Machine to Be Mastered by U.S. Army Ugly embodiment of the dreams of generals since 1,200 years before Caesar, the tank is designed to carry heavy striking power across the battlefield into and through the enemy's lines, says "Life." To the U. S. prairie tractor the tank is indebted for its caterpillar track: but it otherwise resembles no peacetime chine and can serve no conceivable peacetime purpose. Tanks were first launched in battle by the British on September 15, 1916 and served as the chief element of many Allied surprise attacks until the end of the war. Tested by the Germans in Spain, the tank in their hands has proved a monster that can be matched only by another tank.
Because the 1920 National Defence Act defined the tank as an infantry unit, the Cavalry until now has called it by the weasel name of "combat car." Packing in its ten tons the most efficient combination of armour and speed, the light American tank is acknowledged in all armies as the best in its class. These light tanks will provide the new U.S. Armoured Force with two thirds of its tank power.
At its rear is a 235 lip. radial airplane-type motor, which at full throttle fills the tank with a deafening roar, makes communication by words impossible. The fan in front cools the motor, clears the air of powder fumes and gases, The motors power is delivered through the drive-shaft tunnel tothe big sprocket wheels at front, to carry the tank at high-way speeds of 35 m.p.h. and across the open country at speeds from 5 m.p.h. up.
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