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French Tanks


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The French scored with their Renault FT-17 in World War 1 and went on to develop many notable tank designs since - culminating with the modern Leclerc Main Battle Tank.

There are a total of [ 29 ] French Tanks entries in the Military Factory. Entries are listed below by initial year of service descending. Flag images indicative of country of origin and not necessarily the primary operator.




1
Picture of the AMX-56 Leclerc
National Flag Graphic
1992
AMX-56 Leclerc
Main Battle Tank (MBT)
2
Picture of the AMX-30
National Flag Graphic
1966
AMX-30
Main Battle Tank (MBT)
3
Picture of the AMX-50
National Flag Graphic
1953
AMX-50
Heavy Tank Project
4
Picture of the AMX-13
National Flag Graphic
1952
AMX-13
Light Tank (LT)
5
Picture of the M47 (Patton II)
National Flag Graphic
1951
M47 (Patton II)
Medium Tank Tracked Combat Vehicle
6
Picture of the Panhard EBR (Engin Blinde de Reconnaissance)
National Flag Graphic
1951
Panhard EBR (Engin Blinde de Reconnaissance)
Heavy Armored Car / Reconnaissance Light Tank
7
Picture of the M46 Patton (General Patton)
National Flag Graphic
1950
M46 Patton (General Patton)
Medium Tank Tracked Combat Vehicle
8
Picture of the ARL 44
National Flag Graphic
1949
ARL 44
Heavy Tank
9
Picture of the M24 Chaffee (Light Tank, M24)
National Flag Graphic
1944
M24 Chaffee (Light Tank, M24)
Reconnaissance Light Tank
10
Picture of the SdKfz 171 Panzer V / Panther
National Flag Graphic
1943
SdKfz 171 Panzer V / Panther
Medium Tank
11
Picture of the M4 Sherman (Medium Tank, M4)
National Flag Graphic
1942
M4 Sherman (Medium Tank, M4)
Medium Tank
12
Picture of the Cruiser Tank Mk VII Cavalier (A24)
National Flag Graphic
1942
Cruiser Tank Mk VII Cavalier (A24)
Light Tank / Armored Fighting Vehicle
13
Picture of the M3 Stuart (Light Tank, M3)
National Flag Graphic
1941
M3 Stuart (Light Tank, M3)
Light Tank (LT)
14
Picture of the Cruiser Tank Mk VI Crusader (A15)
National Flag Graphic
1941
Cruiser Tank Mk VI Crusader (A15)
Cruiser Tank
15
Picture of the FCM F1
National Flag Graphic
1940
FCM F1
Super Heavy Tank Project
16
Picture of the Renault R40 (Char leger Modele 1935 R Modifie 1939)
National Flag Graphic
1940
Renault R40 (Char leger Modele 1935 R Modifie 1939)
Light / Infantry Support Tank
17
Picture of the Hotchkiss H39
National Flag Graphic
1939
Hotchkiss H39
Fast Reconnaissance Light Tank
18
Picture of the Renault ACG-1 / AMC-35
National Flag Graphic
1938
Renault ACG-1 / AMC-35
Medium Cavalry Tank
19
Picture of the FCM 36 (Char leger Modele 1936 FCM)
National Flag Graphic
1938
FCM 36 (Char leger Modele 1936 FCM)
Medium Tank / Infantry Tank
20
Picture of the Renault Char B1
National Flag Graphic
1936
Renault Char B1
Heavy Tank
21
Picture of the Renault R35 (Char leger Modele 1935 R)
National Flag Graphic
1936
Renault R35 (Char leger Modele 1935 R)
Light / Infantry Support Tank
22
Picture of the Hotchkiss H35
National Flag Graphic
1936
Hotchkiss H35
Light Tank
23
Picture of the SOMUA S35
National Flag Graphic
1936
SOMUA S35
Cavalry Tank / Medium Tank Tracked Combat Vehicle
24
Picture of the Renault AMR-33 (Renault VM)
National Flag Graphic
1933
Renault AMR-33 (Renault VM)
Light Cavalry Tank
25
Picture of the Renault Char D1
National Flag Graphic
1931
Renault Char D1
Armored Fighting Vehicle (AFV)
26
Picture of the FCM Char 2C
National Flag Graphic
1921
FCM Char 2C
Heavy Tank / Super-Heavy Tank
27
Picture of the Renault FT-17
National Flag Graphic
1917
Renault FT-17
Light Tank
28
Picture of the Char d'Assault St. Chamond
National Flag Graphic
1916
Char d'Assault St. Chamond
Assault Gun / Self-Propelled Gun (SPG)
29
Picture of the Char d'Assault Schneider (Schneider CA)
National Flag Graphic
1916
Char d'Assault Schneider (Schneider CA)
Tracked Assault Vehicle
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