It was an ominous sign of what would become all too manifest during WWI. The tank came into being partly as a solution to this rampant destruction that took place during WWI. Upon seeing the tremendous damage they could inflict, he set his sights on developing protection from these weapons.
Over time, he took an interest in navy warships, wholly enclosed in steel armor. Realizing that men approaching enemy positions with protection levels this high would be much less likely to sustain serious injuries or be killed, he took the idea and ran with it.
The torpedo boats Burstyn was interested in were powered by massive steam engines, far too big and bulky to be effective on land. Instead, he turned to a different and recently emerging power source; the internal combustion engine. To learn more, he visited the Vienna Auto Show in He immediately decided that was precisely the sort of thing he was looking for. However, there was a potential problem. The four slim wheels that the car rested on would have to stay on paved roads.
The car would instantly get bogged down and stuck in any other environment. To get around this, Burstyn came up with the concept of what we, today, call tracks. It had tracks and a rotating turret, similar to those seen on warships, and would have been manned by two people. There were also extendable arms at the front and rear for maneuvering over trenches and similar obstacles. The same year, he submitted his design to the Austrian war ministry.
It was rejected without a second thought. Burstyn then took his invention to Germany, a country he considered more modern. Still, they also turned down his ideas.
Nobody took the slightest bit of interest in his design or others from different engineers. The reason? On 28 July , WWI began. Although pretty much the whole world could see it coming a mile away, modern warfare had evolved beyond the thinking of those at the helms.
The explosive and shrapnel from the shells and bullets of the machine guns tore through men like they were nothing. Many men died long before they reached the enemy barbed wire and trenches.
In fact, within the first five months of fighting, 1,, soldiers were killed. This terrible casualty count further highlighted the need for protection, leading to the trenches being dug; positions from which the soldiers could shoot but be difficult to hit. Why make these contraptions when a hole in the dirt seems to be just as effective at protection?
The codename 'tank' was assigned in December and the name stuck. Fact 2: Who invented the Tank? The man credited with the invention of the Tank was Lancelot de Mole in during the Second US Industrial Revolution era of inventions - just before the outbreak of WW1 - Fact 3: Who invented the Tank? Prior to the invention of the Tank in , there were no armed military vehicles.
World War 1 erupted - heralding a new type of warfare that was fought in the trenches. The tank was developed to break the stalemate of crossing the barbed wire and broken land of "No Man's Land".
The invention and deployment of the tank during WW1 broke the stalemate of fighting in the trenches and hastened the end of the terrible conflict.
Fact 4: Who invented the Tank? The great genius of the Renaissance Era, Leonardo da Vinci , conceptualized a 'fighting vehicle' in that is considered by many to be a prototype of the modern tank. He made a sketch of his idea which was inspired by the protective shell of a turtle and designed to be made of wood covered with metal plates, operated by eight men inside of the 'fighting vehicle' who would constantly turn cranks to spin the wheels.
This early Leonardo da Vinci war machine was never put to use. Fact 5: Who invented the Tank? In Richard Edgeworth - made a major contribution to the development of the tank with his invention of a crude continuous track system called the 'caterpillar track'.
During the Crimean War between Britain and Russia October - February the caterpillar track was applied to a small number of steam powered tractors as a form of military transport for pulling wagons over ground that no other vehicles could cross.
Fact 6: Who invented the Tank? In Nikolaus Otto - invented the Internal Combustion Engine which made the invention of the automobile possible by Karl Benz, the man who invented the first true gasoline car in Fact 7: Who invented the Tank?
By the first armoured car was built when Frederick Simms - who designed the 'Motor War Car' that had a bullet-proof casing and was armed with two revolving machine guns.
Lord Kitchener of the British army dismissed the 'Motor War Car' as of little use calling it a "a pretty mechanical toy". Fact 8: Who invented the Tank? The Americans too were interested in tank development.
The first American-produced heavy tank was the Armed with two 6-pounder cannons and five rifle-caliber machine guns, it was operated by an man crew, and had a maximum speed of 6. However, production difficulties meant only test vehicles were completed before the end of the war.
TV A new online only channel for history lovers. Sign Me Up. A Mark I tank which had broken down as it crossed a British trench on the way to attack Thiepval. The Mark I was the world's first combat tank, and had been introduced to battle for the first time on 15 September On top of the tank can be seen the mesh added for the purpose of deflecting enemy grenades.
The wheel at the rear of the tank was not included on later models. Date: 25 September Why and how was the tank designed? How did it evolve over the course of the war? And what attributes were required of a Tank Man? Dan interviews the brilliant historian Nick Lloyd, author of The Western Front who tells a much more nuanced account of the Western Front. David Willey, curator at the Tank Museum, Bovington, discusses the development of tank warfare and the impact of tanks at the Battle of Cambrai in French Light Renault FT
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