... versions of the tank were made throughout the war up to the Mark V and the smaller, lighter armoured whippet. These were still slow and unreliable though. The main thing it did though was give the Allies a psychological advantage over the Germans. The only time the tank was successful was at the Battle of Cambrai. Here there were massive losses of tanks but they completed there objectives. In one part of the line it made the Germans runaway because they were so scared of it. By comparison in the 2nd World War tanks stopped a stalemate even occurring. They were fast, powerful and the main weapon of the battlefield commander. The tank was not the only new technology. There was also the grenade, flamethrower and gas/smoke shells. These are just a selection. One of the most important technological advances was the machine gun. The Germans used the Maxim, English the Vickers/Lewis ...

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