▁The ▁locomot ive ▁mechanism ▁is ▁then ▁described ▁as ▁a ▁type ▁of ▁continuous ▁track , ▁supporting ▁an ▁arm oured ▁box ▁with ▁a ▁weapon : ▁ ▁Re ception ▁The ▁Art illery ▁Techn ical ▁Committee ▁raised ▁three ▁major ▁ob jections : ▁All - ter rain ▁machines ▁had ▁not ▁to ▁that ▁day ▁given ▁satisfaction . ▁Hard ▁objects ▁could ▁enter ▁the ▁mechanism ▁and ▁damage ▁it . ▁D irection ▁could ▁not ▁be ▁properly ▁controlled . ▁ ▁Over all , ▁it ▁was ▁not ▁felt ▁that ▁there ▁was ▁a ▁demand ▁for ▁such ▁a ▁machine , ▁and ▁hors ed ra wn ▁art illery ▁was ▁considered ▁ade qu ate . ▁ ▁After math ▁ ▁Lev avas se ur ▁re work ed ▁his ▁mechanism , ▁improved ▁its ▁resistance ▁to ▁hard ▁objects , ▁and ▁brought ▁forward ▁a ▁new ▁improved ▁project ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 8 . ▁He ▁estimated ▁an ▁out lay ▁of ▁ 1 4 , 0 0 0 ▁fran cs ▁for ▁the ▁construction ▁of ▁a ▁mock - up . ▁ ▁Event ually , ▁the ▁project ▁was ▁completely ▁rejected . ▁A ▁letter ▁dated ▁ 1 3 ▁August ▁ 1 9 0 8 ▁explained ▁that ▁a ▁tra ctor ▁on ▁continuous ▁tracks ▁was ▁now ▁available ▁from ▁a ▁British ▁company , ▁Richard ▁Horn s by ▁& ▁S ons . ▁ ▁It ▁is ▁unclear ▁whether ▁General ▁Est ienne , ▁the ▁French ▁" F ather ▁of ▁the ▁tank " ▁ever ▁knew ▁about ▁this ▁project . ▁However , ▁Command ant ▁Lé once ▁Ferr us , ▁who ▁wrote ▁the ▁re jection ▁report , ▁participated ▁in ▁the ▁Schne ider ▁tank ▁experiments ▁on