Talk:Foster-Daimler tractor

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Did you know... that in 1914 the Royal Navy acquired ninety-seven Foster-Daimler tractors (example pictured) to tow the BL 15-inch howitzer, with eight tractors required to tow each howitzer?

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The result was: promoted by Theleekycauldron (talk) 05:05, 18 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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Foster-Daimler tractor

... that the engine, gearbox and differential of the Foster-Daimler tractor (pictured) were used unchanged in the first tank designs of the First World War? Fuller. Tanks in the Great War. p. 25–26 & 38–39.
- ALT1:... that in 1914 the Royal Navy acquired ninety seven Foster-Daimler tractors (example pictured) to tow the BL 15-inch howitzer, with eight tractors required to tow each howitzer? Bishop; Ellis. Vehicles at war. pp. 25, 29, 31–33, 50 & 59. and Glanfield. The devil's chariots: the origins and secret battles of first tanks.
- ALT2:... that in 1915 the Foster-Daimler tractor (pictured) formed the basis an experimental trench crossing machine? Glanfield. The devil's chariots: the origins and secret battles of first tanks. and Macksey. The Guinness book of tank facts and feats. pp. 50–51 & 53.

Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Inger K. Frith

Created by Cavalryman (talk). Self-nominated at 06:01, 3 September 2021 (UTC).[reply]

Fascinating article with lots of great images. New enough, long enough, zero copy issues, well reffed. Good to go. Maury Markowitz (talk)

Maury Markowitz, I have just realised I never thanked you for the review, thank you very much. Cavalryman (talk) 00:23, 10 September 2021 (UTC).[reply]

ALT1 to T:DYK/P1