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Post World War I Tanks
The M1917 tanks came too late so did not take part in any combat in the war, but after it, five accompanied the U.S. Marine Expeditionary Force to Tientsin in April 1927 under General Smedley Butler. They returned to the U.S. in late 1928.[11]
Tank Mk VIII
The Tank Mark VIII or Liberty was an Anglo-American tank design of the First World War but it didn't see combat as testing was finished after the war and it was decided to build 100 vehicles in the U.S.; these were constructed in 1919 and 1920. The American Liberty tanks equipped a single unit: the 67th Infantry (Tank) Regiment, based in Aberdeen, Maryland. The curious designation of the unit had its origin in the fact that since 1922 by law all tanks had to be part of the Infantry. Some Liberty tanks were assigned to the 301st Tank Battalion (Heavy), later redesignated the 17th Tank Battalion (Heavy).
15-ton tank, the M1924
Although an experimental 15-ton tank, the M1924, reached the mock-up stage, this and other attempts to satisfy War Department and infantry specifications proved to be unsatisfactory.
Christie Designs
Christie design model by 1929. None of these tanks were accepted, usually because each of them exceeded standards set by other Army branches. Patton later worked closely with J. Walter Christie to improve the silhouette, suspension, power, and weapons of tanks. The Christie ideas had great impact upon tank tactics and unit organization in many countries and, finally, upon the US Army as well.
"combat cars," lightly armored and armed tanks that were often indistinguishable from the newer infantry, "tanks."
Tank Mk VIII
The Tank Mark VIII or Liberty was an Anglo-American tank design of the First World War but it didn't see combat as testing was finished after the war and it was decided to build 100 vehicles in the U.S.; these were constructed in 1919 and 1920. The American Liberty tanks equipped a single unit: the 67th Infantry (Tank) Regiment, based in Aberdeen, Maryland. The curious designation of the unit had its origin in the fact that since 1922 by law all tanks had to be part of the Infantry. Some Liberty tanks were assigned to the 301st Tank Battalion (Heavy), later redesignated the 17th Tank Battalion (Heavy).
15-ton tank, the M1924
Although an experimental 15-ton tank, the M1924, reached the mock-up stage, this and other attempts to satisfy War Department and infantry specifications proved to be unsatisfactory.
Christie Designs
Christie design model by 1929. None of these tanks were accepted, usually because each of them exceeded standards set by other Army branches. Patton later worked closely with J. Walter Christie to improve the silhouette, suspension, power, and weapons of tanks. The Christie ideas had great impact upon tank tactics and unit organization in many countries and, finally, upon the US Army as well.
"combat cars," lightly armored and armed tanks that were often indistinguishable from the newer infantry, "tanks."