The day the first lumbering tanks spluttered and clanked their way into no-man's land must have seemed an impossible dream to those responsible for their development. From fantastic ideas for 'armoured landships' and portable infantry shields right up to the finished product, developers had to fight hostility, disbelief, new technology and an army which for the most part didn't want them. Post-war however (and having proved their point) the troublesome designers were soon sent packing.
(Clive Yelf - bwl 59 Winter 2011 ) |
