Your birth year
2006
Mark I Tank
1916Tank
Mark I Tank is 90 years older than you
It's from 1916, before you were born.
- First used
- 1916
- Type
- Tank
- Conflict
- World War I
About
As of 2026, it's 110 years old.
The Mark I tank appeared in 1916 as armies searched for a way through trenches, wire, and machine guns.
It was slow and mechanically difficult, but it introduced a military category that would shape the next century.
Mark I Tank through the years
1916
1916
Combat debut
The Mark I was used on the Western Front.
You were born — 2006
