British Flying Elephant Super Heavy Tank

The Flying Elephant was a British First World War heavy-tank proposal associated with William Tritton and the early development of armored vehicles. It contemplated substantially greater protection and an unusual tracked arrangement, reflecting concern over the vulnerability of the earliest tanks to artillery. The concept was not built as an operational vehicle. Its story belongs to an experimental period when designers were exploring fundamentally different solutions to mobility, armor, and trench crossing. The name does not establish tested performance, production-standard armament, or battlefield service, and later reconstructions differed from surviving contemporary design evidence. Early British tank development also considered protection against artillery shell fragments.

Finish and color

Supplied unpainted and printed in the selected color. Choose from the available product color options.

Tabletop use

Suitable for period-appropriate custom scenarios in Global War 1914, Global Empires, and compatible Axis & Allies games. Use suitable scenario or house rules for unit statistics and any technology upgrades. This piece does not supply additional game rules.

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