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Hey Tankers!
Today, we want to take you on a tour of a very special variant of Mark V tank.
German Panzerzug
The German armored train, aka panzerzug, was deployed in WW1 to protect and patrol their supply lines. Armed with machine guns, cannons and armor, they can move with speed and provide firepower when needed. This eventually lead the British deciding to emulate the Germans, with the task falling on a relatively unknown British engineer, Edison L. Emming.
Edison L. Emming
Due to the urgency and shortage of resources, Edison decided to mount the new Mark V Tank on an empty rail car and have it pushed along the track by a locomotive at the rear. This sounded absurd to some officers, but Field Marshal Douglas Haig, pleased with the ingenuity dubbed it the L. Emming’s Train.
A special wooden ramp was also designed and installed on the front, allowing the Mark V tank to dismount and deployed for further operation when needed.
L. Emming’s Train
Field trials were conducted in the mid 1918s to determine its feasibility but soon ran into multiple problems.
- Speed suffered from due to the heavy Mark V (29 tons)
- The Armor of Mark V (14mm) was relatively thin
- A convoy of L. Emming’s Train were easily spotted by enemies
Eventually, the idea was abandoned as there were not many opportunities to deploy the trains strategically. Launching a frontal assault across an open field was far more effective than a railway assault.
That’s enough for the day. Stay tuned for more insight and be sure to WISHLIST Armored Battle Crew and take the L. Emming’s Train for a spin when it's available!
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