1917 Killen-Straight armored tractor - photos

Killen-Straight armored tractor, a contender for the title of "First Tank". I guess I didn't really know that tanks evolved from tractors, but it makes perfect sense. The treads were chain and hardwood!

https://s3-us-west-1.amazonaws.com/h...d_tractor1.jpg

https://s3-us-west-1.amazonaws.com/h...d_tractor2.jpg

https://s3-us-west-1.amazonaws.com/h...d_tractor3.jpg

https://s3-us-west-1.amazonaws.com/h...d_tractor4.jpg


More:

Killen-Strait Armoured Tractor
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_tank


Previously:

https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...2504#post96473
https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...026#post134078
https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...2519#post96514
https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...1317#post74166
https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...250#post116082
https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...914#post119742
https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...989#post125173
https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...839#post133520

Proper definition of a tank is a tracked, armed and armoured fighting vehicle. 1st pic looks more like an armoured reconnaissance vehicle. Other pics seem to portray more an indication of the advantages that tracked vehicles offer over obstacles and rough terrain.

As the title says, they were "Armoured Tractors".

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Originally Posted by Tonyg

As the title says, they were "Armoured Tractors".

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....a contender for the title of "First Tank".....
I guess you missed that bit. Maybe you should concentrate on your reading skills more

Hi 12bolts,
It was not meant as a dig but purely to reinforce your point.