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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 | |
| 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] |
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Main
armament |
57 mm gun (initially with 180 rounds; later 300) |
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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 |
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Operational
range |
30–80 km (19–50 mi) |
| Speed | 15 kilometres per hour (9.3 mph) on roads 4 mph cross-country |



