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A7V | |
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Replica A7V in Panzermuseum Munster, Germany.
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Type | Tank |
Place of origin | German Empire |
Service history | |
In service | 21 March 1918 – 16 October 1918 |
Used by | German Empire |
Wars | World War I |
Production history | |
Designer | Joseph Vollmer |
Designed | 1916 |
Number built | 20 |
Specifications | |
Weight | 33 t (32 long tons; 36 short tons) battle weight |
Length | 7.34 m (24 ft 1 in) |
Width | 3.1 m (10 ft 2 in) |
Height | 3.3 m (10 ft 10 in) |
Crew | 18 |
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Armor | Hull – Front: 30 mm (1.2 in), rear & sides: 15 mm (0.59 in), top:6 mm (0.24 in)[1] Command copula – Front: 20 mm (0.79 in), rear & sides: 15 mm (0.59 in), top 5 mm (0.20 in)[1] |
Main
armament |
57 mm gun (initially with 180 rounds; later 300) |
Secondary
armament |
6 × 7.9 mm machine guns 36,000 rounds |
Engine | 2 × Daimler-Benz 4-cylinder 200 hp (149 kW) total |
Power/weight | 6.5 hp/tonne |
Transmission | Adler gearboxes and differentials |
Suspension | Holt track, vertical springs |
Operational
range |
30–80 km (19–50 mi) |
Speed | 15 kilometres per hour (9.3 mph) on roads 4 mph cross-country |