CLB 75 tank
CLB 75 Tank | |
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Place of origin | United States |
Production history | |
Manufacturer | C L Best Gas Traction Company |
The CLB 75 Tank was a U.S.-produced, prototype armoured fighting vehicle built by C. L. Best's Traction Company of San Leandro, California. Best was a rival of the Holt Manufacturing Company in producing caterpillar tracked vehicles. Among Best's products was the CLB 75hp 'Tracklayer' The tank was developed by putting an armoured hull over a CLB 75 sometime between late 1916 and early 1917.[1]
The tank was widely photographed in July 4, 1917 parade in San Francisco.[1] Only a few models were used one of which had a semi-cylindrical hull with a turret and another was similar but the hull had flat surfaces. The tanks trained with the California National Guard.[2]
See also
Bibliography
Notes
- ^ a b Zaloga 2017
- ^ AK273 2018, p. 91
References
- AK273 (2018). WWI The First Mechanized War. Ak-interactive, S.l.
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