Battleship

along with 4 x 7.7mm general purpose machine guns held in side positions. The tank itself could hold at least 8 crew members The driver, Commander, Gunner, and a ammo loader and four machine gunners. Therefore this tank was known as the battlefield ¨battleship¨.(Government, US. "Tank, Heavy, TOG 1 - History, Specs and Pictures - Military Armor." Tank, Heavy, TOG 1. US Government, n.d. Web. 06 May…

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