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from No Man's Land three weeks later by French troops and
British tanks, and handed over to the French for examination. Mephisto lay stuck in a crater behind German lines for almost three months. After the area was taken by Australian troops, in July, the tank was towed to the rear by British tanks and, eventually, transported to Australia.
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that trenches or very muddy areas were impassable. The driver's view of the terrain directly in front of the tank was obscured by the vehicle's hull, which meant that there was a blind spot of about 10 metres (33 ft). However, in open terrain, the A7V could be used to some success, and offered more firepower than the
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A counterattack later re-established the Allied line, by which time three A7Vs were out of action in No Man's Land or behind German lines. Nixe was badly damaged, and a German team destroyed it with explosive charges during the night of the 24th. Elfriede had overturned; it was righted and recovered
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also engaged the German infantry. Three of these were knocked out in the battle, and it is unclear if any of them engaged the retreating German tanks but they did carry out an attack on two German battalions in the open to the rear causing them to break and flee. Mitchell's tank lost a track towards
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field guns on the first two prototypes of the A7V Flakpanzer. The third prototype of the A7V Flakpanzer was armed with a Krupp-Manufactured 7.7 cm (3.03 in) leichte Feld Kanone 1896 n/a, only one l.F.K 1896 was mounted onto the vehicle. No paperwork related or mentioning these weapons has
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at Berlin-Marienfelde and tested on 30 April 1917. A wooden mockup of a final version was completed in May 1917 and demonstrated in Mainz with 10 tons of ballast to simulate the weight of the armor. During final design, the rear-facing cannon was removed and the number of machine-guns was increased
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4-cylinder petrol engines delivering 75 kW (101 hp) each; the A7V carried 500 litres (110 imp gal; 130 US gal) of fuel. The top speed was about 15 km/h (9.3 mph) on roads and 5 km/h (3.1 mph) across country. The 24 wheel suspension was individually
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The A7V was 7.34 m (24 ft 1 in) long and 3 m (9 ft 10 in) wide, and the maximum height was 3.3 m (10 ft 10 in). The tank had 20 mm of steel plate at the sides, 30 mm at the front and 10 mm for the roof; however, the steel was not hardened
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Compared to that of other World War I tanks, the A7V's road speed was quite high, but the vehicle had very poor off-road capability and a high centre of gravity, which made it prone to getting stuck or overturning on steep slopes. The large overhang at the front and the low ground clearance meant
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shell and was abandoned. The damaged A7V limped back to the German lines, but eventually broke down. It was later destroyed by a German demolition squad, to prevent its capture and reuse by the Allies. During the same day however, another tank-against-tank fight took place where an A7V engaged a
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cargo carriers. The number to be armoured was later increased to 20. They were used in action from March to
October 1918, and were the only tanks produced by Germany in World War I to be used in combat, as well as being the first operational German Tank. It was developed as a response to British
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A running replica was built in 2009 by Bob Grundy of
British Military Vehicles, Wigan, UK, a company that specialises in the restoration of old military vehicles. The replica is constructed of plywood and angle iron, using the engine, transmission and tracks from two
948:("cross-country vehicle"), and was not fitted with armour. After a defect of chassis 502 in March 1918, its structure was set to chassis 503 (503 suffered a cylinder head crack in April 1918). Gifted in October 1918 and taken by the British who scrapped it locally.
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The A7V Tank can be used in a First Person shooter game called
Battlefield 1, Rare female versions of this tank actually had Flamethrowers on the sides instead of machine guns, making it more effective for close combat than soldiers dangerously using them for open
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to six. The first pre-production A7V was produced in
September 1917, followed by the first production model in October 1917. The tanks were given to Assault Tank Units 1 and 2, founded on 20 September 1917, each with five officers and 109
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at the head of the four German divisions spread over a 6.4-kilometre (4 mi) front. Two tanks broke down en route, but the 13 that saw action achieved some success, and the
British recorded that their lines were broken by the tanks.
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mounted at the front. Some of these cannons were of
British manufacture and had been captured in Belgium early in the war; others were captured in Russia in 1918 and appear to have included some Russian-made copies.
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Mitchell, the female Mk IVs fell back after being damaged by armour-piercing bullets. They were unable to damage the A7Vs with their own machine guns. Mitchell then attacked the lead German tank, commanded by
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The A7V carried between 40 and 60 cartridge belts for its machine guns, each of 250 rounds, giving it a total of 10,000 to 15,000 rounds. Officially, it carried 180 shells for the 57 mm gun, of which 90 were
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Overturned and was abandoned at
Villers-Bretonneux, 24 April 1918. Recovered from no man's land by British tanks on 15 May and handed over to French forces. Photographed at Saleux 26 May 1918. Displayed at
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Zealand Division three days later. Displayed in London on Horse Guards Parade 1918/19 and given to the
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was 5.1 kW/ton (6.8 hp/ton), it could cross trenches up to 2.1 m (6 ft 11 in) wide, and its ground clearance was 190 to 400 mm (7.5 to 15.7 in).
