Landships

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2016 marked the Centenary of the Battle of the Somme but it was also a hundred years since the first Tanks were deployed on the battlefront (September, 1916).
Originally termed "Landships." - " by the Landships Committee, production vehicles were named "tanks", to preserve secrecy. The term was chosen when it became known that the factory workers at William Foster referred to the first prototype as "the tank" because of its resemblance to a steel water tank.

The environment inside was extremely unpleasant; the atmosphere was contaminated with poisonous carbon monoxide, fuel and oil vapours from the engine and cordite fumes from the weapons as ventilation was inadequate. Temperatures inside could reach 50°C (122°F). Entire crews lost consciousness or became violently sick when again exposed to fresh air.
To counter the fumes inside and the danger of bullet splash or fragments and rivets knocked off the inside of the hull, the crew wore helmets with goggles and chainmail masks - Splatter Masks. Gas masks were also standard issue."
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from Little Crosses, released November 18, 2018
Written, recorded and produced by Museleon

WAR-LEOPARD, TANK- PASSING BY CLOSE-Leopard tank passing by, changes gears-0001.wav - JoniHeinonen - under the Attribution License / Attribution 3.0 Unported (CC BY 3.0) freesound.org/people/JoniHeinonen/sounds/161878/

Original photographs of the Somme, with the tanks being derelict or out of action photographed by Capt. F. Hurley of the Australian army and from the collections of the Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales.
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