- published: 22 May 2016
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A tank is a tracked, armoured fighting vehicle designed for front-line combat which combines operational mobility and tactical offensive and defensive capabilities. Firepower is normally provided by a large-calibre main gun in a rotating turret and secondary machine guns, while heavy armour and all-terrain mobility provide protection for the tank and its crew, allowing it to perform all primary tasks of the armoured troops on the battlefield.
Tanks in World War I were developed separately and simultaneously by Great Britain and France as a means to break the deadlock of trench warfare. Their first use in combat was by the British Army on September 15, 1916 at Flers-Courcelette, during the Battle of the Somme. The name "tank" was adopted in Great Britain during the early stages of their development, as a security measure to conceal their purpose (see Etymology).
Tanks of the interwar period evolved into the designs of World War II. Important concepts of armoured warfare were developed; the Soviet Union launched the first mass tank/air attack at Khalkhin Gol (Nomonhan) in August 1939, which later resulted in the T-34, a predecessor of the main battle tank; this was quickly followed up by Germany on a larger scale when they introduced blitzkrieg ('lightning war') less than two weeks later; a technique which made use of massed concentrations of tanks supported by artillery and air power to break through the enemy front and cause a complete collapse in enemy resistance and morale.
Verse 1
Like the fragrance after a morning rain
Your ideas are so fresh to me
You are my joy in the midst of pain
Happiness divine surrounds me
Lost in Your love utopia, Joy sublime in euphoria
Lord, Ill do anything thing for Ya just dont leave me
Now my winter turns to spring
Chorus
You give me a reason to love again
You give me a reason to sing again
You give me a reason to breathe again
Inspiration!
Verse 2
Butterflies all around me now
You make me feel so happy
Angels flying around me now
Beautiful music from Heaven sets me free
Lost in Your utopia, Joy sublime in euphoria
Lord, Ill do anything thing for ya just dont leave me
You turn my winter to spring