Posted on May 12, 2020January 31, 2021 by Erik Chipchase scrapironflotilla: French Schneider CA1 tanks being entrained on a special platform at Conty, Somme, c1917.
Posted on April 22, 2020 by Erik Chipchase qsy-complains-a-lot: This led to problems when crossing trenches as they were way too short. theworldofwars: French Saint-Chamond Tank, showing its long and heavy snout, its 75 mm. field gun and two of its four machine guns. the track was sprung and carried on frames built seperately from the body, much as are wheels of a car.
Posted on April 22, 2020April 26, 2020 by Erik Chipchase The Renault FT was the brainchild of French Army Colonel Jean-Baptiste Estienne. The idea of fielding light-class tanks during the Great War was not in line with French authorities, the accepted doctrine being on use of the large and lumbering “landships” – roaming fortresses outfitted with cannon and machine gun. Regardless, the resulting Renault light tank design, the FT of 1917, produced a two-man system mounting a then-potent 37mm cannon or one 8mm machine gun. The FT displayed all the features that became the norm in tank design till this day.
Posted on October 21, 2019February 1, 2021 by Erik Chipchase bmashine: Somua S35 tanks from the 1st squadron of the 13th Dragoon regiment of the French army
Posted on October 21, 2019October 27, 2019 by Erik Chipchase bmashine: Somua S35 tanks from the 1st squadron of the 13th Dragoon regiment of the French army
Posted on August 13, 2019August 19, 2019 by Erik Chipchase Captain of Boisgelin, and the crew of his Schneider CA1 tank.
Posted on July 3, 2019July 7, 2019 by Erik Chipchase French and American officers who took part in the reconquest of Cantigny before a Schneider CA1, May 1918.
