MK V Tank Lists

The Mk V was the improved Mk I that had originally been promised for the summer of 1917. The first Mark V’s didn't arrive until January 1918; they first saw action with 8^th and 13^th Battalions at the Battle of Hamel on 4^th July 1918. They were a successful design, though appallingly ventilated; the myth that more tank crews were killed by fumes from their own tanks than by the Germans was probably started by reports about conditions in these machines. ^{(s3.p282) (S11.p137f)}

During the war some female Mk V were fitted with a male sponson and thus converted to Hermaphrodite or Composite Tanks. Post war many Mk V (male and female) were apparently converted to composite tanks.

At least one Mk V was apparently finished in soft plate: IWM Q 9927: http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205245642, X9.p5

Mk V were drawn by eight tank battalions between April and July 1918: 2^nd and 8^th Battalions in April; 9^th and 13^th Battalions in May; 5^th and 4^th battalions in June and 10^th and 14^th battalions in July. ^{(W2, W8, W9, H13, W5, W4, W10, W14)}

10^th and 14^th Battalions apparently drew male and composite tanks, the others Battalions male and female tanks. Composite Tanks

1^st, 11^th and 15^th Battalions also drew MkV when their MkV* were disabled. ^{(W1, W11, W15)}

In September the 301^st US battalion drew one company of Mk V and two companies of MkV * ^(W22us), and 16^th battalion drew 7 MkV and 29 MkV* ^(W16).

400 Mark V’s were built: Males: serials 9001 – 9200; Females: serials 9251 – 9450 ^(s3.p283).

9001 - 9100

9101 - 9200

9251 - 9350

9351 - 9450

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