He had strongly disapproved of the, in his eyes premature, British use of tanks in September 1916, just two months after first deliveries of the Mark I. However, political circumstances would compel him to deploy the Artillerie Spéciale before it was at full strength or adequately trained.
Zásadne nesúhlasil s, v jeho očiach predčasným, použitím britských tankov v septembri 1916, len dva mesiace po prvých dodávkach typu Mark I. Ale politické okolnosti ho prinútili nasadiť Artillerie Spéciale skôr, ako nadobudla plnú silu a posádky boli adekvátne vycvičené.