Was the tank effective in World War 1?

Answer 1

umm pretty much the tanks sucked Amen. They were uncomfortable, noisy, and always breaking down. The engines produced sickening vapors for accompanying infantry. The armor was plate steel, and the crews had to wear chain-mail masks to protect their faces from slivers as the tanks were hit by enemy bullets. In short, hell on earth. Welcome to war in the 20th Century, but at least the tanks in later wars were better.

Answer 2

Tanks in World War 1 wasn't useful at all because, it was only recent when Tanks were used, Tanks were developed in 1908, 6 years before World War 2 and people were not used of driving them. Also, tanks in World War 2 was 10000% more useful because Tanks in World War 2 had more of an range of styles and the ratio of Power:Weight is more balanced than World War 1 tanks. Don't forget, in fact some World War 1 tanks fell apart or collapsed because of the unbalanced power:weight ratio.

Answer 3

Not nearly as effective as desired. Even more than the airplane and the submarine, the tank was shoehorned into old-style tactics rather than adapting tactics to realize the potential of a new weapon. Also, tank technology was in its infancy. The tanks were unreliable, and many were captured and used by the Germans until they broke down and were captured again. The French Renault 17 was the best tank of the war, and the shape of things to come. Furthermore, it was light enough to be carried by truck to the area of operations; thus reducing the likelihood of a combat breakdown. The US Army used these small French tanks in the war, preferring them over the ungainly British models, and still used them after the war. [I think six of them were present at the Washington DC Bonus March.] It should be remembered that the British intended to improve tanks and tactics for 1919, but the war ended first. Germany was forbidden under the Treaty of Versailles to have any tanks; a decision which proved to be an undoing for the Allied countries, espicially France which clung most stubbornly to its outdated World War 1 equipment and tactical doctrine. When Germany rearmed, they were not impeded by World War 1 thinking. And in 1940 the Germans used tanks as they are best used, with disastrous results for France.

Answer 4

Tanks were introduced mainly near the end of world war 1. The first tank produced didn't have a rotating turret nor could it cross over trenches. It was called "lil willie". The tank could only reach a maximum speed of 3mph. Another tank was then produced that could cross trenches, it had a maximum speed of 4mph, it could carry up to ten men, and had a rotating turret. These tanks quickly ended ww1 because almost nothing could stop them but a direct artillery strike.

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Tanks were first used during the Battle of the Somme in Sept. 1916 (not towards the end of the war). They actually had very little impact on the war, let alone bringing it to a quick end (the war continued on until Nov 11 1918, so not very quick).

The first tanks were effective in terrifying troops, but bogged down in the mud and became ineffective. By 1917, tanks used at Cambrai had evolved far enough to be more effective. They were able to smash through the barbed wire and attack the trenches without stalling out. However, the Germans quickly took back the land gained by the tanks.

The tanks weren't heavily armoured either. The first tanks had about 12mm of armour protection, making them very easy to take out. AN early anti-tank rifle was also used that could pierce the armour of even the later tanks. It was a 13.2mm Tank Abwehr Gewehr M1918

WW1 wasn't really a tank war. Advances were made, but really, tanks didn't have the impact on battles that they did later in WW2.

Answer 5

it was called the little willy

Answer 6

Artillery was very effective in WW1

Answer 7

Yes