Mark IV "Female"
British Army, #245, Western Front
(Wings of the Great War WW10201)
- Weight: 27 tons
- Dimensions: 26'5" x 13'6" x 8'2"
- Crew: 8
- Power Plant: Daimler 6-cylinder = 105 hp
- Armor: 6-12 mm
- Speed: 5 mph
- Armament: 5 x .303 cal Lewis machine guns
- Notes: The Mark IV tank - first seeing combat duty in 1917 - was the most popular British tank of World War I with more than 1,200 units being produced. It benefited greatly from its Mark variant predecessors (some of the first tanks ever manufactured) and was a clear improvement in armor, fuel-tank placement, and overall ease of transport. The "female" Mark IV was equipped with two extra .303 Lewis machine guns in lieu of the two 6-pounder side-mounted guns on the "male" variant. Aside from the French Renault FT, the Mark series of tanks was considered the most successful of the entire war.
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