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British Mk.V and French FT

WW1 Tank Comparison Table
Year Built Type Armament [ammoload] Front Armour Side Armour Roof Armour Speed (kmph) Crew Weight Engine Range
British 1916 75 Mark I male 2x 57mm/L40 [324] + 3 MGs [6272] 12 mm 10 mm 6 mm 4.5 8 28.4 t 105 hp 37 km
British 75 Mark I female 5 MGs [30080] 27.4 t
British 1917 25 Mark II male 2x 57mm/L40 + 3 MGs 12 mm 10 mm 6 mm 8 45 km
British 1917 25 Mark II female 5 MGs 12 mm 10 mm 6 mm 8
British 1917 25 Mark III male 2x 57mm/L40 + 3 MGs 12 mm 8
British 1917 25 Mark III female 5 MGs 12 mm 8
British 1917 420 Mark IV male 2x 57mm/L23 [332] + 4 MGs [6272] 16 mm 12 mm 8 mm 5.6 8 28.5 t 125 hp 56 km
British 1917 595 Mark IV female 5..6 MGs [10000] 27 t
British 1917 200 Mark V male 2x 57mm/L23 [207] + 4 MGs [5800] 14 mm 14 mm 8 mm 7.5 8 29.5 t 150 hp 72 km
British 1917 200 Mark V female 6 MGs [14100] 28.5 t
British 1918 200 Mark V* male 4x 57mm/L23 [221] + 4 MGs [8400] 12 mm 6 mm 4 +24 33 t 63 km
British 1918 432 Mark V* female 8 MGs [16800] 4 +24 32 t
British 1917 200 Mark A "Whippet" 4 MGs [5400] 14 mm 14 mm 5 mm 13 3 14 t 2x 45 hp 64 km
British 45 Mark B 4 MGs [7500] 14 mm 6 mm 10 4 18 t 100 hp 110 km
French 1916 400 Schneider C.A.1 75mm/L13 [94..96] + 2 MGs [4000] 11,5 mm 11,5 mm 5,5 mm 6 6 13.5 t 60 hp 48 km
French 1917 Schneider C.A.1 75mm/L13 [94..96] + 2 MGs [4000] 24 mm 17 mm 5,5 mm 6 14.6 t 75 km
French 1916 165 St.Chamond M16 75mm/? [106..108] + 4 MGs [7488] 11,5 mm 8,5 mm 5,5 mm 8.5 9 22 t 90 hp 60 km
French 1917 235 St.Chamond M17 75mm/L36 [106..108] + 4 MGs [7488] 11,5 mm 17 mm 24 t
French 1917 2100 Renault FT mitrailler 1 MG [4800] 16 mm 8 mm 6 mm 8 2 6.5 t 35 hp 35 km
French 1917 1246 Renault FT canon 37mm/L21 [240] 6.7 t
Year Built Type Armament [ammoload] Front Armour Side Armour Roof Armour Speed (kmph) Crew Weight Engine Range
German 1917 20 A7V 57mm/L26 [180]+ 6 MGs [10000..15000] 30 mm 20 mm 15 mm 12 18 32 t 2x 100 hp 35 km

Short notes:

**WW1 Tank Comparison Table**
Year	Built	Type	Armament [ammoload]	Front Armour	Side Armour	Roof Armour	Speed (kmph)	Crew	Weight	Engine	Range
1916	75	Mark I male	2x 57mm/L40 [324] + 3 MGs [6272]	12 mm	10 mm	6 mm	4.5	8	28.4 t	105 hp	37 km
75	Mark I female	5 MGs [30080]	27.4 t
1917	25	Mark II male	2x 57mm/L40 + 3 MGs	12 mm	10 mm	6 mm		8		45 km
1917	25	Mark II female	5 MGs	12 mm	10 mm	6 mm		8
1917	25	Mark III male	2x 57mm/L40 + 3 MGs	12 mm				8
1917	25	Mark III female	5 MGs	12 mm				8
1917	420	Mark IV male	2x 57mm/L23 [332] + 4 MGs [6272]	16 mm	12 mm	8 mm	5.6	8	28.5 t	125 hp	56 km
1917	595	Mark IV female	5..6 MGs [10000]	27 t
1917	200	Mark V male	2x 57mm/L23 [207] + 4 MGs [5800]	14 mm	14 mm	8 mm	7.5	8	29.5 t	150 hp	72 km
1917	200	Mark V female	6 MGs [14100]	28.5 t
1918	200	Mark V* male	4x 57mm/L23 [221] + 4 MGs [8400]	12 mm	6 mm	4	+24	33 t	63 km
1918	432	Mark V* female	8 MGs [16800]	4	+24	32 t
1917	200	Mark A "Whippet"	4 MGs [5400]	14 mm	14 mm	5 mm	13	3	14 t	2x 45 hp	64 km
	45	Mark B	4 MGs [7500]	14 mm		6 mm	10	4	18 t	100 hp	110 km
1916	400	Schneider C.A.1	75mm/L13 [94..96] + 2 MGs [4000]	11,5 mm	11,5 mm	5,5 mm	6	6	13.5 t	60 hp	48 km
1917	Schneider C.A.1	75mm/L13 [94..96] + 2 MGs [4000]	24 mm	17 mm	5,5 mm	6	14.6 t	75 km
1916	165	St.Chamond M16	75mm/? [106..108] + 4 MGs [7488]	11,5 mm	8,5 mm	5,5 mm	8.5	9	22 t	90 hp	60 km
1917	235	St.Chamond M17	75mm/L36 [106..108] + 4 MGs [7488]	11,5 mm	17 mm	24 t
1917	2100	Renault FT mitrailler	1 MG [4800]	16 mm	8 mm	6 mm	8	2	6.5 t	35 hp	35 km
1917	1246	Renault FT canon	37mm/L21 [240]	6.7 t
Year	Built	Type	Armament [ammoload]	Front Armour	Side Armour	Roof Armour	Speed (kmph)	Crew	Weight	Engine	Range
1917	20	A7V	57mm/L26 [180]+ 6 MGs [10000..15000]	30 mm	20 mm	15 mm	12	18	32 t	2x 100 hp	35 km

