<P> In Great Britain , an initial vehicle , nicknamed Little Willie , was constructed at William Foster & Co. , during August and September 1915 . The prototype of a new design that became the Mark I tank was demonstrated to the British Army on February 2 1916 . Although initially termed `` Landships '' by the Landship Committee , production vehicles were named `` tanks '' , to preserve secrecy . The term was chosen when it became known that the factory workers at William Foster referred to the first prototype as `` the tank '' because of its resemblance to a steel water tank . </P>
<P> In Great Britain , an initial vehicle , nicknamed Little Willie , was constructed at William Foster & Co. , during August and September 1915 . The prototype of a new design that became the Mark I tank was demonstrated to the British Army on February 2 1916 . Although initially termed `` Landships '' by the Landship Committee , production vehicles were named `` tanks '' , to preserve secrecy . The term was chosen when it became known that the factory workers at William Foster referred to the first prototype as `` the tank '' because of its resemblance to a steel water tank . </P>
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