Mark VI

GPTKB entity

Properties (53)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf tank
gptkbp:armament machine guns
no turret
gptkbp:armor 6-12 mm
gptkbp:conservationEfforts in museums
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:crew 6
required specialized training
gptkbp:culturalImpact featured in war documentaries
gptkbp:decommissioned 1920s
gptkbp:design 1916-1917
rhombus shape
gptkbp:designedBy gptkb:William_Tritton
gptkbp:enginePower 105 hp
gptkbp:engineType petrol engine
gptkbp:firstAwarded Battle of Cambrai
gptkbp:firstDeployment 1917
gptkbp:fuelCapacity 100 liters
gptkbp:height 2.4 meters
gptkbp:historicalEvent gptkb:First_World_War
gptkbp:historicalPeriod recognized as a historical vehicle
gptkbp:historicalSignificance first mass-produced tank
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Mark VI
gptkbp:influenced tank warfare tactics
gptkbp:introduced 1917
gptkbp:legacy influenced future tank designs
gptkbp:length 8.2 meters
gptkbp:nickname Big Willie
gptkbp:numberBuilt over 1,000
gptkbp:operationalRange 80 km
gptkbp:operationalStatus gptkb:Western_Front
gptkbp:primaryMission break through enemy lines
gptkbp:productionLocation gptkb:Great_Britain
gptkbp:productionYears 1917
gptkbp:rearAxle 12 mm
6 mm
gptkbp:replacedBy gptkb:Medium_Mark_A_Whippet
gptkbp:retirementYear advancements in tank technology
gptkbp:services 1917-1920
gptkbp:speed 8 km/h
gptkbp:successor Whippet tank
gptkbp:supportRole gptkb:World_War_I
infantry support
support infantry assaults
limited by speed and armor
gptkbp:suspension leaf spring
gptkbp:track steel tracks
gptkbp:transportation road and rail
gptkbp:usedBy gptkb:British_Army
gptkbp:variant gptkb:Mark_VI_Female
gptkb:Mark_VI_Male
gptkbp:weight 30 tons
gptkbp:width 3.2 meters