 sherman.
ravenhirio 1 year ago
@ravenhirio . This was not the first tank, it is a mark 4 or 5 I think, but it is a replica of first world war Tank.
Kahu1958 1 year ago
i dont think thats a replica since you can see rust on it :c
Mentaldpx 1 year ago
Bloody good replica too ! It fooled me i thought it was a real un'
ian8354 1 year ago
wish there was no spectators' heads in the frame..
ActiveStorage 1 year ago
Its a very rude tank, at 0:40 it farts!! Should have some manners.
Alienerd 1 year ago
@Alienerd hahahahahahaha
crippincraccin 1 year ago
This looks like a late war hermaphrodite. If you look closely, you can see the machine gun mounted behind the cannon.
halo07guy2 1 year ago
@halo07guy2 Haermaphrodite? No, Those only existed as a varient of an MKV (this is an MKIV), were there was a machine gun sponson on one side, and a 6pdr gun on the other. All MKIVs had a machine gun fitted behind the primary armament.
whikless 1 year ago
How can you NOT like thses videos? Are the still finding WWI UXB's?
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kevinshook1 1 year ago
you say useless, imagine being a soldier in 1916 you may have only seen a horse !! or even a car in your lifetime let alone this thing , the idea caught on !! great to see outside a museum and making noise
stellakebab 1 year ago
I'm so sorry I mean no offence but this tank is the worst tank ever it goes 6.5 kph top speed no suspension and no comfort its armour can be penetrated by machine gun fire. It's just sad
Avatar230594 1 year ago
@Avatar230594 only because the germans developed armor piercing rounds on time. it still was a huge advantage over the germans because there was nothing else like it (unlike WWII where there were other machines to match eachother) the battle of the somme would have been different without the tank
reaperflynn3 1 year ago
@Avatar230594 Avatar it was impregnable to machine gun fire, only later on did the germans create anti-tank rifles to counter them. Yes they are slow and cumbersome, but if used in unison with creeping artillery, close infantry support and air support as the british and commonwealth forces did at the end, breakthroughs were made.
Baldwynmayhem 1 year ago
@Baldwynmayhem Still I would happily cruise along in a sherman over this hunk of junk any day except kill all sherman tanks day
Avatar230594 1 year ago
@Avatar230594 I'd be happier with a Tiger I personally lol, couldn't beat the 88 back then mate ;)
Baldwynmayhem 1 year ago
@Baldwynmayhem I respecty that but Shermans were faster that was all
Avatar230594 1 year ago
ssaad...a replica...
valeriobert 1 year ago
Only the MKI (1916) had the steering wheel attached to the rear. This is a male MkIV tank (1917-18). Very nice to see and hear! Another good reason to visit New Zealand! Nice armoured car too!
erichotz 1 year ago
Big mofo' init?
MrMe345 1 year ago
Its a piece of tech 100 years old and in comparison to modern tanks its a go kart but i must admit.. that critter still sends chills up my spine
Firehound6264 1 year ago 2
That motherfucker sounds like it goning to fall apart
JAGDPANTHER20 1 year ago
It´s amazing !
This tank is nearly 100 years old and it still works find...
Ente504 2 years ago
It's a replica, so actually it's fairly new.
@ hasemithut:
The wheels you're thinking of aren't for steering, they're to prevent the tank from getting stuck in deep trenches.
Pzgraf 1 year ago
@Pzgraf
Thank you...i didnt know what "replica" stands for...^^
Ente504 1 year ago
these were actually modified in the later years of the WW1 as APC's to transport troops because they weren't very practical as battle tanks however by the time they got the them to the battle the troops were usually so nautious and disorientated from noise fumes and vibrations they got cleaned up anyway, Poor Buggers
1BADXC 2 years ago
it doesn't have the funny useless steering wheel on the back.
and its soooo slow
but a masterpiece of engineering considering that it was first of its kind and was constructed almost 100 years ago.
hasemithut 2 years ago 7
@hasemithut When it was contructed it was designed for infatry support so this speed was quite ok..it's problem was that it could easily stuck nearly everywhere :P
Fotistou94 1 year ago
@Fotistou94 Actually, given the conditions this thing had to fight in, it's an excellent design. Modern tanks would actually perform worse in the Western Theater of WW1 because modern tanks are designed with plains, forests, cities, and deserts in mind. They would perform very poorly in the heavily cratered battlefields of WW1's Western Front compared to this.
halo07guy2 1 year ago
@hasemithut It didn't need to be fast, its purpose was to roll across No Man's Land without having to fear machine gun fire and being able to act as cover for advancing troops an roll over barbed wire.
