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The Boirault machine (French: Appareil Boirault), was an early French experimental landship, designed in 1914 and built in early 1915. It has been considered as "another interesting ancestor of the tank",and described as a "rhomboid-shaped skeleton tank without armour, with single overhead track". Ultimately, the machine was deemed impractical and was nicknamed Diplodocus militaris. It preceded the design and development of the English Little Willie tank by six months.

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  • Boirault machine (en)
  • Boiraultův stroj (cs)
  • Macchina di Boirault (it)
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  • Boiraultův stroj (francouzsky Appareil Boirault) bylo francouzské experimentální vozidlo z období 1. světové války. Vzniklo v rámci snahy francouzské armády zkonstruovat stroj, který by dokázal překonávat zákopy a různé překážky na bojišti. Jméno dostal podle svého konstruktéra Louise Boiraulta. Vozidlo se při testování ukázalo jako značně nepraktické a dostalo proto přezdívku Vojenský diplodocus (Diplodocus Militaris). Diplodokus byl v té době nejlépe známým rodem druhohorního dinosaura a obecně byl považován za jakýsi evoluční omyl přírody - podobně jako neúspěšný válečný stroj, který byl rovněž omylem lidských vojenských inženýrů. Boiraultův stroj bývá nicméně považován za jednoho z nejstarších předchůdců tanku. (cs)
  • The Boirault machine (French: Appareil Boirault), was an early French experimental landship, designed in 1914 and built in early 1915. It has been considered as "another interesting ancestor of the tank",and described as a "rhomboid-shaped skeleton tank without armour, with single overhead track". Ultimately, the machine was deemed impractical and was nicknamed Diplodocus militaris. It preceded the design and development of the English Little Willie tank by six months. (en)
  • La macchina di Boirault (in francese: Appareil Boirault), era uno dei primi veicoli da guerra multiterreno, progettato nel 1914 e costruito all'inizio del 1915. È stato considerato "un interessante antenato del carro armato", e descritto come un "carro armato scheletrato a forma di rombo senza armatura, con un unico binario aereo". Alla fine del progetto, la macchina è stata considerata poco pratica e soprannominata Diplodocus militaris. Ha preceduto di sei mesi la progettazione e lo sviluppo del carro armato inglese Little Willie. (it)
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  • Boirault machine (No. 1) (en)
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  • Boirault machine (en)
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