I'm guessing the Mark IV solved the problem of the steel plate hitting the driver in the back of the head after going over bumps in the road ....1:01 in the video
lmao
lol , I was going to put his quote at the top ,
" the men can actually more or less be fired out the top by a mine and less likely be injured , though it's difficult to say "
I seem to remember a tank that had that front axle sitting further forward like that but it escapes me .
Judging by the track engagement it appears that the drive sprocket is at the rear . -- or it was craned into place there off of a truck , lol .