CODENAME: TANK

THE name ‘tank’ was initially a secret code used by the British to maintain secrecy and disguise its true purpose. This vehicle was developed in 1915 to break the stalemate of trench warfare. The Mark 1 had a 105hp sixcylinder engine and its main benefits included surviving the machinegun and small-arms fire in no man’s land, being able to travel over the muddy terrain, and driving over barbed wire and crossing the gaps between enemy trenches. It was also used to carry supplies and troops through difficult terrain.