The best WW1 tank was light Reanult FT with rotating turret, armed with 37mm cannon or MG. Also were built 188 Renault TSF (unarmed radio command tanks) and 39 Renault BS (with 75mm howither, not used in combat).

A part of the troop carriers Mk.V* were rebuild from the standard Mark V. 25 built Mk.V** weren't use in combat.

A number of early British tanks (Mark I to IV) tanks were rebuild as a support (transport and so on) vehicles.

A part of "female" tanks were transformed to composite tanks - the left sponsor was rearmed with a 57mm gun instead of a machinegun.

The Germans captured 78 British tanks Mk.IV (used about 30 of them) and Mk.A (not used in combat).

The Germans also used 20 A7V chassis for production of an unarmored tractors.

Mk.B captured by the Red Army

The white armies used tanks (at least 62 Mk.V , 17 Mk.A , 3 Mk.B , 21 FT ) in Russian Civilian War (1918..20). Finally, the reds captured 59 Mk.V, 17 Mk.A, 1 Mk.B, 14 FT.
7 FT were capture from the Poles in 1920.

Renault FT

C.A.1
Schneider

Saint Chamond

Mark A Mark A
Mk.A "Whippet"

Insignias on the British made tanks
British British German Russian Russian Soviet Soviet
British Mk.IV, Mk.V,
Mk.A, Mk.B German
Mk.IV, Mk.A white Russian
Mk.V, Mk.A, Mk.B red Russian
Mk.V, Mk.A, Mk.B

Mark V Mark V
Mk.V in the White army

Mark V
Mk.V captured by the Red army

Mark V
Mark V captured by the Red army

The big photos of this Mk.V "composite" tank

WW1 Armored Cars

WW1 Self Propelled Flaks

WW1 Armored Trains

The biggest tank
was built in Russia in 1915 (the designer - Lebedenko). It was the ugly and huge tricycle monster, weighing some 40t; the forward wheels were almost of 10m in diameter! The multuply armament emplaced in the left and right sponsors, and upper (bigger) and lower (smaller) turrets. It was powered by 2x240hp engines. The tank failed the tests. " Tsar-Tank "

The 1st tank use.
15th september 1916. 18 British Mk.I tanks achieved the 5km breaktrough.

Mark I Mark II
Mk.I and Mk.II

Mark V* Mark V*
Mk.V*

The 1st tank-versus-tank battles.
24th april 1918. It was unexpected meeting engagement: three German A7Vs versus three British Mk.IVs (2 A7V females and 1 male). British female tanks took some damages and left the battlefield. But the last Mark IV chooses the tactic, which became the classic one during the next 50 years: constant maunevering and fire from short stop. So, in spite of German superiority in number, firepower, armour, speed experienced British crew could achieve the draw: one of A7Vs got 3 hits and was immobilized, 5 men killed; the rest of the crew left the tank. (but the Germans evacuated the damaged tank during the nighttime). Two other German tanks ran from the battlefield. The male Mk.IV was immobilized too.
On the same day, one of left A7Vs met seven Mk.As. The German tank killed one Whippet and damaged three ones (three more Whippets were destroyed by German artillery). The battle result isn't amazing - the victory is on the big gun side, the number of helpless Mk.As wasn't matter.

On 8th October 1918 four British Mk.IVs met also four German (captured) Mk.IVs. Both sides took losses and retreated.
Mark IV pressed into German service

There was no more tank-vs-tank battles untill Spanish Civil War.

The photos presented by Andi Ivanov

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British Mk.IV, Mk.V, Mk.A, Mk.B		German Mk.IV, Mk.A	white Russian Mk.V, Mk.A, Mk.B		red Russian Mk.V, Mk.A, Mk.B