USA Tanks

In WWI the United States had many civilian companies devise tanks for use by the soldiers.

The Holt Company was one of them and the Caterpillar Company and many others.

 Some like this one were just mock ups and others were actually put into production.

This one was used all over California for recruiting, training and propaganda.

Some of them were gasoline powered or even steam powered.  Over 20 different designs were put forward.  I think some model company should make models of all these in Minitank size so we can play alternate history or science fiction games with them.

First World War Tanks

I have been doing a study of American tanks in the First World War.  

Tanks that were in production in the USA at the time of the Armistice:

6-ton M1917

Ford 3-ton

Mark VIII

Tank that were in service in France with the US Army at the time of the Armistice:

Renault FT

Mark V

Mark V*

Other vehicles that were produced as prototypes or proof of concept, as movie props, recruiting displays or other reasons, during WWI in the USA:

Holt 75 Tank of 1916

Holt Three-Wheeled Steam Tank of 1917

Caterpillar G-9 of 1917

Holt C.L.B. Model 75 Tank of 1917

US Army Corp of Engineers Steam Tank of 1918

Pioneer Skeleton Tank of 1918

US Mark-1 or Ford 3 Man Tank of 1917

Hamilton or Victoria Tank of 1918

Holt H.A. 36 Mosquito Tank

Special 18 or Scat the Kaiser

Which vehicles were proposed and at least committed to paper studies?

150 Ton Field Monitor

200 Ton Trench Destroyer

Automatic Land Cruiser of Automatic Machine Company, 1915
Pliny E Holt's 1917 tank design of Holt-Manufacturing Company
Dummy tank on Holt Tractor with inscription "KAISER COUNT YOUR MEN"
U.S.Navy Dummy on Holt Tractor 1917
Holt Gas-Electric Tank 1917