At the Battle of the Somme, in France, between the British and German lines, forty machines crawled across the field with the infantry.
They were called tanks and their indestructible nature sent fear into the hearts of infantry, who watched bullets and shells bounce off the armored surfaces.
Unfortunately, for the British, they were also extremely slow, easily bogged down, and broke down often.
It wouldn't be until near the end of the war when an American named Patton would actually have success with them.
When World War II began tanks were shown for all that they could be worth.
Since then they've been a main stay for any industrialized military.
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