Factor K
<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0><script> (function(i,s,o,g,r,a,m){i['GoogleAnalyticsObject']=r;i[r]=i[r]||function(){ (i[r].q=i[r].q||[]).push(arguments)},i[r].l=1*new Date();a=s.createElement(o), m=s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];a.async=1;a.src=g;m.parentNode.insertBefore(a,m) })(window,document,'script','//www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js','ga'); ga('create', 'UA-47423994-1', 'fortunecity.ws'); ga('send', 'pageview'); </script> <center> <br> <div> <script language="javascript" type="text/javascript" src="http://ad.broadcaststation.net/ads/show_ad.php?width=728&height=90"></script> </div> </center> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" height=120 BGCOLOR="#003333" TEXT="#F7F7FF" bgproperties="fixed" background="31700780dduajq.html"> <div> Factor K: </div> <div> Armored and Anti-Armor Warfare from Inchoation to Maturity (1902 - 1945)</div> <bR> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" height=305 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000" background="09364643.html"> <div> <U><IMG SRC="1f840400.html" border=0 width="64" height="64" ALT="*Hard @ Work*" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U><FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Copperplate Gothic Light" ><U>Welcome to Factor K</U></FONT><U><IMG SRC="1f840400.html" border=0 width="64" height="64" ALT="*Hard @ Work*" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></div> <div> <I><B>"Tanks!"</B></I></div> <div> The cry was first sounded during the "War to End All Wars", echoed throughout the cataclysmic conflict that followed, and continues to conjure up images of blazing cannon and chattering machine guns, either speeding or moving inexorably across the battlefield, leaving the odors of exhaust, dust, burnt cordite and death in their wake. The clatter of tank tracks could shake the most resolute and veteran defenders or shore up a disintegrating line against seemingly insuperable odds. While first designed essentially as battering rams to break through fortifications, they soon also relegated horse-mounted cavalry to a secondary role as more and more armies turned to a technological solution to the problems posed by advances in military and mass production technologies. </div> <div> This site covers the origins and maturation of armored and anti-armor warfare in the Modern Age. Although the subject is usually discussed beginning in September of 1916 with the first tank attack near Flers during the First Battle of the Somme, this site moves the date back to 1902 with the production of the first armored cars which were the first reaction to the battlefield conditions which gave rise to tanks proper. </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" height=55 BGCOLOR="#333333" TEXT="#F7F7FF" background="092dcde1ddualp.html"> <div> <A HREF="context_and_overview.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Historical Context and Overview"><U>Historical Context and Overview</U></A> | <A HREF="combat_vehicles.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Armored Fighting Vehicles 1902 1945"><U>Armored Fighting Vehicles 1902 - 1945</U></A> | <A HREF="at_weapons.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="AntiArmor Weapons 1902 1945"><U>Anti-Armor Weapons 1902 - 1945</U></A> | <A HREF="aircraft.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="AntiArmor Aircraft 1902 1945"><U>Anti-Armor Aircraft 1902 - 1945</U></A> | <A HREF="ammo.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Ammunition Primer"><U>Ammunition Primer</U></A> | <A HREF="battles.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Significant Events in the History of Mec"><U>Significant Events in the History of Mechanized Warfare 1902 - 1945</U></A> | <A HREF="units.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Formations"><U>Formations</U></A> | <A HREF="who_s_who.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Whos Who of Armored Warfare"><U>Who's Who of Armored Warfare</U></A> | <A HREF="comparative.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Comparative Information"><U>Comparative Information</U></A> | <A HREF="glossary.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Glossary of Terms"><U>Glossary of Terms</U></A> | <A HREF="bibliography.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Bibliography"><U>Bibliography</U></A> | <A HREF="new.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Changes and Updates"><U>Changes and Updates</U></A> | <A HREF="disclaimer.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Disclaimer"><U>Disclaimer</U></A> | <A HREF="links.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Links"><U>Links</U></A> | <A HREF="credits.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Credits"><U>Credits</U></A> | <A HREF="contact_info.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Contact Info and ILoveMe Section"><U>Contact Info and I-Love-Me Section</U></A></div> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>