M1918 Ford 3-Ton Tank
In service Never entered service - Trials 1918
A cheap two-man light tank built on Model T components for the US Army. The Armistice cancelled the order after 15 were completed.
Built byFord Motor Company
Development history
The US Army ordered 15,000 of Ford's small two-man tank in 1918, intending to field it alongside imported and licence-built Renault FTs. It used two Model T engines and transmissions, and the crew sat side by side with the driver beside the gunner. One example was shipped to France for evaluation, where testers judged it cramped and underpowered for front-line service. The contract was cancelled at the Armistice after only 15 had been built, and the design is recorded here as a trials vehicle rather than a combat tank.
Notable actions
- None - trials vehicle