The Mark IV (pronounced Mark four) was a British tank of the First World War. Introduced in 1917, it benefited from significant developments of the Mark I tank (the intervening designs being small batches used for training).

The Mark IV was the first tank to be produced and used en masse. Following the modest success of the Mark I tanks on the Somme in 1916 the British Commander-in-Chief, Sir Douglas Haig, ordered 1,000 more tanks for 1917.

A Mark IV converted as supply tank, in 1918, at Villers-Bretonneux. 220 of these were built or converted on the stocks when the Mark V came to replace older models. A captured Mark IV in Berlin, during the military repression of the Spartacus league, within the German revolution, 1919.

2024年10月23日 · Developed during the Great War, the British Mark IV tank became one of the most iconic WW1 tanks in modern warfare. Here's why.

2024年8月22日 · In the heart of Birmingham, back in 1917, a formidable steel beast was crafted: the heavy Mark IV tank, number 2324. Unlike many of its counterparts, this machine did not rumble through the trenches of the Western Front in France. Instead, as a training vehicle, it shaped new recruits until 1919.

Mark IVs were first used in action in June 1917 and by November formed the greater part of the strength of the Tank Corps at the battle of Cambrai - commemorated as the first really successful battle for the tanks.

2019年3月9日 · However, the Mark IV heavy tank is most famous for its performance at the Battle of Cambrai, which took place on November 20, 1917. Of the more than 400 tanks that took part in the battle, many were Mark IVs.

2013年7月2日 · In fall and winter, however, the wide-track T-34’s still-superior mobility over mud and snow asserted itself. Moreover, the added weight of the guns and thicker armor affected the Mark IV’s performance, lowering its top speed to 25 mph compared to the T-34’s 30 mph.

2019年7月23日 · Near the Ashford town center stands a curious and sinister military monument, a World War I-era tank given to the town by the British government in the postwar years.

The Mark IV was the first tank to be produced and used en masse. Following the modest success of the Mark I tanks on the Somme in 1916 the British Commander-in-Chief, Sir Douglas Haig, ordered 1,000 The Mark IV entered service in May 1917 …