WW1 Tanks

[Alecras234]

it says in my book the the mother prototype went for trials in January 1916.

 

[Wurger]

They didn't build 100 tanks before they assembled the next 150. They were making the 100 ordered tanks when the number of ordered tanks was increased to the 150. So as the result they built the 150 tanks instead of 100 ordered initially.

it says in my book the the mother prototype went for trials in January 1916.

Yes, it is correct.

 

[Alecras234]

Do these sound ok or should i delete some?

How many mk1 tanks were built by Metropolitan of Birmingham? 75
Who built the remaining 25 mk1 tanks of the original 100? fosters & co
What was the original order? 100
What was the order increased to? 150
Why was the order increased? Because the army wanted to create 6 mk1 tank companies
How thick was the armour of the mk1? 6mm and 10mm
What was the armament of the mk1 male? 2 long barrelled 6 pounder cannons and 3 machine guns
What was the armament of the mk1 female? machine guns only
How many mk1 tanks formed E Company? Eight
Where was E Company fighting? Gaza

Should i delete the first three questions and say 150 tanks were built and not 100? Was the original order 100?

 

[Wurger]

All sounds good.
However I would change the two first lines and would merge into one question.
It could be..

- Who built the ordered Mark I tanks?
Metropolitan of Birmingham and Fosters & Co.

Then I would delete the first two lines and put the merged one as the third question like below...

- What was the original order? 100
- What was the order increased to? 150
- Who built the ordered Mark I tanks?
Metropolitan of Birmingham and Fosters & Co.
......
The rest of question as you wrote above.

 

[Alecras234]

so now i have,

What was the original mk1 tank order? 100
Why was the tank order increased? Because 6 tank companies were created
What was the tank order increased to? 150
Who built the ordered mk1 tanks? Metropolitan of Birminghan and Fosters
What was the armament of mk1 male tanks? 2 long barrelled 6 pounder cannons and 3 machine guns
What was the armament of the mk1 female tanks? machine guns only
How thick was the armour of the mk1 tank? 6mm and 10mm
How many mk1 tanks formed E Company? 8

 

[Wurger]

Sounds good ...

But I would change the order of the questions. The second one should be the third and the third should be the second.

 

[Alecras234]

so 100 were not built, only 150?

 

[Wurger]

Yes finally there were 150 tanks made.

 

[Alecras234]

Here are questions and answers on the MK4 tank, do they sound ok or should i change some?

What was the first mass produced tank? MK4
How many MK4 tanks were built? 1200
How many men could crew the MK4 tank? 8
How thick is the armour of the MK4? 12mm
How were the sponsons different on the MK4 tank? they could be pushed inside the tank
Why was the cab on the MK4 narrower than on the MK1? so it could use wider tracks
What was the armament of the MK4 Male? 2 short barrelled 6 pounder cannons and 3 machine guns
Where was the fascine fastened? on the roof
What battle were fascines used? Cambrai

 

[Wurger]

These are ok.

 

[Alecras234]

is this book good as an overall look on tanks, not just British?

 

[Wurger]

Looks good.