Mark IV tanks came into service in 1917 and saw action in the final battles of WW1 in 1917 and 1918. Around 1200 were built - more than the other marks of British tanks - but only seven survive today. This vehicle is a Male tank, mounting two 6pdr guns in the sponsons, as opposed to Female tanks, which mounted machine guns. After WW1, this Mark IV had been presented to the Royal Navy Gunnery School at Portsmouth to thank them for their help in training Tank Corps gunners. Although it was given to The Tank Museum and returned to running order in the 1970s, the tank is no longer driven. The hook/anchor was for snagging and clearing barbed wire.
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Love the anchor (wonder how they used that), and a nice view highlighting the small footprint at the end.
Apparently the anchor was towed behind as the tank advanced, snagging and ripping up the barbed wire making it easier for the infantry to get over it.
Plant on it?
If you mean the bundle of sticks, it is a fascine and was dropped into a trench before the tank crossed over it.