Artifact Detail
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| Knocked Out Schneider Tank |
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| Photograph |
| World War 1 |
| Severely damaged Schneider CA-1 Medium tank. |
| Probably Authentic |
| Related: Tank , Vehicle |
| Related Facts | |
| The internal combustion engine, armour plate, and caterpillar track were prerequisites to the development of the first tank. | |
| The U.S Army's first use of a motorized vehicle (i.e. trucks) in a military operation was in the "Punitive Expedition" that pursued "Pancho" Villa into Mexico. | |
| The German abbreviation 'Lkw' is short for Lastkraftwagen which translates to 'lorry' in English. |