Mark VIII

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:tank
gptkbp:armament machine guns
cannons
gptkbp:armor 6-12 mm
gptkbp:combat_experience gptkb:World_War_I
gptkbp:combat_role infantry support
breakthrough tank
gptkbp:country_of_origin gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:crew gptkb:6
required extensive training
gptkbp:cultural_impact featured in films and literature
gptkbp:decommissioned gptkb:1920
gptkbp:design_date 1916-1917
gptkbp:design_feature male and female variants
gptkbp:design_influence subsequent tanks
gptkbp:designed_by gptkb:William_Tritton
gptkbp:engine_configuration front
gptkbp:engine_power 150 hp
gptkbp:engine_type gptkb:jet_engine
gptkbp:fighting_style gptkb:1917
gptkbp:fuel_capacity 200 liters
gptkbp:height 2.4 meters
gptkbp:historical_context developed during WWI
gptkbp:historical_impact significant in tank warfare evolution
gptkbp:historical_significance first tank to cross trenches
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Mark VIII
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Mark_I
gptkbp:introduced_in gptkb:1917
gptkbp:legacy paved the way for modern tanks
gptkbp:length 9.5 meters
gptkbp:max_speed 8 km/h
gptkbp:military_technology training and testing
gptkbp:nickname The Landship
gptkbp:notable_features trench-crossing capability
gptkbp:number_built over 1,000
gptkbp:operational_range 50 km
gptkbp:operational_theater gptkb:Western_Front
gptkbp:preserved_by in museums
gptkbp:primary_user gptkb:British_Expeditionary_Force
gptkbp:production_location gptkb:England
gptkbp:production_years gptkb:1917
gptkbp:range 80 km
gptkbp:retired 1920s
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Mark_IX
Whippet tank
gptkbp:suspension leaf spring
gptkbp:tire_size steel wheels
gptkbp:transmission gptkb:manual
gptkbp:used_by gptkb:British_Army
gptkbp:used_in gptkb:Second_Battle_of_Arras
gptkb:Battle_of_Amiens
gptkb:Battle_of_Cambrai
gptkb:Battle_of_Passchendaele
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Somme
gptkbp:weight 30 tons
gptkbp:width 3.2 meters
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:War_Machine
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4