whippettank

Tank in world war I

Bella foto (good shot)

Compliments, I like it

If you like you can add this photo to the Picture at an Exhibition group.

which was of course a tactical error... making the wounded sitting ducks...

Photo caption from AWM: "Wounded Australians of the 15th Brigade, and wounded German prisoners, all unidentified, sheltered beside a British Whippet tank. This tank was one of the new mobile type which had made a successful first appearance in the battle of Hamel. Note the two soldiers standing beside the tank are wearing their gas masks in the alert position in front of their chests. "Taken August 9, 1918, at France: Picardie, Somme, Harbonnieres"

these photos are extraordinary, amazing to have some of these still left from so long ago

The caption and the lack of recognition stripes suggest this was taken in march 1918 when 3rd Tank Battalion were sent forward to tackle the Kaiserschlacht offensive. The whippets were designed as mechanised cavalry to be used in the exploitation role once the enemies front had been breached. Source: sites.google.com/site/landships/home/narratives/1918/kais... I'm no expert but I'm pretty sure cavalry were not used in advance of the infantry to break the enemies line in the first world war.

IWM Q 11147 At Sautrecourt, France on 10th August 1918 The link above takes you to the Museums Website where the image can be zoomed. On the zoomed image the whippets serial numbers are visible: The tank on the left is A312 and the tank on the right is A324, A312 was filmed being inspected by the King. The Mk V behind the King has is marked on the sponson with a 6 in a circle. On the other Mk V the top of a letter (a "D" on "B" is just visible above a mans head). The photo was taken during the same visit as: www.flickr.com/photos/nlscotland/4688617298/in/set-721576... Source: sites.google.com/site/landships/home/lists/whippets/whipp...