This is a comparison of the characteristics of tanks used in World War I.
Tanks used in World War I Tank Country Year introduced Production total Crew Armament number of rounds Armour thickness (front/side/top) Weight Engine power/weight ratio Speed Range Mark I Male UK 1916 75 8 2x QF 6-pdr (57mm) , 3×MG [6,272] 12/10/6 mm 28.4 t Petrol 105 hp (78 kW) 3.7 hp/t Female 75 5× Vickers machine gun, 1x Hotchkiss [30,080] 27.4 t Mark IV Male UK 1917 420 8 2x QF 6-pdr (57mm) 6 cwt , 3× .303 Lewis Gun [6,272] 14/12/8 mm 28.5 t 125 hp (93 kW) Female 595 5×Lewis guns [10,000] 27 t Mark V Male UK 1918 200 8 QF 6-pdr (57mm) 6 cwt , 4×MG [5,800] 14/14/8 mm 29.5 t 150 hp (112 kW) 5.1-5.4 hp/t Female 200 6×.303 MG [14,100] 28.5 t Mark V* Male UK 1918 200 8 (+14infantry) 2× 6-pdr , 8×MG [8,400] 14/12/6 mm 33 t Female 432 10×MG [16,800] 32 t Medium Mark A Whippet UK 1918 200 3-4 4×.303 Hotchkiss Mk I machine gun [5,400] 14/14/5 mm 14 t Petrol 2×45 hp (34 kW) 6.4 hp/t Schneider CA1 France 1917 400 6 75 mm Blockhaus Schneider [94–96], 2× 8 mm Hotchkiss Mle 1914 machine gun [3,840] 11.5/11.5/5.5 mm 13.5 t 60 hp (45 kW)
1917 24/17/5.5 mm 14.6 t Saint-Chamond France 1917 165 8 75mm Saint-Chamond-Mondragón [106–108], 4× 8 mm MG [7,488] 11.5/17/5.5 mm 22 t 90 hp (67 kW) petrol-electric transmission 4.1 hp/t
Saint-Chamond "Modèle 18" 1917 235 Canon de 75 modèle 1897 [106–108], 4× 8 mm MG [7,488] 11.5+8/17/5.5 mm 24 t Renault FT mitrailleuse France 1918 3,694 2 8 mm Mle 1914 machine gun [4,800] 16/8/6 mm 6.5 t 35 hp (26 kW) 10.7 hp/t
Renault FT canon 1918 37 mm Puteaux SA 18 6.7 t A7V Germany 1918 20 18 5.7 cm Maxim-Nordenfelt , 6×MG 08 [10,000–15,000] 30/20/10 mm 32 t 2×100 hp (75 kW) 6.25 hp/t
Immediate post-war tanks Tanks planned for production and with completed prototypes during the war, but entered service after it ended. +Prototype-World War I Tanks that entered service after, but as designed in World War I Name Country Year Planned prod./actual total Crew Armament [ammo (rds.)] Armour thickness (front/side/top) Weight(tonnes) Engine Speed Range FCM Char 2C France 1918 300+/10 12 Canon de 75 modèle 1897, 4× 7.92 mm MG 45/22/10 mm 70 t Petrol 2×200/250 hp 15 km/h 160 km Mark VIII US/UK 1918 1500/125 12 2× 6 pdr; 7 MGs 16/16/6 mm 33.6 t Petrol 300/340 hp 8 km/h Medium Mark B UK 1918Medium Mark CUK19185 Machine gunsLK II(Germany) Postwar 10 Delivered to Sweden, 14 to Hungary.1918580/24337mm or 7,92mm MG14/8/?8,75 tPetrol 60 hp (45 kW)14 km/h65–70 km
See also Comparison of early World War II tanks History of the tank
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