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The Steam Tank (Tracked) was an early U.S. tank design of 1918 imitating the design of the British Mark IV tank but powered by steam. The type was designed by an officer from the U.S. Army's Corps Of Engineers. The project was started by General John A. Johnson with the help of the Endicott and Johnson Shoe Company and financed by the Boston bankers Phelan and Ratchesky, costing $60,000 (US$ 1,080,900 in 2022). Expertise was called in from Stanley Motor Carriage Company in Watertown, Massachusetts, that produced steam cars. The engines and boilers of two Unit Railway Cars were built in. Earlier fighting vehicles projects had employed steam power because petrol engines were not yet powerful enough; the Steam Tank however used it for the main reason that it was meant to be a specialised fla

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  • Tanc Steam (ca)
  • Steam Tank (de)
  • Steam Tank (it)
  • スチーム・タンク (ja)
  • Steam Tank (pl)
  • Steam tank (en)
  • Паровой танк (ru)
  • Tanque a vapor (pt)
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  • El tanc de vapor (amb cadenes) va ser un model de tanc dels EUA creat el 1918 imitant el disseny del tanc britànic Mark IV però que funciona a vapor. El model va ser dissenyat per un oficial dels Cossos d'Enginyers de l'exèrcit dels EUA. El projecte va ser començat pel General John A. Johnson amb l'ajuda de la Endicott and Johnson Shoe Company i finançat pels banquers de Boston Phelan i Ratchesky (costava $60,000). (ca)
  • Der Steam Tank (auf dt. Dampfpanzer) war ein früher US-amerikanischer Panzer-Entwurf des Jahres 1918, der dem britischen Mark IV ähnelte, aber mit Dampf angetrieben wurde. (de)
  • スチーム・タンク(英:Steam Tank)は、アメリカ合衆国が第1次世界大戦末に開発した工兵戦車である。 (ja)
  • Steam Tank – wczesny amerykański projekt czołgu o napędzie parowym, bazujący na brytyjskim ciężkim czołgu Mark IV. (pl)
  • Lo Steam Tank fu un carro armato statunitense sviluppato nel 1918. Esso sostanzialmente imitava il design del Mark I britannico, ma a differenza del carro inglese era azionato dal vapore. (it)
  • O Tanque a vapor (esteira) era um tanque pesado, lançado pelos EUA em 1918. Era nada mais que uma imitação do tanque britânico Mark IV, porém movido a vapor. (pt)
  • Паровой танк (гусеничный) (англ. Steam Tank (tracked)) — американский танк времён Первой мировой войны, оснащённый паровым двигателем. (ru)
  • The Steam Tank (Tracked) was an early U.S. tank design of 1918 imitating the design of the British Mark IV tank but powered by steam. The type was designed by an officer from the U.S. Army's Corps Of Engineers. The project was started by General John A. Johnson with the help of the Endicott and Johnson Shoe Company and financed by the Boston bankers Phelan and Ratchesky, costing $60,000 (US$ 1,080,900 in 2022). Expertise was called in from Stanley Motor Carriage Company in Watertown, Massachusetts, that produced steam cars. The engines and boilers of two Unit Railway Cars were built in. Earlier fighting vehicles projects had employed steam power because petrol engines were not yet powerful enough; the Steam Tank however used it for the main reason that it was meant to be a specialised fla (en)
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  • US Army Corps of Engineers Steam Tank (en)
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  • US Army Corps of Engineers Steam Tank (en)
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