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 ...

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 ...

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 34-year-old, father-of-one built a replica of what is considered the world's first modern tank, the French Renault FT-17. Altogether, the 12,000lbs tank cost Swinney $50,000 and almost a year ...

France actually had a top-notch tank in the Renault Char B1, but it languishes in comparative obscurity thanks to the rapid fall of France in 1940. And of course, the Soviets had the T-34/85.

More than 20,000 people attended Tankfest 2017 at the end of June to see everything from an original WWI French tank to the very latest British tank, the Challenger II, in action.

"WWI tanks were literally metal boxes on tracks," he said. They had no suspension and were very noisy so crews had to use hand signals to communicate. The tanks would also get red hot and could cause ...