This is a comparison of the characteristics of tanks used in World War I.
| Tank | Country | Year introduced | Production total | Crew | Armament number of rounds | Armour thickness (front/side/top) | Weight | Engine | power/weight ratio | Speed | Range | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark I Male | UK | 1916 | 75 | 8 | 2x QF 6-pdr (57mm) [324], 3×MG [6,272] | 12/10/6 mm | 28.4 t | Petrol 105 hp (78 kW) | 3.7 hp/t | 4.5km/h | 37km (23miles) | |
| Female | 75 | 5× Vickers machine gun, 1x Hotchkiss [30,080] | 27.4 t | |||||||||
| Mark IV Male | UK | 1917 | 420 | 8 | 2x QF 6-pdr (57mm) 6 cwt [332], 3× .303 Lewis Gun [6,272] | 14/12/8 mm | 28.5 t | 125 hp (93 kW) | 5.6km/h | 56km (35miles) | ||
| Female | 595 | 5×Lewis guns [10,000] | 27 t | |||||||||
| Mark V Male | UK | 1918 | 200 | 8 | QF 6-pdr (57mm) 6 cwt [207], 4×MG [5,800] | 14/14/8 mm | 29.5 t | 150 hp (112 kW) | 5.1-5.4 hp/t | 7.5km/h | 72km (45miles) | |
| Female | 200 | 6×.303 MG [14,100] | 28.5 t | |||||||||
| Mark V* Male | UK | 1918 | 200 | 8(+14infantry) | 2× 6-pdr [221], 8×MG [8,400] | 14/12/6 mm | 33 t | 4km/h | 63km (39miles) | |||
| Female | 432 | 10×MG [16,800] | 32 t | |||||||||
| Medium Mark A Whippet | UK | 1918 | 200 | 3-4 | 4×.303 Hotchkiss Mk I machine gun [5,400] | 14/14/5 mm | 14 t | Petrol 2×45 hp (34 kW) | 6.4 hp/t | 13km/h | 64km (40miles) | |
| France | 1917 | 400 | 6 | 75 mm Blockhaus Schneider [94–96], 2× 8 mm Hotchkiss Mle 1914 machine gun [3,840] | 11.5/11.5/5.5 mm | 13.5 t | 60 hp (45 kW) | 8km/h | 48km (30miles) | |||
| 1917 | 24/17/5.5 mm | 14.6 t | 75km (47miles) | |||||||||
| France | 1917 | 165 | 8 | 75mm Saint-Chamond-Mondragón [106–108], 4× 8 mm MG [7,488] | 11.5/17/5.5 mm | 22 t | 90 hp (67 kW) petrol-electric transmission | 4.1 hp/t | 12km/h | 60km (40miles) | ||
| Saint-Chamond"Modèle 18" | 1917 | 235 | Canon de 75 modèle 1897 [106–108], 4× 8 mm MG [7,488] | 11.5+8/17/5.5 mm | 24 t | |||||||
| Renault FT mitrailleuse | France | 1918 | 3,694 | 2 | 8 mm Mle 1914 machine gun [4,800] | 16/8/6 mm | 6.5 t | 35 hp (26 kW) | 10.7 hp/t | 20km/h | 60km (40miles) | |
| Renault FT canon | 1918 | 37 mm Puteaux SA 18 [240] | 6.7 t | |||||||||
| Germany | 1918 | 20 | 18 | 5.7 cm Maxim-Nordenfelt [180], 6×MG 08 [10,000–15,000] | 30/20/10 mm | 32 t | 2×100 hp (75 kW) | 6.25 hp/t | 15km/h | 80km (50miles) |
Tanks planned for production and with completed prototypes during the war, but entered service after it ended.
| +Prototype-World War I Tanks that entered service after, but as designed in World War I | Name | Country | Year | Planned prod./actual total | Crew | Armament [ammo (rds.)] | Armour thickness (front/side/top) | Weight (tonnes) | Engine | Speed | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FCM Char 2C | France | 1918 | 300+/10 | 12 | Canon de 75 modèle 1897, 4× 7.92 mm MG | 45/22/10 mm | 70 t | Petrol 2×200/250 hp | 15 km/h | 160 km | |
| Mark VIII | US/UK | 1918 | 1500/125 | 12 | 2× 6 pdr; 7 MGs | 16/16/6 mm | 33.6 t | Petrol 300/340 hp | 8 km/h | 89km (55miles) | |
| UK | 1918 | ||||||||||
| Medium Mark C | UK | 1918 | 5 Machine guns | ||||||||
| LK II | (Germany) [1] | 1918 | 580/24 | 3 | 37mm or 7,92mm MG | 14/8/? | 8,75 t | Petrol 60 hp (45 kW) | 14 km/h | 65–70 km |