PPT Slide
1916: After heavy WWI casualties,
the British Army led by Churchill
begins experimenting with tracked
tanks in combat to break the
deadlock of the trenches. Wheeled
armored cars get stuck in mud.
The U.S. Army is disinterested.
Only private companies experiment
with tracked tanks in the U.S.
November, 1917: British tanks
go into action as part of a
combined arms infantry, tanks,
artillery, aircraft team at the
battle of Cambrai. The tank is
proven effective at break-
throughs and 2D mechanized
Tanks: note no gun turrets!