![]() ![]() Because of these weaknesses, the British faced many problems in the Battle of Somme. Another issue raised was the amount of mud that got into the treads and blocked them up” (The WWI Tanks, p.1). Moreover, the exhaust made too much noise and the heat caused by it could have set alight the fuel tank. First of all the view slits were so thin that it was nearly impossible to see much during movement and they became targets of the gunshots of enemies. On the other hand, the tanks had their weaknesses as well. ![]() This battle basically began with a mass attack of British tanks (Battle of Arras, p.1). In the Battle of Arras, a number of tanks were used so as to break the heavy barbed wires. Mass tank attacks proved to be very helpful for the British and the advantages of such attacks were known by the British. The first and most basic strength of the tanks was that their existence scared the Germans, and they had not been put out of action without more ado, and the first most successful use of tanks was in the Battle of Cambrai, in which “Certain of the tanks were equipped with massive wood fascines to aid trench crossing or special ‘grapnels’ to aid wire removal” (Battle of Cambrai: 1917, p.1). The strengths and weaknesses of British tanks in World War I go side by side. The first British tanks were put to use on the 15th of September, 1916 in battle (The WWI Tanks, p.1). Before the introduction of tanks, armored cars were being used everywhere that did not have any of the capabilities of tanks. The first tanks were introduced into battle in the year 1916.
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