Ford 3-ton Special Tractor M.1918 during trials 1918

The 2-man 3-ton Special Tractor M.1918 was the first American tank. Developed in 1918 the vehicle was too late to see combat in WW1. In this footage, there are various mismatched scenes from the testing of the tank including versions of the prototypes and production versions as well. This footage is the combination of various cuttings from period archival footage in the US National Archives and as such is out of order as the original footage was chopped to suit contemporary newsreels. The footage is silent as the original newsreel audio where there was any has been removed. National Archives footage references used: 7419799, 7419811, 7419095, 7419804, 7419628, 7419174