Comparison of World War I tanks

This is a comparison of the characteristics of tanks used in World War I.

Tanks used in World War I

Tank	Country	Year introduced	Production total	Crew	Armament number of rounds	Armour thickness (front/side/top)	Weight (tonnes)	Engine	power/weight ratio	Speed (km/h)	Range
Mark I Male	UK	1916	75	8	2×6 pounder (57 mm/L40) [324], 3×MG [6,272]	12/10/6 mm	28.4 t	Petrol 105 hp (78 kW)	3.7 hp/t	4.5 km/h	37 km
Female			75		5×MG [30,080]		27.4 t
Mark IV Male	UK	1917	420	8	2×57 mm/L23 [332], 3×MG [6,272]	14/12/8 mm	28.5 t	125 hp (93 kW)		5.6 km/h	56 km
Female			595		5×MG [10,000]		27 t
Mark V Male	UK	1918	200	8	2×57 mm/L23 [207], 4×MG [5,800]	14/14/8 mm	29.5 t	150 hp (112 kW)	5.1 hp/t	7.5 km/h	72 km
Female			200		6×.303 MG [14,100]		28.5 t
Mark V* Male	UK	1918	200	8+24 infantry	2×57 mm/L23 [221], 8×MG [8,400]	14/12/6 mm	33 t			4 km/h	63 km
Female			432		10×MG [16,800]		32 t
Medium Mark A Whippet	UK	1918	200	3-4	4×.303 MG [5,400]	14/14/5 mm	14 t	Petrol 2×45 hp (34 kW)	6.4 hp/t	13 km/h	64 km
Schneider CA1	France	1917	400	6	75 mm/L13 [94–96], 2× 7.92 mm MG [3,840]	11.5/11.5/5.5 mm	13.5 t	60 hp (45 kW)		8 km/h	48 km
		1917				24/17/5.5 mm	14.6 t				75 km
Saint-Chamond	France	1917	165	8	75 mm/? [106–108], 4× 7.92 mm MG [7,488]	11.5/8.5/5.5 mm	22 t	90 hp (67 kW)	4.1 hp/t	12 km/h	60 km
Saint-Chamond		1917	235		75 mm/L36 [106–108], 4× 7.92 mm MG [7,488]	19.5/17/5.5 mm	24 t
Renault FT mitrailleuse	France	1918	3,694[1]	2	7.92 mm MG [4,800]	16/8/6 mm	6.5 t	35 hp (26 kW)	10.7 hp/t	8 km/h	35 km
Renault FT canon		1918			37 mm/L20 [240]		6.7 t
A7V [2]	Germany	1918	20	18	57 mm/L26 [180], 6×MG [10,000–15,000]	30/20/10 mm	32 t	2×100 hp (75 kW)	6.25 hp/t	12 km/h	35 km

Immediate post war tanks

Tanks planned for production and with completed prototypes during the war, but entered service after it ended.

Prototype-World War I Tanks that entered service after, but as designed in World War I

Name	Country	Year	Planned Prod./Actual total	Crew	Armament [ammo (rds.)]	Armour thickness (front/side/top)	Weight (tonnes)	Engine	Speed	Range
FCM Char 2C	France	1918	300+/10	12	75 mm, 4× 7.92 mm MG	45/22/10  mm	70 t	Petrol 2×200/250 hp	15 km/h	160 km
Mark VIII	US/UK	1918	1500/125	12	2× 6 pdr; 7 MGs	16/16/6 mm	33.6 t	Petrol 300/340 hp	8 km/h	89 km (55 mi)
Medium Mark B	UK	1918
Medium Mark C	UK	1918			5 Machine guns

See also

• History of the tank
• Comparison of early World War II tanks

Notes

1. 3,177 were for France, at least 517 for the Allies; later the U.S. made 950 M1917s (FT design), but only 64 were finished before the end of the war.
2. There was, briefly, one A7V with two extra machine guns in place of the 57 mm cannon. It was later converted to use the 57mm cannon.