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ModellTrans: A7V-U Tank and Bergepanzer III Wheels
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Posted: Saturday, July 14, 2018 - 06:11 PM UTC


A couple of recent releases from Modelltrans Modellbau feature a quick-build roadwheel set for the Bergepanzer III. The other is a full kit to build the A7V-U, a WWI-era tank prototype built by the Germans similar to British designs.

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Posted: Tuesday, July 17, 2018 - 10:55 AM UTC
Refresh my memory: did the Germans actually complete an A7V-U before the end of the war? I'm sure none ever saw combat, but still interesting as an idea.
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Posted: Wednesday, July 18, 2018 - 11:13 AM UTC

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Refresh my memory: did the Germans actually complete an A7V-U before the end of the war? I'm sure none ever saw combat, but still interesting as an idea.



Quite close to the end, the prototype was buiilt in June 1918.
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