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The First Test Of WW1 Mark VIII Tank (1918) HD
liveleak.com ^
Posted on 12/28/2016 1:53:09 PM PST by BBell
Here we see video of the first time the Mark VIII tank from World War 1 is being tested and rolled out for the military to consider whether or not to fund its mass production. More information is in the video text slides.
(Excerpt) Read more at liveleak.com ...
TOPICS: History; Military/Veterans
KEYWORDS: 1918; markviii; military; silentfilm; tank; ww1
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This is the highest quality footage I have ever seen of the Mark VIII. A must see for those of us who love tanks.
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posted on
12/28/2016 1:53:09 PM PST
by
BBell
To: BBell
Very cool! That guy running in front of it must be half crazy though!
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posted on
12/28/2016 2:06:00 PM PST
by
albie
To: albie
I thought the same thing. Had he slipped it would not have been pretty.
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posted on
12/28/2016 2:08:16 PM PST
by
BBell
(calm down and eat your sandwiches)
To: BBell
That’s pretty amazing considering video tape recordings weren’t invented till almost 40 years later.
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posted on
12/28/2016 2:08:25 PM PST
by
Paleo Conservative
(Just because you're paranoid doesn't mean they're not really out to get you.)
To: BBell
Very cool but must read super fast!
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posted on
12/28/2016 2:09:05 PM PST
by
uncommonsense
(Liberals see what they believe; Conservatives believe what they see.)
To: uncommonsense
Yes I had to use the pause button a lot.
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posted on
12/28/2016 2:10:16 PM PST
by
BBell
(calm down and eat your sandwiches)
To: albie
“Very cool! That guy running in front of it must be half crazy though!”
He is one of the few people in the film whose name is known to history.
His name was Ray Schell Corrie.
To: Flash Bazbeaux
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posted on
12/28/2016 2:13:42 PM PST
by
llevrok
(je sui cou rouge !)
To: Flash Bazbeaux
You know Ray Schell Corrie went on to found the restaurant chain we now know as IHOP.
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posted on
12/28/2016 2:15:09 PM PST
by
BBell
(calm down and eat your sandwiches)
To: BBell
I like all the politicians standing around, playing pocket pool. Some things never change!
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posted on
12/28/2016 2:15:33 PM PST
by
llevrok
(je sui cou rouge !)
To: BBell
You know Ray Schell Corrie went on to found the restaurant chain we now know as IHOP.
The “Pancake” place, seems appropriate
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posted on
12/28/2016 2:18:32 PM PST
by
tophat9000
(Tophat9000)
To: BBell
Trying to figure out why they need a bench vise in the driver’s compartment. Anyone know?
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posted on
12/28/2016 2:19:33 PM PST
by
ZOOKER
(Until further notice the /s is implied...)
To: BBell
There’s a good BBC series, “Our World War”. Although episode 3 deals with a crew the Mk V, (and how they broke the battle of Somme), it presents a good, up close look into the day to day operation of these land ships.
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posted on
12/28/2016 2:21:05 PM PST
by
Sirius Lee
(If Trump loses, America dies)
To: ZOOKER
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posted on
12/28/2016 2:22:33 PM PST
by
BBell
(calm down and eat your sandwiches)
To: Sirius Lee
I watched it and I thought it was pretty good. Those tankers did not have an easy job.
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posted on
12/28/2016 2:23:51 PM PST
by
BBell
(calm down and eat your sandwiches)
To: BBell
I had no idea they were such toxic fume traps. Kudos to the guy who figured out that maybe you could reposition the exhaust pipe away from the air vents.
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posted on
12/28/2016 2:31:53 PM PST
by
Sirius Lee
(If Trump loses, America dies)
To: BBell
I liked the guard with the rifle and the white spats pacing that beast through the field.
To: BBell
Interesting.
No road wheels or support rollers.
I wonder if they had a lot of problems throwing track?
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posted on
12/28/2016 2:43:07 PM PST
by
blueunicorn6
("A crack shot and a good dancer")
To: BBell
You know Ray Schell Corrie went on to found the restaurant chain we now know as IHOP. I wonder what might have made a guy who spent his time running in front of moving tanks the idea to open a pancake house?
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posted on
12/28/2016 2:54:20 PM PST
by
Riley
(The Fourth Estate is the Fifth Column.)
To: Flash Bazbeaux
His name was Ray Schell Corrie. Oh, you so got me.
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posted on
12/28/2016 2:55:28 PM PST
by
Riley
(The Fourth Estate is the Fifth Column.)
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