Mark V Battalion (No. H41) British WWI Tank
The Mark V British Tank "H 41"
A Mark V (male) Battle Tank "H41". This tank (No 9199) was in action at the Battle of Amiens, with C Company, 8th Battalion, under 2nd Lt Whittenbury.
And was put out of commission in September of 1918 From Damage Of Artillery Fire
And is now preserved at Bovington Tank Museum in England
he was created through 15-27th March 1919 in France: Picardie, Somme
And he was in war through the first World War, 1914-1918
His Accession Number is E04448
he is equipped with 2 six pounder cannons
This Certain Tank can go 12 Miles Per Hour, but in Real Life she went 5 Miled Per Hour
More Backstory –
The British male Mark V tank had a crew of eight. It weighed 26.3 tonnes. It had a maximum speed of 4.6 mph and a maximum range of 45 miles. It could carry 93 gallons of fuel
his Mark V is shown in the Markings of 8th (H) Battalion (No. H41), Tank Corps at the time of the Battle of Amiens (8 August 1918). Commanded by a young officer named Whittenbury this actual tank took part in the battle and its young commander was awarded the Military Cross.
It was issued to 8 Bn TC in July 1918 (the first Bn to receive Mark V), in 5 Tank Bde between 8 August and 11 November 1918 as part of last British offensive, 29 September at Bellincourt (France). The tank was grazed by a field gun shell on the left front horn which broke a track. Lt. T.R. Harding was in command. In 1921 went to 4 Bn Tank Corps, returned to Bovington in 1925 and was used for demonstration.
COUNTRY OF USE
Britain
PRODUCED BY
Britain
NUMBER PRODUCED
400
MAIN UTILITY TYPE
Heavy
MAIN WEAPON
2 x 6 pounder 6 cwt QF guns
CREW
8
WEIGHT
29 tons
SPEED
5
ARMOUR
16 mm
LOCATION
Tank Men
FULL NAME
Mark V (Male)
ERA
WW1
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