Best Tracklayer Model 75

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Truly THIS is the best Tracklayer out of all 75 models! The 'Best' (named after the company, C.L. Best Gas & Traction) was developed roughly around the begining of world war 1. Best had hoped to sell it to the US Army but unfortunately the government didnt bite. The prototype (which was likely a mild steel model with virtually no armor) was actually fielded by California's National Guard despite still being owned as a private vehicle by C.L. Best, which would be akin to today a citizen letting the army use their privately owned Hummer H2 for a wargame. Likely in C.L. Best's mind if the California National Guard got excited about the vehicle they might influence a future government decision to purchase it, but that was never the case and the vehicle was only used for motivational wardrives and the like until it disappeared into obscurity. The guns mounted on the vehicle were 75mm naval guns of some sort, possibly even the 3-inch 1917's that would later be mounted on the M10 Tank Destroyer. In the actual unit however the guns were made of wood and were only dummies. #armor #great_war #of #tank #tanks #tractor #two #war #world_of_tanks #world_war #world_war_1 #ww1