Strange fighting vehicles of the First World War

World War I - a terrible time, which I do not want to remember. But besides all the troubles and misfortunes that the war brought, it gave a powerful technical and scientific impetus. The first military vehicles of their kind were born, thanks to which there are modern tanks, armored personnel carriers and other combat vehicles.

10. Armored Car Harford Putilov

Production - Russia, weight was 11 tons, engine power is only 30 hp, and maximum speed - 16-18 km / h.

9. Armored vehicle Ehrhardt E-V / 4

Production - Germany, weight was about 9 tons, the crew - 9 people. Before the war, it was used as a police patrol car.

8. Armored Car Austin

Produced in Britain by order of the Russian Empire, where it was actively used during the First World War and the Civil War.

7. Büssing A5P

Production - Germany, weight 10 tons, crew of 10 people, 6 of them served 3 machine guns. Only 3 such cars were produced.

6. Jeffrey Armored Car

Production - USA, was first used in 1916 in the so-called Mexican expedition.

5. Armored Lanchester

Production - Britain, the second largest armored car, which participated in the war. Mainly used to search for downed pilots and support air bases.

4. Rolls-Royce Armored Car, 1914

Production - Britain, the most popular armored car that participated in hostilities. It was also used at the beginning of the Second World War.

3. Charron, Girardot et Voigt, 1902

Production - France, but was developed by Georgian engineer Mikhail Nakashidze. The maximum speed was 50 km / h.

2. Davidson Armored Vehicle

Production - USA, armored car, which could move only on a flat surface. Any lift was unapproachable for him, since the car was set in motion by means of a steam installation, and at any inclination the water level in the boiler changed.

1. Military Vehicle, 1899

Production - Britain, the world's first armored car, was equipped with a 3.3 liter engine with a power of 16 hp, the maximum speed reached 14 km / h.

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