American Military Machines.
Since World War 1, America’s military, along with other countries’, have been
working on tanks and machines to help them in wars and other conflicts.
The first tank to be made for the US efforts was created by Ford
in 1918. America was in a shortage of armored vehicles, small arms, and
aircraft at the time, and the Ford 3-Ton M1918 model was just a small attempt
to come back from the shortage. (below left)
The 240mm caterpillar self-propelled Mark IV Howitzer was a great
victory for the US, because of the self-propelled aspect of the machine. The
much larger versions required another mean of transportation. This vehicle was
a one pilot run machine that could shoot down aircrafts and was essential to
the Military’s efforts. (below right)
In 1935, a new tank came to light in the US, called the Light Tank
T2E1. This tank was compiled of trial and error attempts on the T1 and T2
prototypes. By modern standards, this was a pretty compact and light weight
tank. This was a very sound design and a good call by the American Military. (Below Left)
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