Comparison of World War I tanks
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This table compares the characteristics of tanks used in World War I.
| Name | Country | Year introd. |
Prod. total |
Crew | Armament [ammo (rds.)] |
Armour thickness (front/side/top) |
Weight (tonnes) |
Engine | pwr./wt. ratio | Speed (km/h) | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark I Male | UK | 1916 | 75 | 8 | 2×57 mm/L40 (6-pounder) [324], 3×MG [6,272] |
12/10/6 mm | 28.4 t | Petrol 105 hp (78 kW) |
3.7 hp/t | 4.5 km/h | 37 km |
| Female | 75 | 5×MG [30,080] | 27.4 t | ||||||||
| Mark IV Male | UK | 1917 | 420 | 8 | 2×57 mm/L23 [332], 4×MG [6,272] |
14/12/8 mm | 28.5 t | 125 hp (93 kW) | 5.6 km/h | 56 km | |
| Female | 595 | 5–6×MG [10,000] | 27 t | ||||||||
| Mark V Male | UK | 1917 | 200 | 8 | 2×57 mm/L23 [207], 4×MG [5,800] |
14/14/8 mm | 29.5 t | 150 hp (112 kW) | 5.1 hp/t | 7.5 km/h | 72 km |
| Female | 200 | 6×.303 MG [14,100] | 28.5 t | ||||||||
| Mark V* Male | UK | 1918 | 200 | 8+24 infantry | 2×57 mm/L23 [221], 4×MG [8,400] |
14/12/6 mm | 33 t | 4 km/h | 63 km | ||
| Female | 432 | 8×MG [16,800] | 32 t | ||||||||
| Medium Mark A Whippet | UK | 1917 | 200 | 3 | 4×.303 MG [5,400] | 14/14/5 mm | 14 t | Petrol 2×45 hp (34 kW) | 6.4 hp/t | 13 km/h | 64 km |
| Schneider CA1 | France | 1916 | 400 | 6 | 75 mm/L13 [94–96], 2× 7.92 mm MG [3,840] |
11.5/11.5/5.5 mm | 13.5 t | 60 hp (45 kW) | 8 km/h | 48 km | |
| 1917 | 24/17/5.5 mm | 14.6 t | 75 km | ||||||||
| Char St. Chamond | France | 1916 | 165 | 8 | 75 mm/? [106–108], 4× 7.92 mm MG [7,488] |
11.5/8.5/5.5 mm | 22 t | 90 hp (67 kW) | 4.1 hp/t | 12 km/h | 60 km |
| Char St. Chamond "M17" | 1917 | 235 | 75 mm/L36 [106–108], 4× 7.92 mm MG [7,488] |
19.5/17/5.5 mm | 24 t | ||||||
| Renault FT M17 mitrailleur | France(US) | 1917 | 3,694+(64)* | 2 | 7.92 mm MG [4,800] | 16/8/6 mm | 6.5 t | 35 hp (26 kW) | 10.7 hp/t | 8 km/h | 35 km |
| Renault FT M17 canon | 1918 | 37 mm/L20 [240] | 6.7 t | ||||||||
| A7V (Male)† | Germany | 1917 | 20 | 18 | 57 mm/L26 [180], 6×MG [10,000–15,000] |
30/20/15 ‡ | 32 t | 2×100 hp (75 kW) | 6.25 hp/t | 12 km/h | 35 km |
- Notes
- * Renault FT production: 3,177 were for France, at least 517 for allies; later the U.S. made 950 M1917s (FT design) but only 64 before the end of the war.
- † There was also an A7V (Female) version with two more machine guns in place of the 57 mm
- ‡ The A7V's armour was mild steel. Mild steel protection is roughly 1/2 to 1/3 as effective as hardened armour plate.
Tanks planned for production and with completed prototypes during the war, but entered service after it ended.
| Name | Country | Year | Planned Prod./Actual total |
Crew | Armament [ammo (rds.)] |
Armour thickness (front/side/top) |
Weight (tonnes) |
Engine | Speed (km/h) | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FCM Char 2C | France | 1918 | 300+/10 | 12 | 75 mm, 4× 7.92 mm MG | 45/22/10 mm | 70 t | Petrol 2×200/250 hp | 15 km/h | 160 km |
| Mark VIII | US/GB | 1918 | 1500/124 | 11 | 2× 6 pdr's; 7 MG's | 16/?/6 mm | 33.6 t | Petrol 300/340 hp | 11 km/h | ? |
See also: History of the tank, Comparison of early World War II tanks
Source: War is Over
