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Description
This strange looking little vehicle is fast medium tank designed for speedy assaults during the First World War. As such, the Whippet was the fastest tank in the war - a neck-breaking top speed of 8mph. Still, this was a marked improvement over the slow-moving behemoths that were the Tank Mk I-IV series, able to keep a far more reasonable pace with the advancing infantry, had slightly better armor, and a reduced crew that no longer had to share the comparment with the engine. Their speed proved fatal to the Germans during the Amiens offensive of August 1918, where Whippets broke into the rear and attacked German artillery positions.

Whippet Mk A Vehicle Stats:
Type: Medium tank
Manufacturer: Fosters & Co.
First deployed: March 1918

Crew: 3
Length: 6.10 m
Width: 2.62 m
Height: 2.75 m
Weight: 14 tons

Armor: 14mm
Armament: 4 x .303 Hotchkiss MG

Powerplant: 2 x Tyler 45hp 6-cylinder gasoline engines
Max speed: 14.3 km/h
Max range: 64.4 km

Operators: Japan, Russia, UK

Description
This strange looking little vehicle is fast medium tank designed for speedy assaults during the First World War. As such, the Whippet was the fastest tank in the war - a neck-breaking top speed of 8mph. Still, this was a marked improvement over the slow-moving behemoths that were the Tank Mk I-IV series, able to keep a far more reasonable pace with the advancing infantry, had slightly better armor, and a reduced crew that no longer had to share the comparment with the engine. Their speed proved fatal to the Germans during the Amiens offensive of August 1918, where Whippets broke into the rear and attacked German artillery positions.

Whippet Mk A Vehicle Stats:
Type: Medium tank
Manufacturer: Fosters & Co.
First deployed: March 1918

Crew: 3
Length: 6.10 m
Width: 2.62 m
Height: 2.75 m
Weight: 14 tons

Armor: 14mm
Armament: 4 x .303 Hotchkiss MG

Powerplant: 2 x Tyler 45hp 6-cylinder gasoline engines
Max speed: 14.3 km/h
Max range: 64.4 km

Operators: Japan, Russia, UK