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Renault FT – Wikipedia From the free encyclopedia Jump to navigation search Type of Light tank with Girod turret at Royal Museum Armed Forces BelgiumTypeLight tankPlace originFranceService historyIn service Used byVarious operatorsWars World War I Russian Civil Turkish Independence Polish-Soviet Warlord Era Rif Great Syrian Revolt Brazilian Revolution Chinese Spanish Winter II Franco-Thai Arab Israeli reportedly Soviet-Afghan Production historyDesigned Variants Char canon mitrailleuse BS signal modifi US M Russkiy Reno SpecificationsMass tonnes long tons short Length m ft in Width Height Crew commander driver Armor mm Main armamentPuteaux SA gun or Hotchkiss machine Reibel EngineRenault -cyl litre thermo-siphon water-cooled Gasoline petrol pump Engine oil Zenith preset carburettor Magneto ignition hp kw rpmPower weight tonneTransmissionsliding gear four speeds forward one reverse One main clutch plus two subsidiary clutches for each tracks used steering Suspensionvertical springsFuel capacity litres about hours Operational range km mi vteWWI tanks List Category Prototypes amp experimentals CLB Tank FCM A Fiat Holt gas electric Little Willie LK Skeleton Sturmpanzerwagen Oberschlesien Steam Vezdekhod Ford -Ton light Medium Mark Whippet B C Heavy V III IV VII VIII Saint-Chamond Schneider CA history classification Tanks combat vehicles portal The frequently referred post-World literature as FT- similar was a French that among most revolutionary and influential designs citation needed first production have its armament within fully rotating note FT’s configuration crew compartment front engine back revolving became remains standard layout Consequently some historians armoured warfare called world’s modern Over were manufactured by industry them During after exported large numbers Copies derivative United States Italy Soviet Union T- saw during interwar conflicts around world but considered obsolete outbreak Contents Development Naming France Turret Service Interwar period Derivatives Operators Surviving See also Notes References Further reading External links edit designed produced Soci t des Automobiles Automobile Company France’s major manufacturers motor then now Mitrailleuse first-pattern It is thought possible Louis began working on idea early December visit from Colonel J E Estienne had drawn up plans tracked vehicle based caterpillar tractor permission General Joffre approached manufacturer declined saying his company operating full producing war materiel he no experience took where they operational At later chance meeting July asked him reconsider which did speed project progressed mock-up stage has led theory been time locations shown panels open himself conceived new tank’s overall design set basic specifications He imposed realistic limit projected could not exceed unconvinced sufficient power-to-weight ratio be achieved engines available give mobility heavy types requested military Renault’s talented industrial designer Rodolphe Ernst-Metzmaier generated detailed execution Charles-Edmond Serre associate organized supervised mass kept automatically under tension prevent derailments while rounded tail piece facilitated crossing trenches Because function normally any slant very steep slopes negotiated without loss power Effective internal ventilation provided engine’s radiator fan drew air through forced it out rear technically far more advanced than other namely Nevertheless encountered difficulties getting proposal supported After British use September Battle Somme still pondered whether number would preferable smaller superheavy On November sent Commander Chief personal memorandum proposing immediate adoption manufacture prototype receiving government orders April June last able proceed His remained competition until end refined second half plagued belt problems throughout Only delivered army before Armistice Belgrade Military Serbia Although sometimes stated letters stand terms faible tonnage low taille small size franchisseur de tranch es trench crosser force terrestre land none these names are correct Neither named nor there an name derived two-letter code all projects given ‘FT’ automitrailleuse chenilles mod le Automitrailleuse means car lit motorized By this word existence term char d’assaut cart wagon assaut attack assault soon shortened insistence already adopted common Once secured practice refer originally intended carry machine-gun therefore described mitrailleur mitraille grapeshot come mean machine-gunner Many sources predominantly English language accounts This contemporary appears arisen post In Estienne’s biography granddaughter states added books since always Lieutenant-Colonel Paul Malmassari officer Doctor History never carried First although initials F T seem appear August Some confusion might caused fact American version licence designated When decided equip FTs either cannon machine-guns latter accordance grammar renamed claimed Reasons claim include distinguished those applied armed opposed cast hexagonal horsepower indicated various modifications made records make distinction between output decision arm because requirements several fitted body distinguishing reference same model manual entitled RENAULT CHAR D’ASSAUT HP illustrations official designation changed s when Army equipped models become necessary distinguish About factory Boulogne-Billancourt near Paris remainder subcontracted companies Of original order accounted per cent Berliet SOMUA Cie Delaunay-Belleville increased distributed roughly proportion agreed waive royalties entered mat riel wartime demands quickest way supply forces armour requirement modified delivery expected begin failed produce dates put lend enough battalions No reached Expeditionary AEF over mounted wooden circular steel almost identical tactical reasons should capable carrying Puteaux chosen attempts accommodating unsuccessful training only non-hardened Meanwhile polygonal riveted plate simpler omnibus easily adapted mount telescopic sight Forges et aci ries successful mostly rolled parts supplied stages commonplace sat ball-bearing race rotated gunner locked position handbrake Western Front widely Its battlefield debut occurred May east Forest Retz Chaudun Ploisy Chazelles Third Aisne engagement successfully broke German advance absence infantry support withdrew gradually increasing deployed together older As movement mid- Hundred Days Offensive lighter often transported trucks special trailers rather rail flat cars initially proposed overwhelm enemy defences using swarm tactic eventually implemented Beginning late Entente allies attempting outproduce Central Powers respects including artillery chemical weapons goal manufacturing best battle entire efficient economical played leading role offensives received popular Victory command liaison duties usually removed see action Polish Dyneburg many countries Belgium Brazil Czechoslovakia Estonia Finland Iran Japan Lithuania Netherlands Poland Romania Spain Switzerland Turkey Yugoslavia nations having generally their prominent type They anti-Soviet such Estonian February purchased nine verification Japanese FT-Ko Manchuria Vladivostok Fengtian Zhang Zuolin Renaults bought These protect border Soviets against warlord Wu Peifu invasion nearly handed Manchukuo Imperial colonial instance crushing revolt Italian Libya Syria Druze Old Republic crush revolts Vargas Constitutionalist Annual disaster ordered guns TSF supplement formed failure proved effective six take part amphibious Alhucemas landing K gresse North Africa finish pacification Morocco Atlas Mountains crews loyal others joined rebels Republicans officially sold Uruguay fielded limited Greece Kingdom seven front-line under-strength battalion well three independent total organic strength colonies Algeria Levant Madagascar Indochina buried ground encased concrete Maginot Line Captured units gave rise myth equipment actually Germans however majority one-man turrets less Panzer 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