Leichter Kampfwagen I (LK I)
In service Never entered service - Trials 1918
Joseph Vollmer's 1918 light tank built from car components, Germany's first answer to the British Whippet.
Built byJoseph Vollmer design, built on Daimler car chassis
Development history
Faced with the cost of the A7V, the German war ministry asked Joseph Vollmer for a light tank that could reuse existing car parts. The LK I put a fixed armoured body and rotating machine-gun turret over a tracked running gear driven by a front-mounted Daimler engine. Prototypes were tested in 1918, but the design was quickly superseded by the improved LK II, which was ordered into production instead. None saw combat.
Notable actions
- None - trials vehicle