--- title: "What year was Tank (military) invented and how?" description: "What year was Tank (military) invented and how?" author: "Cox elliott" published: 2018-08-30 canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/49243/what-year-was-tank-military-invented-and-how category: "innovation, discovery and technology" tags: ["innovation, discovery and technology"] reading_time: 2 minutes --- # What year was Tank (military) invented and how? What year was Tank ([military](https://www.mindstick.com/news/3326/navic-is-a-crucial-technology-for-india-s-development-encompassing-business-economy-and-military)) invented and how?\ \ \ ## Answers ### Answer by Harshal Vispute The tank's history dates back to **[World War I](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/43408/how-did-imperialism-contribute-to-the-start-of-world-war-i)** when armored all-terrain **fighting vehicles** were created as a solution to trench warfare's challenges, ushering in a new era of mechanized warfare. Tanks gradually became a backbone of ground forces, despite being crude and unreliable at first. Tank design had improved greatly by **[World War II](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/43428/what-empowered-black-leaders-in-the-united-states-to-organize-the-double-v-campaign-after-world-war-ii-began)**, and tanks were utilized in large numbers in all of the war's land theatres. \ During the **Cold [War](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/43408/how-did-imperialism-contribute-to-the-start-of-world-war-i)**, modern tank doctrine and the general-purpose main battle tank rose to prominence. In the **twenty**-**first century**, the tank remains the backbone of field combat operations. During **[World War I](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/43408/how-did-imperialism-contribute-to-the-start-of-world-war-i)**[,](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/43408/how-did-imperialism-contribute-to-the-start-of-world-war-i) there was a surge in desire for armored self-propelled weapons that could traverse any terrain, which led to the development of the tank. The tank's progenitor, the armored car, had a major flaw in that it could only operate over smooth terrain, necessitating additional innovations for cross-country mobility. \ ![What year was Tank (military) invented and how?](https://answers.mindstick.com/QuestionAnswer/0e14a385-a1b1-447f-aaeb-1efb9e7aa63c/images/d6108705-f420-4a7b-bad5-506010be6375.jpeg)\ \ The tank was created as a one-of-a-kind weapon to deal with an uncommon tactical situation: the **Western Front trench stalemate**. 'It was a weapon with a single purpose: to cross the killing zone between trench lines and break into enemy territory.' The armored tank was designed to guard against bullets and shell splinters while also passing through barbed wire in a way that infantry forces couldn't, breaking the stalemate. \ **Leonardo da Vinci** is frequently credited with inventing the tank-like **military machine**. A **Hussite** named **Jan ika** won multiple battles in the **15th century** by deploying armored carts with cannons that could be fired through holes in their sides. However, his invention was not employed until the **twentieth century** after his **death**. --- Original Source: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/49243/what-year-was-tank-military-invented-and-how Copyright © MindStick Software Pvt. Ltd. This Markdown version is provided for developers, AI systems, and offline reading.