Includes one Mark IV Male or Female Tank and one Decal Sheet.
The Mark IV tank incorporated several automotive and structural improvements over earlier designs. One of the key characteristics of the British rhomboidal tanks was the primary armament being carried in external sponsons on both sides of the tank.
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Its six-cylinder Diamler engine provided 105hp giving the 28-ton vehicle a top speed of about 4mph. The vehicle required a very large crew of eight to man the various armaments and control the vehicle. Simply steering the vehicle required the coordinated effort of four crewmen: the driver, two gearsmen, and the commander. The driver controlled the primary gearbox, the gearsmen controlled the high/low gear ratios separately on each track, and the commander controlled the brakes. Reverse gear was controlled by the driver, but the gear ratio was set fairly high resulting in poor reverse performance for the vehicle, making it difficult for the Mark IV to un-ditch itself.
The Mark IV was produced in two major variants, 420 ‘male’ tanks which carried two six pounder guns and three Lewis .303 machine guns, and 595 ‘female’ tanks, in which the six-pounder guns were replaced with two additional Lewis machine guns.
Designed by Evan Allen
Painted by Victor Pesch
The Mark IV Male Tank
The Mark IV Female Tank
Decal Sheet
The Mark IV Tank in Great War
Unit cards for the British Mark IV Tank are contained in the Great War British Unit Card pack (GBR901)…
Unit cards for the German Mark IV Tank are contained in the Great War German Unit Card pack (GGE901)…
