FT-17
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Abandoned FT-17 somewhere in France 1940 2
Abandoned Renault FT-17 69418 1940 3
Abandoned Renault FT-17 Light tanks 1940
Destroyed FT-17 tank France 1940
FT 17 France 1940
FT 17 in german service number 122, Panzerkampfwagen 17R 730(f)
FT 17 light tanks 1940
FT 17 Panzerkampfwagen 17R 730(f)
FT-17 in german service number 133, Panzerkampfwagen 17R 730(f)
FT-17 in german service, Panzerkampfwagen 17R 730(f)
FT-17 Renault camouflage
FT17 tank France 1940
Light tank Char Renault FT 17, 1940
Obsolete Renault FT-17 tank of the French Army
Obsolete Renault FT-17 tanks of the French Army, 1940
Renault FT 17 light tank
Renault FT 17 tank
Renault FT BS
Renault FT-17
Renault FT-17 color photo, somewhere in France 1940
Renault FT-17 light tanks France 1940
Renault FT-17 photo
Renault FT-17 tanks France 1940
Renault tank FT-17 in 1940
Two German soldiers posing with a tank FT-17 1940
FT-17 was a French light tank that was among the most revolutionary and influential tank designs in history. The Renault FT was the first operational armored tracked vehicle or tank to have its armament within a fully rotating turret. The Renault FT’s configuration – crew compartment at the front, engine compartment at the back, and main armament in a revolving turret – became and remains the standard tank layout . Production: ~3694 tanks.
Specifications
| crew | 2 |
| hull armor | 6-16 mm |
| turret armor | 16-22 mm |
| main armament | 37mm Puteaux SA18 L/21, 237 rounds or 8 mm Hotchkiss modèle 1914, 4800 rounds |
| weight (kg) | 6000 |
| combat weight (kg) | 6500-6700 |
| length (mm) | 4100 / 5000 with tail |
| width (mm) | 1750 |
| height (mm) | 2300 |
| track contact (mm) | 3200 |
| ground pressure (kg/cm2) | 0,58 |
| engine | Renault 18CV, V-4, 39 hp at 1500rpm, 4480 cm3, liquid cooled |
| transmission | 4 forward, 1 reverse |
| fuel capacity (l) | 85 |
| fuel consumption (l) (road / off road) | 30 |
| range (road km/ off-road km) | 80 / 30 |
| max speed (road/ off-road km/h) | 7,8 / 6 |
| tracks | 340 mm |
| ground clearance (mm) | 500 |
| trench crossing (mm) | 1350 |
| fording ability (mm) | 700 |
| climbing ability (degrees) | 20 |
Bibliography
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- Les véhicules blindés français 1900-1944 - Touzin Pierre (french)
- David Doyle: FT-17/M1917 WWI Tanks Walk Around - Squadron Signal Walk Around 23, 2011
- Steven J. Zaloga: French Tanks of World War I - Osprey New Vanguard 173
- Witold J. Lawrynowicz: French Light Tank Renault FT U.S. Six Ton Tank M1917 - Kagero Armor Photo Gallery 15
- Pascal Danjou: Renault FT, Trackstory No.10
- Maksym Kolomyjec, Semen Fiedosiejew: Renault FT, Wydawnictwo Militaria 223
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