[TANKS MARK IX DUCK, MARK IV HERMAPHRODITE AND MEDIUM B] [Allocated]
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Altri titoli: [TANKS MARK IX DUCK, MARK IV HERMAPHRODITE AND MEDIUM B] [Allocated]
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Anno: 1918
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Durata: 14 mins
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Descrizione: A Mark IX Duck amphibious tank drives into a pond, swims halfway across and reverses back out. Next, from the middle of the pond, it turns in its own length and comes back out nose first. A Mark IV Hermaphrodite (a female on which the right-hand sponson has been replaced by a Male sponson with a 6-pounder gun) pushes over a small tree, then drives back over the tree so that the tank tilts, showing that it is well-balanced. A Medium B tank demonstrates its ability to turn in its own length and change direction sharply. The Hermaphrodite continues to demonstrate its balance techniques.
Tank trials, probably at Bovington Camp, autumn 1918.
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Parole chiave: EFG1914 / World War I / British Army, Royal Tank Corps / armour, British - funnies: Tank Mark IX Duck & [R and D] / armour, British - tank: Tank Mark IV Hermaphrodite & [R and D] / armour, British - tank: Tank Medium B & [R and D] / 31/3(41) / GB, England & Bovington, Dorset
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Fonte esterna: Imperial War Museums
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Diritti: In Copyright / Imperial War Museums
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Colori: Black & White
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Sound: Without sound
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