Don_Dickle@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 months agoTIL the Allies fielded thousands of tanks by the end of World War I, a major technological breakthrough. The Germans deployed just 18.en.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square5fedilinkarrow-up12arrow-down11
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL the Allies fielded thousands of tanks by the end of World War I, a major technological breakthrough. The Germans deployed just 18.en.wikipedia.orgDon_Dickle@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 months agomessage-square5fedilink
minus-squareJTskulk@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·3 months agoIf I remember my history accurately, that’s because tanks were a new British secret weapon. The whole reason they’re even called tanks is because that was the code name, they referred to them as water tanks.
minus-squareMikelius@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 months agoYes, in 1916 which is fucking crazy to think about because the french army literally had napoleonic era style cuirassiers in 1914.
minus-squarerockerface 🇺🇦@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 months agoI think the original actual name was “landships”, but the “tanks” stuck better for some reason
If I remember my history accurately, that’s because tanks were a new British secret weapon. The whole reason they’re even called tanks is because that was the code name, they referred to them as water tanks.
Yes, in 1916 which is fucking crazy to think about because the french army literally had napoleonic era style cuirassiers in 1914.
I think the original actual name was “landships”, but the “tanks” stuck better for some reason