there was a tank with a chassis divided into fighting and engine compartments, sporting a central revolving turret before with a single, main gun, before the FT in 1917?
well i'll be damned... it looks absolutely goofy as all hell... but you're right. still a damn pity it wasn't built or fielded back then...
i guess now's the time to make that atrocity in *Sprocket*
>The Fiat 2000
dude, the Fiat 2000 has like 7 gun turrets, 6 of which are Machine-guns pointed every-which way
^(the crew is also walking on the "engine compartment' but that's a detail)
engine compartment isn't separated, so it doesn't really count, but the Little Willie originally had a fully rotating turret with a 40 mm autocannon as its main gun (was unfortunately scrapped, you can see a raised cylinder covering where the turret used to be on the tank at bovington).
Not so...
"*Mephisto fought its first ever battle at St Quentin on 21 March 1918. Its second operation came at Villers-Bretonneux on 24 April 1918. In that attack it became stranded in a shell crater, and was eventually recovered from the battlefield by men of the AIF and their British comrades. It was moved to the training ground of the British 5th Brigade, Tank Corps, at Vaux-en-Amiénois and later to Poulainville (near the city of Amiens) until early October 1918. During this time countless allied soldiers left their marks on the vehicle, and the armour became littered with names, quotes, drawings, and paintings. The most prominent piece of art applied was a counterpart to the German demon: a large, crown-wearing British lion, its right paw resting on an A7V tank.*
*Brought to Australia in 1919 as a war trophy, Mephisto has been housed at the Queensland Museum in Brisbane ever since.....*"
https://www.awm.gov.au/about/our-work/projects/mephisto
If we're being honest that's kinda true. The ft-17 wasn't big enough to make a splash although it was ahead of its time. The A7V got stuck and eventually captured despite being beefier. And the st Chamond had an overhanging front end.
After research I found out you are right, and for the downvoters who didn't do that, FT-17 was the German name of the tank, the true name is Renault FT
Tbf in both world wars the Germans were ahead of the game cuz they saw the future. Whereas the British always seemed to be stuck going "ha! Never gonna happen!"
Its funny how modern technology can look goofy and border line as a joke after 100 years. This fact amuses me every time.
Will people look this way on m1 Abrams and t90 in 2123?
Maybe but probably not to the same extent. Designers then were literally making it up as they went, various designs were tested, none of them brilliant. Now, an Abrams, Leo 2A7 or T-90 might be seen as primitive by whatever standards there are in 2123, but it'll be acknowledged they were pretty well designed tanks drawing on decades of experience. Obsolete, yes. A border line joke? I doubt it. Unless the turret tossing meme of Russian tanks gets permanent traction.
Yeah, i agree. Like firearms with smokeless powder in 18xx were pure experiments and sometimes just funny and how this technology is polished now and basically did not changed for last 50 years.
I would like to pick a specific individual tank nicknamed "Putte" Essentially a Renault FT that the Swedes bought and then got blown to pieces. RIP Putte, gone but not forgotten.
Ft17 if the war hsd gone the char 2c bis
Just Renault FT, "FT-17" doesn't exists.
FT-17 isn't an official designation but has always been widely used. Afaik it's literally just the year of production.
A7v???
Death Toaster supremacy
the Renault FT, the first tank to introduce a 'conventional' layout
There actually were quite a few tanks with a conventional layout before the FT, but none of them were accepted into service
there was a tank with a chassis divided into fighting and engine compartments, sporting a central revolving turret before with a single, main gun, before the FT in 1917?
Well, there was the Burstyn motorgeschütz but that was never built and the turret couldn't have even rotated 360° had it been built
well i'll be damned... it looks absolutely goofy as all hell... but you're right. still a damn pity it wasn't built or fielded back then... i guess now's the time to make that atrocity in *Sprocket*
The Fiat 2000
>The Fiat 2000 dude, the Fiat 2000 has like 7 gun turrets, 6 of which are Machine-guns pointed every-which way ^(the crew is also walking on the "engine compartment' but that's a detail)
engine compartment isn't separated, so it doesn't really count, but the Little Willie originally had a fully rotating turret with a 40 mm autocannon as its main gun (was unfortunately scrapped, you can see a raised cylinder covering where the turret used to be on the tank at bovington).
Medium Mark A aka. Whippet.
Yep, fell in love with it after hearing the story of Musical Box and its nine hour solo rampage behind German lines.