MajBlood 1 year ago
@hasemithut Its slow because gasoline engines were no where near what they are today.. Considering that the war was a stalemate for many years, any movement at all is a plus.. Remember, the tank was to be a spearhead in conjunction with infantry at its side.. So it only needed to move as fast as walking infantryman.. all in all, an amazing weapon for its time. The Brits do not get enough credit for it...
hwoods01 11 months ago
@hasemithut This version is the "Male" the "Female" had the two big wheels at the rear
bommer321 9 months ago
i remember seeing one once
xSublimEstyLeE 2 years ago
Wow.
Now see how scary it would be having that thing coming at you shooting.
Imagine seeing one for the first time ever, While being bombed and shot at from ground troops.
..shit.
MikezJunk 2 years ago 2
Exactly dude, it makes so much noise.
0masakra0 2 years ago
Man.. Those poor guys. Machine guns, barbed wire, gas, tanks.. Not to mention those rotting cesspools they called trenches. Not the best war to be involved in..
crazyfvck 2 years ago
well at least they likly dident get trench foot
Mr12roundstofred 2 years ago
i wonder if my great grandpa saw some in his day when he was in the trenches????
RuyGuyDog 2 years ago
I know my grand father saw them... he was in every battle the US was involved in in ww1 -- military intelligence officer on the front lines .. how he survived I don't know . 6 battle ribbons
moosiah 2 years ago
damn thats scary :S now i know why germans was scared when they saw these beats coming from the fog
muspelheim8 2 years ago 3
looks like a Landraider
halffliffe 2 years ago
Landraiders were based on that type of tank.
badwolf66 2 years ago
I would have been terrified to have seen one of these coming my way if I was a German. Just the thought of a huge armored thing going over every barrier of no man's land, and no matter what you do, the thing keeps coming at you.
Dauntless07 2 years ago 3
Beast!!!
MadeInEngland1987 2 years ago 2
i want one of these in my garage
28jul1821 2 years ago 4
@28jul1821
Same here. I want to replace the crappy KIA my parents have.
vol009S 11 months ago
its very slow..........
jhkhiykhiykh 2 years ago
Well, it's better than nothing... Besides, these were the first combat vehicles of their kind - and they were built mainly for breaking through otherwise unpassable fortifications and entrenchments...
ZemplinTemplar 2 years ago
It woulda been cooler if the battle wasn't supposed to happen...
KyleVerbeke 2 years ago
Bellissimo video complimenti 5 *****
Very nice video. Congratulation! 5 Stairs ad in my prefery list!
rabadasho 2 years ago
Good to see the KIWI army and airforce keeping up to date ;)
toblertwo 2 years ago 9
Nice Fokker D.VII as well
Anghellik9 2 years ago
Super!!!! 5+!
kharkov1000 2 years ago
feel sorry for the germans who saw the tanks and ran. must have been scary to one of those for the first time
Hotwheelsonfire 2 years ago
it would be comparable to the Mayans being attacked by horses and guns for the first time.
Although, the Germans quickly found out that AA guns were fairly effective against the british tanks..
Anghellik9 2 years ago
where is this ?
ushrark 2 years ago
New Zealand, at Omaka Airfield near the town of Blenheim. (Top of the South Island)
Kahu1958 2 years ago
@Kahu1958 lol ww1 reanactment in new zealand... whats next an american civil war reanacment in singapore?
xxuncexx 9 months ago
@xxuncexx Many New Zealanders fought in the first world war, including both my grandfathers, and my great uncle who died in the trenches in europe. It is fitting that we remember them.
Kahu1958 9 months ago
One thing thats interesting is that the Mark1, when introduced, could go 2 mph. Then there was what was considered to be a HUGE change of the Mark1, (I believe the engine was improved) and it could now go 4 mph. That was considered to be a BIG change for the time.
On the negative side, the main French tank of WWI (I cant remember its name) was very dangerous to be in, ironicly. The design caused the exhust from the engine to pass through the cabin holding the troops before escaping the tank.
dror91 2 years ago
the main french tank is the ft-17 renault
Hotwheelsonfire 2 years ago
I think he meant the main heavy tank. I know that the schneider and saint chamond wer lumbering deathtraps :-). The FT was *probably* the best tank around then, although I like the LK2. Pity it was never put into production.
