Tanks, 1914-1918; the log-book of a pioneer . THE SCHNEIDER FRENCH TANK {p. 103) Permission of Schneider & Co., THE SAINT CHAMOND FRENCH l\NK (/ 103) PRODUCTION ON A LARGE SCALE 113 During these days, when we were just startingproduction on a large scale, we had rather ashock when we received, from the highest author-ity in the Ministry, a minute which said, Theopinion has been expressed that the time hasbeen reached when new factories cannot generallybe expected to begin production in time to be ofservice in this war, and that the building offurther new factories should not therefore
Tanks, 1914-1918; the log-book of a pioneer . THE SCHNEIDER FRENCH TANK {p. 103) Permission of Schneider & Co., THE SAINT CHAMOND FRENCH l\NK (/ 103) PRODUCTION ON A LARGE SCALE 113 During these days, when we were just startingproduction on a large scale, we had rather ashock when we received, from the highest author-ity in the Ministry, a minute which said, Theopinion has been expressed that the time hasbeen reached when new factories cannot generallybe expected to begin production in time to be ofservice in this war, and that the building offurther new factories should not therefore besanctioned. However, we did not allow this to interferewith our work, and Mr. Montagu, the Ministerof Munitions, gave us every help. Like George, he believed in Mechanical Warfareand was ready to fight for it. I paid many visits to the Front with GeneralButler to discuss the question of design, and inNovember a meeting was held with GeneralDavidson of , General Anley and ColonelElles, at which it was arranged that the first 150machines which had been completed should becalled Mark I., and of the 1
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