TIL About The Origin of the Word "Tank"
Here's something fun I learnt today. Ever wondered about the origins of the word tank we use today for armored fighting vehicles?
I never had, just figured we called them always like this .
Well, turns out there's actually an interesting story behind it! The word was initially used as a codename by the Brits to maintain secrecy behind the development of a new war vehicle they were developing to break the deadlock of trench warfare.
So sometime 1915 they chose the word "tanks" to imply the new weapon was some short of water storage tanks being shipped to the front lines, in an effort to mislead any potential spies and stuff.
Eventually the nickname stuck even after the official unveiling and later on became the accepted universal term.
In case you wonder, that first tank was the Mark 1 that came in two types. Female and male. Male tanks where equipped with naval guns and machine guns while female tanks were armed only with machine guns.
British Mark I "male" tank, public domain
Despite its slow speed and many mechanical reliability issues the Mark I demonstrated the potential of armored warfare. It's main debut was in the Battle of Flers-Courcelette in September 1916 and had a profound psychological impact on both the British and German troops was profound despite the mixed results and many mechanical failures.
Here is a link to Wikipedia if you would like to learn more about its history. And here's a cool video with some historical footage
Okay friends, I hope you enjoyed yet another useless fact. Stay tuned for more
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They'll never see da water tank coming until people get out. lol !DOOK
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Wow brother, I never knew "tank" started as a secret code. It’s pretty interesting how words can evolve from such clever origins.
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That’s pretty interesting. I never knew that one.
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Love this kind of trivia!
Could the male and female tanks make a baby tank?
Or such relationships were forbidden in war😔
Lmao
Useless but interesting! I personally would pass on the experience of being part of the team on a tank...
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It's a weird way to get a name and I didn't know that. Tank gets ended up being used for more than just the weapon now. In games, tank is a meat shield lol.
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Muy interesante,siempre me ah apasionado todo lo relacionado con la primera y segunda guerra mundial aunque lamentablemente murierom millones de personas y no solamente soldados,tambien gente inocente
War has such a bad reputation and yet think of how much human ingenuity and energy has been dedicated to the business of destroying ourselves.😎The development of nuclear energy came from the desire to find more efficient ways to blow up more people. Flu vaccine (WWII) Ambulances (WWI) Wound care (Crimean War). And now we have the tank! We owe so much to war :))
Very interesting trivia. Did not know this.
Yes, probably, when this gramadina appeared on the battlefield, the infantrymen were in a state of shock !VSC
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