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in 1916, the british introduced a new weapon of war at the battle of the somme. what was this weapon?

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the tank

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In 1916 at the Battle of the Somme, the British introduced a new weapon, the tank. The tank had been secretly built in England and had special caterpillar tracks which helped them it to cross trenches and 'No Man's Land'.

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