The Tank That Climbed a Mountain (1919)
Tanks & Armored Vehicles
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In April 1919, a lone US-built M1917 light tank climbed over 11,000 feet up a mountain in Colorado. Today, we look at the story of this impressive feat. Check out the accompanying article for this video here - http://armourersbench.com/2020/03/29/the-tank-that-climbed-a-mountain If you enjoy our work please consider supporting us via Patreon, TAB is a viewer supported channel and any help is very much appreciated! We have some great new perks, check out our Patreon page here: https://www.patreon.com/thearmourersbench Where to find TAB: https://armourersbench.com https://facebook.com/armourersbench https://ko-fi.com/armourersbench https://www.patreon.com/thearmourersbench https://www.instagram.com/armourersbench https://imgur.com/user/ArmourersBench https://discord.gg/DAjRSBc
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