'Mark IV female captured late December 1917'
Photograph, World War One, Western Front (1914-1918), 1917.
The Mark IV was an up-armoured version of the Mark I tank. To improve safety, its fuel was also stored in a single external tank located between the rear track horns. The 'female' Mark IV was armed with six .303 Lewis machine guns and the 'male' with two six pounder guns and four Lewis guns.
From an album of 105 photographs, 1916-1918.
NAM Accession Number
NAM. 1985-08-28-36
Copyright/Ownership
National Army Museum, Out of Copyright
Location
National Army Museum, Study collection
Object URL
https://collection.nam.ac.uk/detail.php?acc=1985-08-28-36
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