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With only 20 produced, the A7V made only a very minor contribution to the German war effort in World War I, and the approximately 50 captured British Mark IV tanks (renamed
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Germany did not consider the A7V a success and planned other designs. However, the end of the war meant none of the other tanks in development or planned ones – such as the
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on 24 April 1918; it was recovered by British and Australian troops in July. Taken via London to Brisbane, Australia in 1919, it is now on permanent display at
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in 1919–1920. However, reliable sources dismiss the idea because the fate of each A7V that saw service in World War I is known and includes no transfers to
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Armed only with machine guns until fitted with a 57 mm cannon in late 1918. Abandoned at Sainte-CĂ©cile (Belgium), believed scrapped practically
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in German operation) the Germans fielded in action during the war outnumbered the A7V. In contrast, the French produced over 3,600 of their light
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The first and second tank-against-tank combat in history took place on 24 April 1918 when three A7Vs (including chassis number 561, known as
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The design of the A7V is featured on the 1921 Tank Memorial Badge, awarded to German veterans of World War I who served as tank crewmen.
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Sturmpanzerwagen A7V: from early tanks to the Leopard 2 battle tank: a contribution to the military and technological history
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Sturmpanzerwagen A7V : vom Urpanzer zum Kampfpanzer Leopard 2 : ein Beitrag zur Militär- und Technikgeschichte
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Funk, Wolfram (2003). "zur Technik des Sturmpanzers A7V (Technology of the Sturmpanzerwagen A7V)".
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The final use in World War I of A7Vs was in a small but successful action on 11 October 1918, near
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tank unit, to quell civil unrest in Berlin in 1919. They were constructed using the chassis from
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597:'cleans out' a French village. Based on an original drawing by Professor Anton Hoffmann."
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2183:]. Wehrtechnik und wissenschaftliche Waffenkunde (in German). Vol. 15. Bonn:
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tanks. Although the A7V is generally considered to be better designed compared to its
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supply carriers, but not all were completed before the end of the war.
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The First German Tank - Sturmpanzerwagen A7V illustrated (video)
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Disabled, destroyed on battlefield by Germans on 24 April 1918.
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2133:, Gloucestershire: Alan Sutton Publishing Ltd. pp. 39–47.
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German Tanks in WWI – The A7V & Early Tank Development
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Allgemeines Kriegsdepartement, Abteilung 7 (Verkehrswesen)
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The Encyclopedia of Tanks and Armoured Fighting Vehicles
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Front armour and main gun of German A7V tank "Mephisto".
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Allgemeines Kriegsdepartement, Abteilung 7 Verkehrswesen
1718:"Autopsy of a German tank killed in World War I combat"
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5.7-cm Maxim-Nordenfelt gun from A7V "Schnuck", at the
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the end of the battle due to damage from an exploding
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1744:"Meet the German Empire's WWI Herculean Heavy tank"
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2267:Schneider, Wolfgang; Strasheim, Rainer (1990).
1809:Williams-Ellis, C.; Williams-Ellis, A. (1919).
1441:Thirty chassis were assigned for completion as
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2354:Articles on A7V and variants at Landships II.
2295:Tanks: An Illustrated History of Their Impact
2221:Hundleby, Maxwell; Strasheim, Rainer (2010).
2202:Hundleby, Maxwell; Strasheim, Rainer (1990).
1360:Looted and then cannibalized by the British.
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2379:Excerpt from "Trotz Alledem" showing replica
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2127:Tank Action from the Great War to the Gulf
1937:"57 mm Maxim-Nordenfelt "Sockel" Gun"
343:6.4 km/h (4.0 mph) cross-country
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2695:Military vehicles introduced in the 1910s
2364:German Sturmpanzerwagen A7V Tank (video)
2359:Memoir of the British/German tank battle
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49:of all important aspects of the article.
2297:. Santa Barbara, California: ABC-CLIO.
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2655:List of combat vehicles of World War I
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445:(roughly "armoured assault vehicle").
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271:(initially with 180 rounds; later 300)
255:5 to 30 mm (0.20 to 1.18 in)
45:Please consider expanding the lead to
2246:Captured tanks in the First World War
2223:Sturmpanzer A7V: First of the Panzers
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642:after recovery from the battlefield
630:Second Battle of Villers-Bretonneux
505:5.7 cm Maxim-Nordenfelt cannon
2048:. 29 November 2012. Archived from
1742:Larson, Caleb (5 September 2021).
