| Cardinal Hawkwood | 12 Apr 2014 5:16 p.m. PST |
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| Glengarry5 | 12 Apr 2014 5:28 p.m. PST |
For a cavalry tank it's not much of a mover, is it? |
| ArmymenRGreat | 12 Apr 2014 6:27 p.m. PST |
Awesome. Thanks. The best I can describe that tank is that it looks like its head is on backward. |
| Sparker | 12 Apr 2014 7:18 p.m. PST |
Well they did sterling service in 1918 – I seem to recall the Great Hall of my old school absolutely toppers with portraits of Old Boys who won VCs from Whippets then… |
 Inari7  | 12 Apr 2014 8:39 p.m. PST |
Guderian credited a British Whippet tanks as his inspiration for the Blitzkrieg. Probably from this incident. "(8 August 1918) which was described by the German supreme commander General Ludendorff, as "the Black Day of the German Army". The Whippets broke through into the German rear areas causing the loss of the artillery in an entire front sector, a devastating blow from which the Germans were unable to recover. During this battle, one Whippet – Musical Box – advanced so far it was cut off behind German lines. For nine hours it roamed at will, destroying an artillery battery, an Observation balloon, the camp of an infantry battalion and a transport column of the German 225. Division, inflicting heavy casualties." |
| monk2002uk | 12 Apr 2014 10:03 p.m. PST |
Cavalry were not trained to rush forward at great speed, except perhaps if there was a charge of some description and then only for very short distances. The goal was to maintain a sustained pace that was somewhat faster than infantry. The main difference was the ability to travel a lot further than infantry. In the video clip, there are segments that show the top speed of a Whippet as being significantly faster than Mk V tanks and walking infantry. In the rest of the video, the Whippets are moving at walking speed. In summary, the Whippet was just as much a 'mover' as the cavalry. The Battle of Amiens was certainly the day for both the Whippets and the Austin armoured cars. Robert |
| Mick A | 12 Apr 2014 11:26 p.m. PST |
You can see why it was called the Whippet when compared to the speed of the earlier tanks. |
| Gustav | 14 Apr 2014 2:54 a.m. PST |
Ay lad you canna beat a good whippet. As he reaches for his flat cap and takes a last gulp of pale ale. :) |
| andygamer | 14 Apr 2014 9:21 p.m. PST |
♫ Whippet. Whippet good. ♫ |
| tuscaloosa | 15 Apr 2014 6:16 p.m. PST |
Yeah, I can't read that name without thinking of Devo. Was the Great War their last service, or did they serve anywhere afterwards? |
| monk2002uk | 15 Apr 2014 10:28 p.m. PST |
They served in Ireland and in Russia after the war. Robert |
| Porkmann | 17 Apr 2014 8:47 a.m. PST |
My whippet is fast in bursts but normally she sleeps under a blanket. Great link, thanks. |
