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The Renault R35, an abbreviation of Char léger Modèle 1935 R or R 35, was a French light infantry tank of the Second World War.. Designed from 1933 onwards and produced from 1936, the type was intended as an infantry support light tank, equipping autonomous tank battalions, that would be allocated to individual infantry divisions to assist them in executing offensive operations.
On 22 June, Renault offered to sell this vehicle for the discount price of ₣ 150,000 (mock-up included). On 31 July, the Army agreed; the contract was signed on 7 October 1937. The vehicle, N° 58993, had already been sent on 8 August and for field tests was assigned to the 309e RATTT ( Régiment d'Artillerie de Tracteurs Tous Terrains) .
The AMC 35 (from Automitrailleuse de Combat Renault modèle 1935), also known under a manufacturer's designation Renault ACG-1, was a French medium cavalry tank of the later Interwar era that served in the Second World War.
Renault FT (100+) - purchased from Poland & France in 1920s & 1930s. Panzer I (10) - purchased from Germany in 1930s. T-26 (88) - Licensed copy of British Vickers 6-ton Tank, purchased from Soviets in 1938.
The Renault R35 was the most common type; small numbers of the futuristic FCM 36 were built. The R35 was also exported to several eastern European countries, including Romania and Poland. Medium Tanks (Chars de Bataille), these were in fact meant to be specialised breakthrough tanks (Char D1, Char D2, Char B1).
Renault's small tank design, the FT, was the first tank to incorporate a top-mounted turret with a full rotation. The FT was in many respects the first truly modern tank having a layout that has been followed by almost all designs ever since: driver at the front; main armament in a fully rotating turret on top; engine at the rear.
French Renault FT – Pz. 730(f) French Renault R35 – Pz. 35R 731(f) French Hotchkiss H35 – Pz. 35H 734(f) French Hotchkiss H39 – Pz. 38H 735(f) French Hotchkiss H39 – 7.5 cm Pak 40 auf Geschützwagen 39H(f) French Hotchkiss H39 – 10.5 cm leFH18(Sf) auf Geschützwagen 39H(f) French Hotchkiss H39 – Artillerieschlepper 38H(f)
Of the 123 AMR 33 's two were used as prototypes of the AMR 35. Not included in this number is the prototype of the Engin P (Renault VE). The often stated number of 200 AMR 35's includes the Renault YS (thirteen command and artillery observation vehicles), the ZT2 and the ZT3, but excludes the ZT4 and the ZB. The ZT4 production consisted of ...