Allied tanks.

It was the first non-casemate tank I think, I might be wrong.

I dunno. All I know is that it had no barberettes, the engine in the back and the turret on top and at the front.

Basic tank design then. Fantastic.

However this beauty pulls all my fluttery heartstrings.

comrade dave wrote:

However this beauty pulls all my fluttery heartstrings.

Your right it's the male. I'm not sexist in case you were wondering.

Well, I know that. The people who designed it and named it aren't either.

It was named the mark(s) 1,2,3,4,5,6 and so-on I think, they never had names like Cromwell or sherman (I think)

Nope. Just Mark I, II, III etc. Also Male and Female to distinguish weaponry(difference being is that the female usually only has MG's).

Did you know King George was being demonstrated a tank driving up a bank and the tank crashed down on the other side stopping dead in it's tracks, the king asked why it had stopped and the army officers hurried to the tank, when they came back they said the demonstration had reached the end of the course and the king moved on. The tank crew had actually been knocked unconscious when the tank hit the opposite end of the bank and the engine had broken.

I have never heard of that. Did you know that if you stick your hand in a tanks turret ring while the turret is moving, you become a pirate?

Lol, no why?

Your hand gets ripped off.

Oh, of course, I take it the same would happen if you put your foot in the turret ring.

Yup. That would be really awkward though. It can happen both inside and outside the tank. Did you know that since 1945 all Brit tanks have had tea making facilities?

I did, that would be a fantastic PG tips advert.

I think they use Earl's Grey.

For the tea in tanks?

Yup.

Only India is the other country to have Boiling vessels in their armoured vehicles I think.