Landships II

taz · Lieutenant

Sturmpanzerwagen A7V 502/503 ''Faust'' and 564 ''Prinz Oskar''

elbavaro · Commander in Chief

Great. Where have you found it?

taz · Lieutenant

Was under A7V pictures on the web.

I think it's in the tankograd publication.

Albert · Brigadier

mad zeppelin wrote:
There's a rather new Russian publication from 'Frontovaja Illjustrazija' titeled 'Tjashellij Germanskij Tank A7V' - which sports a lot of the pictures published in the Tankograd A7V book. Note page numbers visible, these are from said publication.
I guess, European copyright conventions do not apply to Russia. Well, at least they choose to use the old - and faulty - Russian drawings, so, it's mixed value, after all - and price plus shipping makes it more expensive than acquiring the Tankograd original.�

�That's what MZ had in mind: http://www.ebay.pl/itm/German-WWI-Heavy-Tank-A7V-and-Derivatives-/230696084927?pt=US_Nonfiction_Book&hash=item35b68ee5bf

http://www.ebay.pl/itm/German-heavy-Tank-A7V-Sturmpanzerwagen-WWI-WW1-/320832730461?pt=US_Nonfiction_Book&hash=item4ab31ef55d

-- Edited by Albert on Wednesday 8th of February 2012 11:47:27 AM

mad zeppelin · Commander in Chief

There's a rather new Russian publication from 'Frontovaja Illjustrazija' titeled 'Tjashellij Germanskij Tank A7V' - which sports a lot of the pictures published in the Tankograd A7V book. Note page numbers visible, these are from said publication.

I guess, European copyright conventions do not apply to Russia. Well, at least they choose to use the old - and faulty - Russian drawings, so, it's mixed value, after all - and price plus shipping makes it more expensive than acquiring the Tankograd original.�

James H · Legend

502 isn't mentioned at all in the Tankograd book, only 503. I've got some notes from Max H. in which he says, "Forget 502, it was the first Gel�ndewagen." It looks as if the info about chassis and hulls being swapped is a red herring.

mad zeppelin · Commander in Chief

James H wrote:
502 isn't mentioned at all in the Tankograd book, only 503.

It is mentioned - in the tracked lorry chapter (as a possibility only, however, as no number can be seen).

As 501 was the first A7V tank to become ready and undergo tests since early October 1917, 502 most probably was the first A7V �berlandwagen completed - and was used for driver and mechanic training.