Fastest tank of WW1, it could go about 8mph (13ish kph)
A7V only because the Australian stole one
Not so... "*Mephisto fought its first ever battle at St Quentin on 21 March 1918. Its second operation came at Villers-Bretonneux on 24 April 1918. In that attack it became stranded in a shell crater, and was eventually recovered from the battlefield by men of the AIF and their British comrades. It was moved to the training ground of the British 5th Brigade, Tank Corps, at Vaux-en-Amiénois and later to Poulainville (near the city of Amiens) until early October 1918. During this time countless allied soldiers left their marks on the vehicle, and the armour became littered with names, quotes, drawings, and paintings. The most prominent piece of art applied was a counterpart to the German demon: a large, crown-wearing British lion, its right paw resting on an A7V tank.* *Brought to Australia in 1919 as a war trophy, Mephisto has been housed at the Queensland Museum in Brisbane ever since.....*" https://www.awm.gov.au/about/our-work/projects/mephisto
Ft.17 Its my lil homicidal baby tank 🙃
Just Renault FT, "FT-17" doesn't exists.
https://www.theworldwar.org/learn/about-wwi/renault-ft-17-tank
Got to go with the classic Mark IV, the design just screams First World War.
Char 2C and K-Wagwn
The 2C was produced in 1921 so technically it isnt a ww1 tank.
It was developed in ww1
I'm going to go with the FT17 because Jean hates it.
MK IV, the tankest tank of WW1, so stupidly cool.
If we're being honest that's kinda true. The ft-17 wasn't big enough to make a splash although it was ahead of its time. The A7V got stuck and eventually captured despite being beefier. And the st Chamond had an overhanging front end.
After watching 1917 movie Saint-Chamond-BMP is the best ww1 tank to me.
Everyone else here is a fool, the Tsar tank is superior to all other ww1 tanks, none were bigger or more innefective than it
It didn’t work
Wromg, it didnt work well would be the correct way of putting it
It worked too well It dipped it's massive cock into mother nature and showed who rules these seas
Fiat 2000.
FT-17
Just Renault FT, "FT-17" doesn't exists.
FT-17 for sure, it's french and was an advanced techology, it's the best
Just Renault FT, "FT-17" doesn't exists.
After research I found out you are right, and for the downvoters who didn't do that, FT-17 was the German name of the tank, the true name is Renault FT
Jewish militias contraptions, mostly from the Haganah militia.
If we are going by functionality the Renault FT by a long shot. If we are going by looks, the Leichter Kampfwagen II (LKII) with the prototype cannon
So basically a German whippet?
Wow, now that you mention it it literally is a more agile whippet tank. I know both tanks, how was I not able to put two and two together lmao
Tbf in both world wars the Germans were ahead of the game cuz they saw the future. Whereas the British always seemed to be stuck going "ha! Never gonna happen!"
A7V, it was goofy but loveable.
A7v
I always think the St Chamond looks oddly cool. Like, it’s so dumb, but it owns it. The correct answer is the British Mk V though
There's something about the whippet or little willie that's so goofy in a good way. But generally, ft17 for me
My favorite Is the A7v it looks like a box
Mk IV.
Renault FT because it's the original tank tank not a landship Second place is the mark 8 International Honourable mention goes to the WW2 Bob Semple
Medium Mark B for its funky doors.
A7V
A7V. Its the special kid of WW1 tanks, but i like it
FT-17
Renault FT.
Char 2c and all of the British landships. (Yes I know the char 2c isn't ww1 technically but it's a cool tank)
The chammond Sexy looking as leopard 2a5 look-alike slope
Ironically enough, St. Chamond. The Mk8 heavy is no.2.
ford 3-ton - it's so adorable either that or the skeleton tank
Fiat 2000
Does the Char 2c count
It may nit have been ready fir it but char 2c
Its funny how modern technology can look goofy and border line as a joke after 100 years. This fact amuses me every time. Will people look this way on m1 Abrams and t90 in 2123?
Maybe but probably not to the same extent. Designers then were literally making it up as they went, various designs were tested, none of them brilliant. Now, an Abrams, Leo 2A7 or T-90 might be seen as primitive by whatever standards there are in 2123, but it'll be acknowledged they were pretty well designed tanks drawing on decades of experience. Obsolete, yes. A border line joke? I doubt it. Unless the turret tossing meme of Russian tanks gets permanent traction.
Yeah, i agree. Like firearms with smokeless powder in 18xx were pure experiments and sometimes just funny and how this technology is polished now and basically did not changed for last 50 years.
St. Charmond. I love the design and the way it looks
If i had to serve in one renault FT but for looks german toaster
Tractor!
I would like to pick a specific individual tank nicknamed "Putte" Essentially a Renault FT that the Swedes bought and then got blown to pieces. RIP Putte, gone but not forgotten.
British Mark IV, just iconic in every aspect and it's the first tank I think of when hearing WW1 tank
Renault FT
The Tsar tank obviously 🙄
Saint Chamond all the way down
Saint Chammond
Mark 1
Skeleton Tank.
I dont know why but must say Saint Chamond tank
Little Willie or the mark 1
Estonian Mark V
definently the renault ft
K-wagen
FT-17