Kingjables94 2 years ago
LK2? As in the German light tank? Sweden bought a couple
Durnstaros 2 years ago
Man if you were to see and hear that thing coming at you and had never seen one before it is enough to make a person crap their pants. Just the sound it makes with those tracks..
c9ari 2 years ago 2
that looked like General Grant with the camera
shagnastly2 3 years ago
This tank is the world's most frightening tank.
ostapslobodian 3 years ago 4
personally, I'd rather fear the A7V of the Germans, that beast was 8 meters long 3 meters tall and had 12 machineguns with it
slayerfromabove 2 years ago
pufft, the A7V just a big fat slow armored box,
i could imaging it tipping over or getting stuck in a large ditch
the mark 1! now thats a tank!
titanium237 2 years ago 2
actually any tank of the first world war could fit with that description. I do favour the Mark 1 as well, but I think it would have at least found his equel in the A7V
slayerfromabove 2 years ago
No, the A7V was a completely awful tank. It would nearly always fall over due to its height. This also made it an easy target for enemy field guns. German crews always preferred to use captured British tanks, which proved much more effective.
calicheSCOT 2 years ago
depends on how you use it, the A7V had 6-8 machineguns, and was like a moving fort, though the mark was way more effective in crossing terrrain and clearing barbed wire
slayerfromabove 2 years ago
6 mgs actually......
cybasame 2 years ago 2
1. 1 in front+2 on either flank+1 in the rear= 8mg's. Though they're might have been some modified ones.
2. this comment is 5 months old, I really feel akward about people who look through comments older than 1 week just so they can reply
slayerfromabove 2 years ago
is that a male or a female
mudkip990 3 years ago
I think it is male. Females only had machine guns, this has a couple of heavier guns.
I may be wrong
Kahu1958 3 years ago
@Kahu1958 actually you're right it is a male tank!
RuyGuyDog 1 year ago
@Kahu1958 its a female. the males had cannons
vampyreakura 1 year ago
@Kahu1958 yes, its a male
sk1llblack 1 year ago
@Kahu1958 It's male. On the Female version, the sponsons mounted four Vickers Machine guns, in addition to its hull mounts. The Male variant, carried two 6 lb cannons. The lesser-known 'Hermaphrodite' tank had one of each sponson, which wasn't terribly practical.
spineyguy 1 year ago
Male tank, what Kahu1958 says is correct.
antimainstream 3 years ago
Yaaay, it really sounds like that while moving ! :-D
ZemplinTemplar 3 years ago
thats one huge ass tank, are there even any tanks left from WW1 that are original? them were some huge i mean some super huge tanks back then, i mean look the tread goes all the way around the tank lol
chicagocubsforever 3 years ago
Apparently theres 2 left.
PwahTube 3 years ago
you know, for the first war to use tanks, that tank was pretty impressive
GENERALRAAM66 3 years ago
Fighting in the trenches of WW1 in europe
Kahu1958 3 years ago
what would scare the shit out of me in 1917
madannfrank 3 years ago 2
nice... but that planes... still flying. awersome show lol
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INEEDAGOODNAMEONHERE 3 years ago
Go freedom tank, Go!
peepeevagi 3 years ago 2
Nice re enactment, think the MK1 was a lot smokier engined even noisier brute, engines burnt lots of oil then (no valve stem seals etc), cracking replica also of RR and triplane, good clip thanks!.
wind4watts 3 years ago
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it looks like a squeaking giant piece of tin, with stupid lookin sticks poking out of it with giant eye balls.
lmao
Leopard81186 3 years ago
the name tank was given to them becuase the soilders said it sounded/looked like an water tank on traks and hence how it got the name
FinalFreek 3 years ago 2
Actually it was given the name 'tank' because it was kept secret from everyone. The people building it were told they were basically building big water tanks and water tank was a code name.
"In order to conceal the purpose of these first armored fighting vehicles, they called them "water tanks." This code name has stuck despite early efforts to change the name to "combat car" or "assault carriage.""
PwahTube 3 years ago
you would be running away if it was firing at you though...
XmegaPresident 3 years ago
Imagine you being a German in WW1. You look up one morning and see that beast coming at you
CoolDog202 3 years ago
Its pretty good nice vid! awesome tank!
TsarKaiserSir 3 years ago
Thank You. It is awesome to see in real life. A deadly Beast for it's time.
Kahu1958 3 years ago
damn, thats fast!
crazybastard245 3 years ago
Isn't this Peter Jackson's [yes, THAT Peter Jackson] tank? I heard he converted a caterpillar tractor to make it. The sides are wood apparently.
nzDeerstalker 3 years ago
Yes it was made by Peter Jacksons team. Not sure what is is made of but it looks real fom right up close.
Kahu1958 3 years ago
Squeaky.
