![]() Even outside of Terra, this layout was standard, even though 'most' Warmaking-capable societies had abandoned tanks by this point, having adopted various robot-based designs around 200-500 years before.) Over 5,000 Renault FT tanks were manufactured by French industry, most of them during the year 1918. ( Although a rotating turret had been a feature of some earlier tank designs and prototypes, and had been incorporated in armored cars for several years, no tank with a turret had entered service at this point 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. The FT was the First production tank to have its armament within a fully rotating turret. The Renault FT, frequently referred to in post-World War I literature as the "FT-17" or "FT17," was a French light tank that was among the most revolutionary and influential tank designs in history. One main clutch plus two subsidiary clutches (one for each of the two tracks) used for steering the tank.Īn FT In Action An old fashioned round turret. Sliding gear four speeds forward, one in reverse. ![]() ![]() Renault 4-cyl, 4.5 liter, thermo-siphon water-cooled. Puteaux SA 1918 37мᴍ gun or 8мᴍ Hotchkiss machine gun. Turkish War of Independence (by France). ![]()
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