The British Mark IV was later then reinforced by Whippet light tanks and pressed on. Realising the threat, and that British reinforcements and artillery would arrive soon the other two A7Vs pulled back. Armed with only machine guns the female Mark IV’s were unable to damage the German A7V’s and sustained damage which compromised the crew, forcing them pull back.Īlone against 3 A7V’s, the Mark IV Male stood it’s ground, armed with 6-pounder guns it took out the lead A7V. Advancing further into Allied lines, a group of 3 A7vs were then engaged by a squadron of British Mark IV’s, one male and two females. During the battle of Lys, a struggle for land ensued and the Germans launched an attack, that debut their first tank, the A7V. Each bundle comes with three tanks: one with three British MKIVs and one with three German A7Vs.ĩ9 years ago, on the 24th-27th of April, the first historical clash between tanks occurred. The two bundles come with three models each and commemorate the the first tank engagement in history during the Battle of Lys. Commemorating the first clash of tanks in history 100 years ago, Warlord Games releases two amazing 28mm scale tank model bundles.
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