![]() ![]() ![]() Among the tank crews serving with the Heavy Branch of the Machine Gun Corps that day was Gunner Walter Atkins, a bicycle machinist born on August 4, 1895, at 57 Henley Road, Bell Green. ![]() Of the 49 tanks which set out, only 32 were able to begin the first attack and only nine made it across no man’s land to the German lines. Mark I tanks first took to the battlefield at Flers-Courcelette - part of the Battle of the Somme - on September 15, 1916. “The VT-4 is compatible with any modern tank in the world integrating advanced armour protection, maneuverability, fire power capabilities and state-of-the-art technology,” the statement had said.A British Mark I tank during the Battle of the Somme (Image: Imperial War Museum) In a statement at the time, the ISPR had said the tank would be employed in an offensive role by strike formations after induction. The demonstration was witnessed by Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa. Last year in September, the Pakistan Army had held a demonstration of the tank at the Tilla field firing ranges near Jhelum following its induction into the Armoured Corps. Pakistan is the third country to have bought these tanks from China after Thailand and Nigeria. ![]() Produced by Chinese state-owned armoured vehicle manufacturer, Norinco, the delivery of VT-4 tanks from the manufacturer began in April last year. A post shared by Churail Sarwat Gen Mehmood also witnessed the mobility and maneuverability test of the tanks and appreciated the efforts undertaken for the smooth conduct of the induction process. ![]()
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