BubCar2 3 years ago
oau! nu credeam ca o sa mai vad unul mergand
dingorockerul555 3 years ago
good
kurtdumasis 3 years ago
its a boy ^^
degrotepeter 3 years ago
amazing how it still works!
tanman330 3 years ago
erm.. it is a REPLICA! of course it still works; its only 3 or 4 years old!
philthydirtyanimal 3 years ago 5
if it's a replica then its a 100% rebuild. But there are real original ones running in the world.
ck002 3 years ago
what wossys blocking there ears xD
bobbyjic 3 years ago
Definently would not have wanted to be a WW1 tanker. They had to deal with going deaf from all the noise, inhaling all the smoke, burns, losing their vision, and whatnot. Very well made replica, nice battle scene, good video!
armormaster 3 years ago
HAHAH JUST IMAGINE.. early 1900s.. probably the largest thing youve seen is a horse on your farm before the war.. that sound probably would have been enough
mikeeed 4 years ago 7
but i wonder, just how thick it's armor really was back in ww1. ww2 is i know, but not ww1
patrikasLTL 4 years ago
8mm on the sides, thick enough to withstand small arms fire. Later versions had thicker armor to withstand anti tank rifles of the time.
YearOfTheDog82 3 years ago
wow this is pretty sick wish i was there would have been awsome
babinator12 4 years ago 4
That is SO cool! *two thumbs up*
dyrge86 4 years ago 15
This is like the coolest tank ever.
ValeriePuma 4 years ago 5
EDIT:
Sorry I accidentally hit enter while I was in the middle of tweaking my last comment. That's why the end of one of the sentences is missing.
ed110484 4 years ago
Remembering that the tank was developed in secret, and the German soldiers who first saw this coming towards them had absolutely no idea what it was, this must have been pretty scary!
BTW what sort of engine has thHave they made any attempt to copy the original engine, or just stuck a modern power plant in?
ed110484 4 years ago
I don't think they copied the originl engine, just used an old Bulldozer.
Kahu1958 4 years ago
The project was disguised and named as if they were making giant mobile water tanks, and the name tank stuck.
noircat 3 years ago 2
World War One reinactments that is so cool!
spectre111 4 years ago 2
Is this at that place in Canada? If I ever decide to travel across country again, I must go there!
WW1 Historian.
jjvinall 4 years ago
No, it is in New Zealand.
Kahu1958 4 years ago
Is it at a museum or an annuel event?
jjvinall 4 years ago
lol, man that thing sounds like some of the super old cat's I worked around at the coal-mines with the tracks clinking'
streetgypsy44 4 years ago
WHERE WAS THE MUD ? run a bull dozer around the arena first next time to dig it all up, the it will be more realistic ! and tell some of them to die as no one got hit, americans are like action man all of them ! lol
wh0pp3r 4 years ago
wow.. is that an origial tank from WWI?
antimainstream 4 years ago
Not an original but a very good replica
Kahu1958 4 years ago
I doubt there would be any original operational tanks left, Battle damaged tanks, Rusted tanks, artillery struck tanks, all are in museums, and the odd one or two still buried in mud from a forgotten battlefield that are yet to be discovered. But still, owning even a replica would make my day :)
foamyfan211 4 years ago
Bovington Tank Museum in Dorset, UK had a working Mk V up until about a week ago - I saw a news item showing it being driven onto a lorry bound for London. I believe it is the only working original British WWI tank in the world. Apparently there are still quite a few French Renault FT17s running though.
duncanjaques 4 years ago
Thanks for telling me. I'll look that up :D
foamyfan211 4 years ago
I plan to get a 1/35 scale model of one of these and convert it to an rc model. Emhar produce a MK IV Male and Female, so I'll start with those.
foamyfan211 4 years ago
3 mph rofl
usaf071 4 years ago
Yes but that was enough to scare the germans in WWI. At Cambrai the tanks were the main reason the allies penetrated the german lines so easily.
Metallicakicksbutt 4 years ago
big :P
carbondevil 4 years ago
Hell..I know what I want for Christmas now. But its going to be a bitch to wrap.
hxcjeff 4 years ago 5
A bicycle ?
P1mpMyBr1de 4 years ago
@hxcjeff
Just put a bow on it.
vol009S 11 months ago
really impressive, they are still terrifying war machines even compared to recent models...great vid ;)
BobbyandKonig 4 years ago 2
impreesive tank no doubt, i think we have one in ireland possibly.most likely given to us by the british . good video
chrisatronic 4 years ago
That tank would have scared the hell out of you back in it's day rumbling and rattling towards you in no mans land! I can see it's shock value in battle. Great footage!
funkeytoad08 4 years ago 2
haha looks sad compared to tanks today
jcr1808 4 years ago
That tank could own a M1A2 Abrams anyday =P
Thinnet 4 years ago
Nah, this Mk IV tank is only armed with two 6 pdr (56mm) naval guns, has a top speed of about 8kp/h and armour of steel 8mm thick. The abrams tank has a 120mm main gun, a top speed of about 65kp/h and has Chobham composite armour. Even 100 Mk IV's don't stand a chance against 3 Abrams tanks.
foamyfan211 4 years ago
Yes and the tanks made in 2070 will easilt take on 100's of Abrams tanks. It is stupid to compare weapons of different eras.
Metallicakicksbutt 4 years ago