British Mark IV tank with Tadpole Tail, WW1

British Mark IV tank with Tadpole Tail, introduced in 1917 and used during the latter part of the First World War. The Tadpole Tail was an elongation of the rear horns to increase trench-crossing power, necessitated by the wider trenches of the Hindenburg Line

Cricklewood Elongation Hindenburg Horns Increase Introduced Longer Tadpole Wider

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