1556:that was constructed for the film
1103:Scrapped by Germans, 1 June 1918.
616:Greiff were deployed north of the
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216:7.34 m (24 ft 1 in)
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2374:A7V Replica Demonstration (video)
2042:"A7V Replica Added To Collection"
311:Adler gearboxes and differentials
224:3.1 m (10 ft 2 in)
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1691:"The A7V Sturm Panzerkraftwagen"
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2242:Beutepanzer im Ersten Weltkrieg
2120:, Surrey: Profile Publications.
2071:Hundleby & Strasheim (2010)
1900:Hundleby & Strasheim (1990)
1785:Hundleby & Strasheim (1990)
1195:Museum, USA; scrapped in 1942.
1004:Scrapped by the Allies in 1919
492:Imperial War Museum, Manchester
129:21 March 1918 – 16 October 1918
37:may be too short to adequately
2617:Sturmpanzerwagen Oberschlesien
795:Mark I, II, III, IV, V, and V*
775:Sturmpanzerwagen Oberschlesien
755:Sturmpanzerwagen Oberschlesien
457:Artist's recreation of an A7V.
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47:provide an accessible overview
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2252:: Podzun-Pallas-Verlag GmbH.
2148:Foss, Christopher F. (2003).
836:, were among several used by
331:30–80 km (19–50 mi)
16:German World War I heavy tank
2690:World War I tanks of Germany
1964:"A7V tank number 560 - Bing"
1716:Nye, Logan (29 April 2020).
422:Daimler-Motoren-Gesellschaft
319:Holt track, vertical springs
183:Daimler Motoren Gesellschaft
1565:A static replica is in the
1404:End of the war with troupe
1221:End of the war with troupe
1208:End of the war with troupe
293:2 Ă— Daimler-Benz 4-cylinder
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2273:West Chester, Pennsylvania
2046:The Tank Museum, Bovington
1787:, pp. 23, 34, 61, 79.
1474:The only surviving A7V is
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2028:The Workshops Rail Museum
1509:Imperial War Museum North
720:Third Battle of the Aisne
427:non-commissioned officers
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111:Place of origin
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1865:– via PressReader.
1668:Zaloga (2006), pp. 7–10.
1614:Tanks in the German Army
1503:The cannon from A7V 504
1193:Aberdeen Proving Grounds
1494:Australian War Memorial
1125:Struck by artillery at
912:by the Allies in 1919.
283:6 Ă— 7.9 mm machine guns
268:5.7 cm Maxim-Nordenfelt
90:Australian War Memorial
2577:Holt gas–electric tank
2317:German Panzers 1914–18
2125:Forty, George (1995).
1567:Deutsches Panzermuseum
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2116:. Armour in Profile.
1748:The National Interest
1588:(1972), the story of
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885:Image (If available)
822:Josef "Sepp" Dietrich
820:SS-ObergruppenfĂĽhrer
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409:Austro-Hungarian Army
349:The Sturmpanzerwagen
295:200 hp (149 kW) total
72:Sturmpanzerwagen A7V
2670:Tanks in World War I
2250:Wölfersheim-Berstadt
2185:Bernard & Graefe
2160:, Kent: Spellmount.
2114:A7V Sturmpanzerwagen
2112:Foley, John (1967).
2084:"Tankodrom Milovice"
2052:on 18 September 2013
1254:Place de la Concorde
1160:; scrapped in 1919.
989:Prinz August Wilhelm
850:and armed with four
828:is second from left.
88:) on display at the
84:Sole surviving A7V (
2700:History of the tank
2666:Tank classification
2662:History of the tank
2248:] (in German).
2240:Koch, Fred (1994).
1942:Imperial War Museum
1695:www.keymilitary.com
1594:Spartacist uprising
1381:Replica of "Wotan"
1373:Picture of "563" at
1318:, 11 October 1918.
1158:Horse Guards Parade
1127:Fort de la Pompelle
974:Imperial War Museum
872:A7V chassis listing
811:Tank Memorial Badge
646:Three detachments (
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2282:978-0-88740-237-1
2259:978-3-7909-0520-5
2232:978-3-936519-11-2
2213:978-0-85429-788-7
2206:. Haynes Foulis.
2194:978-3-76376-243-9
2167:978-1-86227-188-3
2140:978-0-7509-0479-7
2010:Tank Encyclopedia
1989:Tank Encyclopedia
1799:, pp. 39–47.
1722:We Are The Mighty
1680:, pp. 24–25.
1486:Queensland Museum
1462:Surviving example
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