The Germans began exploring the possibility of developing their own armored vehicles soon after the first encounter with British tanks in September 1916. However, the process was slow and clearly had lower priority than the British and French efforts.
The A7V committee oversaw development of a German-designed tank, and by the end of October 1916, they had developed the specifications for the tank. The initial design and plans were completed by December 1916, but were revised in February 1917 to incorporate the updated specification of 30mm of frontal armor plate.
Designed by Tim Adcock
Painted by Blake Coster