Pl. 42
Plate 42 of 87 · Class VI, Tanks & armoured cars
Mark IV tank
The British tank of 1917 and the most numerous British tank of the war, with 1,220 built. It improved on the Mark I with thicker armor against German armor-piercing bullets and side sponsons that could be swung inside for rail transport. It was first used in large numbers at Messines on 7 June 1917.
Mentioned in
- Chapter VI The Year of Revolutions §8 Cambrai: The Tanks Break Through, and Back
- Chapter X The Machinery of War §4 Tanks: From Landships to Whippets