"The WWI tank that helped change warfare forever" Topic
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| Tango01 | 09 Sep 2020 9:14 p.m. PST |
"On 31 May 1918, the German army launches a sudden attack near the Forest of Retz near Ploisy in the north-east of France. It is the last year of World War One, and the Germans are desperately trying to beat the Western Allies. A British blockade is crippling the German economy. Those back at home are suffering shortages of fuel and food. The German Empire faces starvation and defeat. As the French units at Retz try to resist the onslaught, they are joined by reinforcements. Among them is a new tank: the FT. Compared to the giant, lumbering British tanks that have been used with mixed results for the past 18 months, these are tiny. There is only room for two people inside them…" link Main page
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| emckinney | 09 Sep 2020 10:11 p.m. PST |
"FT" was Renault's internal project number (OK, letters.) FT-17 was a post-war marketing name for export. I can't remember for sure, but I believe it was the Char Renault Modele 1917 or the Char Legere Modele 1917. (Modele 1917 was commonly abbreviated as "M1917," similarly to almost all French equipment. |
| Tango01 | 10 Sep 2020 10:56 a.m. PST |
Thanks!. Amicalement
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