This is a comparison of the characteristics of tanks used in World War I.
Tanks used in World War I
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%;
! Tank
! Country
! Year introduced
! Production total
! Crew
! Armament <br />number of rounds
! Armour thickness <br/> (front/side/top)
! Weight<br />
! Engine
! power/weight ratio
! Speed
! Range
|- align=center
| Mark I Male
| rowspan=2 | UK
| rowspan=2 | 1916
| 75
| rowspan=2 | 8
| 2x QF 6-pdr (57mm) [324], <br />3×MG [6,272]
| rowspan=2 | 12/10/6 mm
| 28.4 t
| rowspan=2 | Petrol <br />105 hp (78 kW)
| rowspan=2 | 3.7 hp/t
| rowspan=2 |
| rowspan=2 |
|- align=center style="border-top-width:1px; border-top-style:dotted;"
| Female
| 75
| 5× Vickers machine gun, 1x Hotchkiss [30,080]
| 27.4 t
|- align=center
| Mark IV Male
| rowspan=2 | UK
| rowspan=2 | 1917
| 420
| rowspan=2 | 8
| 2x QF 6-pdr (57mm) 6 cwt [332], <br />3× .303 Lewis Gun [6,272]
| rowspan=2 | 14/12/8 mm
| 28.5 t
| rowspan=2 | 125 hp (93 kW)
| rowspan=2 |
| rowspan=2 |
| rowspan=2 |
|- align=center style="border-top-width:1px; border-top-style:dotted;"
| Female
| 595
| 5×Lewis guns [10,000]
| 27 t
|- align=center
| Mark V Male
| rowspan=2 | UK
| rowspan=2 | 1918
| 200
| rowspan=2 | 8
| QF 6-pdr (57mm) 6 cwt [207], <br />4×MG [5,800]
| rowspan=2 | 14/14/8 mm
| 29.5 t
| rowspan=4 | 150 hp (112 kW)
| rowspan=4 | 5.1-5.4 hp/t
| rowspan=2 |
| rowspan=2 |
|- align=center style="border-top-width:1px; border-top-style:dotted;"
| Female
| 200
| 6×.303 MG [14,100]
| 28.5 t
|- align=center style="border-top-width:1px; border-top-style:dotted;"
| Mark V* Male
| rowspan=2 | UK
| rowspan=2 | 1918
| 200
| rowspan=2 | 8
(+14infantry)
| 2× 6-pdr [221], <br />8×MG [8,400]
| rowspan=2 | 14/12/6 mm
| 33 t
| rowspan=2 |
| rowspan=2 |
|- align=center style="border-top-width:1px; border-top-style:dotted;"
| Female
| 432
| 10×MG [16,800]
| 32 t
|- align=center
| Medium Mark A Whippet
| UK
| 1918
| 200
| 3-4
| 4×.303 Hotchkiss Mk I machine gun [5,400]
| 14/14/5 mm
| 14 t
| Petrol 2×45 hp (34 kW)
| 6.4 hp/t
|
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|- align=center style="border-top:3px double #999;"
| rowspan=2 | Schneider CA1
| rowspan=2 | France
| 1917
| rowspan=2 | 400
| rowspan=2 | 6
| rowspan=2 | 75 mm Blockhaus Schneider [94–96], <br />2× 8 mm Hotchkiss Mle 1914 machine gun [3,840]
| 11.5/11.5/5.5 mm
| 13.5 t
| rowspan=2 | 60 hp (45 kW)
| rowspan=2 |
| rowspan=2 |
|
|- align=center style="border-top-width:1px; border-top-style:dotted;"
| 1917
| 24/17/5.5 mm
| 14.6 t
|
|- align=center
| Saint-Chamond
| rowspan=2 | France
| 1917
| 165
| rowspan=2 | 8
| 75mm Saint-Chamond-Mondragón [106–108], <br />4× 8 mm MG [7,488]
| 11.5/17/5.5 mm
| 22 t
| rowspan=2 | 90 hp (67 kW) petrol-electric transmission
| rowspan=2 | 4.1 hp/t
| rowspan=2 |
| rowspan=2 |
|- align=center style="border-top-width:1px; border-top-style:dotted;"
| Saint-Chamond
"Modèle 18"
| 1917
| 235
| Canon de 75 modèle 1897 [106–108], <br />4× 8 mm MG [7,488]
| 11.5+8/17/5.5 mm
| 24 t
|- align=center
| Renault FT mitrailleuse
| rowspan=2 | France
| 1918
| rowspan=2 | 3,694
| rowspan=2 | 2
| 8 mm Mle 1914 machine gun [4,800]
| rowspan=2 | 16/8/6 mm
| 6.5 t
| rowspan=2 | 35 hp (26 kW)
| rowspan=2 | 10.7 hp/t
| rowspan=2 |
| rowspan=2 |
|- align=center style="border-top-width:1px; border-top-style:dotted;"
| Renault FT canon
| 1918
| 37 mm Puteaux SA 18 [240]
| 6.7 t
|- align=center style="border-top:3px double #999;"
| A7V
| Germany
| 1918
| 20
| 18
| 5.7 cm Maxim-Nordenfelt [180], <br />6×MG 08 [10,000–15,000]
| 30/20/10 mm
| 32 t
| 2×100 hp (75 kW)
| 6.25 hp/t
|
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|}
Immediate post-war tanks
Tanks planned for production and with completed prototypes during the war, but entered service after it ended.
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|+Prototype-World War I Tanks that entered service after, but as designed in World War I
! Name
! Country
! Year
! Planned prod./actual <br />total
! Crew
! Armament <br />[ammo (rds.)]
! Armour thickness <br /> (front/side/top)
! Weight<br />(tonnes)
! Engine
! Speed
! Range
|-
| FCM Char 2C
| France
| 1918
| 300+/10
| 12
| Canon de 75 modèle 1897, 4× 7.92 mm MG
| 45/22/10 mm
| 70 t
| Petrol 2×200/250 hp
| 15 km/h
| 160 km
|-
| Mark VIII
| US/UK
| 1918
| 1500/125
| 12
| 2× 6 pdr; 7 MGs
| 16/16/6 mm
| 33.6 t
| Petrol 300/340 hp
| 8 km/h
|
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| Medium Mark B
| UK
| 1918
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|Medium Mark C
|UK
|1918
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|5 Machine guns
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|LK II
|(Germany)
|1918
|580/24
|3
|37mm or 7,92mm MG
|14/8/?
|8,75 t
|Petrol 60 hp (45 kW)
|14 km/h
|65–70 km
|}
See also
- Comparison of early World War II tanks
- History of the tank
Notes
References
pl:Czołgi I wojny światowej