langs: 17 мая [ru] / may 17 [en] / 17. mai [de] / 17 mai [fr] / 17 maggio [it] / 17 de mayo [es]

days: may 14 / may 15 / may 16 / may 17 / may 18 / may 19 / may 20

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Tank / Tank

#1 Tanks of France

French development into tanks began during World War I as an effort to overcome the stalemate of trench warfare , and largely at the initiative of the manufacturers. The Schneider CA1 was the first tank produced by France, and 400 units were built. The French also experimented with various tank desi

• ... ost powerful of all Allied divisions, impotent; it was defeated by the German 5th Panzerdivision on 17 may . The other DLMs fought a delaying battle, participated in the Battle of Arras and then disintegrate ...

#2 Char D2

The Char D2 was a French medium tank of the interwar period . Medium tank Char D2 Type Medium tank Place   of   origin France Service history Used   by France Wars World War II Production history Produced 1936-1940 No.   built 100 Specifications Mass 19.75 metric tons Length 5.46   m (17   ft 11   i

• ... rom the frontline, not participating in the counterattacks of 17 and 19 May by 4 DCR near Laon . On 17 may 346e CACC was raised with ten new tanks and crews taken from the 106e Bataillon de Chars , a traini ...

#3 Boirault machine

The Boirault machine (French: Appareil Boirault ), was an early French experimental landship , designed in 1914 and built in early 1915. It has been considered as "another interesting ancestor of the tank", [1] and described as a " rhomboid -shaped skeleton tank without armour, with single overhead

• ... nd slow however, as well as incapable of changing direction easily, as was indicated by a report on 17 may . The project was officially abandoned on 10 June 1915. [3] Upon the insistence of the inventor, mod ...

#4 FCM F1

The FCM F1 was a French super-heavy tank developed during the late Interbellum by the Forges et Chantiers de la Méditerranée (FCM) company. Twelve were ordered in 1940 to replace the Char 2C , but France was defeated before construction could begin, a wooden mock-up being all that was finished. The

• ... pril 1929 it was announced that no budget would be made available for constructing this type and on 17 may 1929 the study was terminated. [2] In June 1929, the STCC ( Section Techniques des Chars de Combat ...

#5 SOMUA S35

The SOMUA S35 was a French cavalry tank of the Second World War . Built from 1936 until 1940 to equip the armoured divisions of the Cavalry, it was for its time a relatively agile medium-weight tank, superior in armour and armament to its French and foreign competitors, such as the contemporary vers

• ... originally specified in 1931. The new type had to be immune to contemporary anti-tank guns . [1] By 17 may the Army had already contacted a subsidiary of Schneider et Cie — the Société d'Outillage Mécanique ...
• ... ost powerful of all Allied divisions, impotent; it was defeated by the German 5th Panzerdivision on 17 may . [19] The other DLMs fought a delaying battle, participated in the Battle of Arras and then disinte ...