Inter-war Renault armoured vehicle

[AMMOTECHXT]

I'm guessing this is a fairly rare beast. It is on display in the Northern French town of Maubeuge, on a rampart of the old citadel, close to a memorial to French tank crews. Nice paint job.

 

[usa1918]

French Renault FT17, With the Hotchkiss MG in the turrent. I know of only a handful running, the rest on static display like this

 

[Sir Roger]

A ground breaking tank. First to use a rotating turret. It also had a version mounting a 37mm M-1916 cannon. The FT-17 was used all over the world between the wars. Always been one of my favorites.

 

[Slick]

Here's a link to a collector of same. Includes some nice pics of the detached 37mm gun.

http://hayesotoupalik.com/FT_17_Renault.htm

 

[beihan62]

During the Iraq (I think it was Iraq)conflict there were two of these tanks found in a dump,I believe one was removed to the US for restoration,
Don,