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This war machine made its debut in the first world war and in order to maintain its secrecy it was called by a different name.

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The Tank
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The British military developed the first tanks during WWI and used 'tank' as a code name to maintain secrecy. Workers were told they were building mobile water tanks for Russia, which successfully disguised the true nature of the armored fighting vehicle until its deployment.

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