Vintage WWI tank gets facelift. By U.S. Army January 7, 2010. ... 6-ton Special Tractor and not a French-made Renault FT 17, which is a "French light tank" after which the special tractor's design ...

Simple History. WWI Tanks FT-17 Light Tank. Posted: December 13, 2024 | Last updated: December 13, 2024 (First World War Tech) The small Renault FT 17 was one of the most successful tanks of World ...

Matthew Naylor discusses the mechanization of war and the FT-17 tank on display at the National World War I Museum and Memorial. Report Video Issue Javascript must be enabled in order to access C ...

The Renault FT-17 Light Tank would officially enter combat in May of 1918 and proved to be much more effective than other tanks of the time, like the Schneider CA1 and Saint-Chamond, which would ...

WWI-era tank sparks fight. ... The Renault FT-17 tank was displayed in Nitro, W.Va., from when Jack Moody acquired it from a VFW post in Virginia in 1987 until his death in 2005, ...

But, Gibb says, they’ll have shown others that the task isn’t an impossible one – and that Louis Renault’s tiny, pioneering tank can live on. Join 800,000+ Future fans by liking us on ...

In total, over 3,500 Renault FT tanks would be manufactured by the end of the war. Today, the French armed forces use its fourth generation of tanks, the Leclerc XLR.

The tank is modeled after the FT-17, a WW1-era combat vehicle that’s widely considered the world’s first modern tank. Jam Press/@swinneysoldironworks Explore More ...

On 31 May 1918, a small tank designed by a famous French car maker and a brilliant army officer saw its first action. Its inspired design lives on in today's tanks, 100 years later.

But, Gibb says, they’ll have shown others that the task isn’t an impossible one – and that Louis Renault’s tiny, pioneering tank can live on. Join 800,000+ Future fans by liking us on ...