"How Tanks Learned to Fight, Surprises and Paradoxes " Topic

"Military minds of every country wished for decades, maybe centuries, that they might get an armoured all-terrain vehicle. However, the appearance of real tanks was a surprise even for their users. Tactics of their use were thought up long before they reached the battlefield by theorists, but their use in battle went against all theory. The first tanks went into battle in September of 1916, but the war that they were supposed to win lasted another two years. Even though they played an important, if not decisive, role, there were still senior commanders that considered tanks quackery.

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It was expected that tanks would be invulnerable, but these expectations were not met. In addition, many of these vehicles did not even reach the enemy, breaking down on the way to battle or getting stuck on the battlefield.

Tanks were supposed to protect their crews, but they were another danger. The tankers were thrown around like seamen in a storm in their cramped metal box with no shock absorption. Temperature up to 70 degrees and hot exhaust gases led to fainting. Simply starting the tank could be fatal. The enormous crank had to be yanked by 3-4 men, and when the engine started it lurched back violently, resulting in injury or death to anyone that did not jump away in time…"
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