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Wings of the Great War: Armor Collection Tanks of World War I

World War I - a time when battle tank manufacturing was in its absolute infancy - offers us but a glimpse of the powerful, versatile, and lethal armored vehicle technology that would rapidly progress before the outbreak of World War II. These early era tanks, to our modern sensibility, are fascinating in their simplicity, though they offered soldiers of the time an opportunity to travel at higher speeds, traverse difficult landscapes, and be equipped with dynamic and mobile weaponry. From land ships to bizarre contraptions that were as deadly to their crews as they were to the enemy, they are all here, in all of their brutal glory!

#WW10207 - French Saint Chamond Heavy Tank - "Chantecoq," As31, Laffaux, France, 1917 (1:72 Scale)

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Captured Mark IV Male Heavy Tank - "Paul", Abteilung 12, Fort de la Pompelle, June 1st, 1918 Captured Mark IV Male Heavy Tank - "Paul", Abteilung 12, Fort de la Pompelle, June 1st, 1918 (1:72 Scale)

The British Mark IV "Male" heavy tank was an up-armored version of the Mark I, with all of its fuel stored in a single external tank (located between the rear track horns) in an attempt to improve crew safety. The sponsons could be pushed in to reduce the width of the tank for rail transportation and rails could be carried on the roof to act as an unditching beam.

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French Saint Chamond Heavy Tank - "Chantecoq," As31, Laffaux, France, 1917 French Saint Chamond Heavy Tank - "Chantecoq," As31, Laffaux, France, 1917 (1:72 Scale)

The Saint Chamond was the second French heavy tank of the First World War. Overall, it was an inadequate design born of commercial rivalry, but the war ended before it was replaced by British heavy tanks. Originally the tank produced by Saint Chamond was meant to be identical to the Schneider CA.

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German Sturmpanzerwagen A7V Infantry Support Tank - "Alter Fritz", Abteilung 1, 1918 German Sturmpanzerwagen A7V Infantry Support Tank - "Alter Fritz", Abteilung 1, 1918 (1:72 Scale)

The Sturmpanzerwagen A7V was an enormous vehicle, hurriedly designed following the appearance of British tanks in 1916. Ground clearance was only 40mm (1.57 inches) and the length of the track on the ground was too short for a vehicle of its size. The result was an unstable vehicle with poor cross-country performance.

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