Which country invented the tank?

19 15 In February, the British government adopted the advice of the Englishman E.D. swinton, and built a prototype car in September 19 15, using automobile, tractor, gun manufacturing and metallurgical technology. The prototype was successfully tested for the first time and was called "Little Tramp".

19 16 September 15, 48 mark I tanks were first put into the battle of the somme river. At the same time, Churchill named this new weapon with the naval term "tank" in order not to let the Germans notice it. The name has been used to this day, and "tank" is the transliteration of the word.

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The following are tank types:

1, main battle tank

Since the 1960s, the firepower and armor protection of medium-sized tanks have reached or surpassed the previous level of heavy tanks, and at the same time, they have overcome the weakness of poor off-road performance of heavy tanks, thus forming a single combat tank with modern characteristics, namely "main battle tank" or "main battle vehicle", which has become the main force of armored forces in various countries.

The main battle tank combines the tasks of medium-sized tanks and heavy tanks in the past, which is a major milestone in the history of tank development.

The total combat weight of the main battle tanks still in production is generally 40 tons to 70 tons. The main battle tank can be understood as having the technical characteristics of modern tanks. The main battle tank is the basic equipment of modern armored forces, the main assault weapon in ground operations and one of the most important anti-tank weapons.

2, reconnaissance tanks

Reconnaissance tanks include traditional light tanks and small tanks. The former is China's Type 62 tank, and the latter is British Scorpion reconnaissance tank. Its main feature is that it is light and easy to deploy in rugged terrain, and it is used for reconnaissance missions of large troops.

Because the demand for the number of reconnaissance tanks is small, chassis similar to infantry fighting vehicles are often used, such as BMP- 1 in Russia, AMX- 13 in France and M3 bradley cavalry fighting vehicle in the United States.

3. Special tanks

Special tanks refer to tanks equipped with special equipment and undertaking special tasks.

4. Amphibious tanks

Amphibious tanks are also called "amphibious tanks". Most armored bridge-erecting vehicles need to work under enemy fire, so most of them are modified from tanks, and the car body is equipped with bridge-erecting equipment.

Infantry tanks are tanks used in Britain before and after World War II. The design concept comes from the navy's armored ship, which uses tanks for infantry melee fire support and assault. The firepower and armor are strong, but the speed is very low.

On the other hand, the modern infantry tank is formed by adding a passenger compartment on the basis of the tank, which is characterized by not only retaining the powerful firepower and armor protection of the tank, but also being used to transport troops. So strictly speaking, modern infantry tanks can only be called heavy infantry fighting vehicles.

Cruise tank, also known as ocean patrol tank, is also a tank classification used in Britain before and after World War II. It combines the concepts of sea cruiser and land cavalry, with fast moving speed and good off-road performance.

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