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French tanks of World War II
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/French_tanks_of_World_War_II
GPTKB entity
Statements (46)
Predicate
Object
gptkbp:instanceOf
military vehicle category
gptkbp:conflict
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin
gptkb:France
gptkbp:fuelType
gptkb:aircraft
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
French tanks of World War II
gptkbp:notableBattle
gptkb:Battle_of_France
gptkb:Operation_Torch
gptkb:North_African_Campaign
gptkb:Battle_of_Dunkirk
gptkbp:notableDesigner
gptkb:AMX
gptkb:Schneider
gptkb:Renault
gptkb:Panhard
gptkb:Somua
Hotchkiss
Forges et Chantiers de la Méditerranée (FCM)
gptkbp:notableFeature
one-man turret
cast armor
diesel and petrol engines
radio equipment often lacking
relatively heavy armor for the period
gptkbp:notableModel
gptkb:Somua_S35
gptkb:Char_2C
gptkb:AMR_33
gptkb:AMR_35
gptkb:Char_D1
gptkb:FCM_36
gptkb:Renault_D2
gptkb:Renault_R35
gptkb:Hotchkiss_H35
gptkb:Char_B1
gptkb:Renault_FT
gptkbp:productionStartYear
1930s
1940s
gptkbp:successor
postwar French tanks (e.g., AMX-13)
gptkbp:usedBy
gptkb:French_Army
gptkb:Free_French_Forces
gptkb:Vichy_France
gptkb:German_Army_(captured)
gptkb:Italian_Army_(captured)
gptkbp:weakness
mechanical unreliability
limited crew visibility
outdated tactics
slow command and control
gptkbp:bfsParent
gptkb:Hotchkiss_H39
gptkbp:bfsLayer
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