France, Renault (Renault) R-35, 1935, light tank, serial
– The Second World War (Western Front, defense of France 1940)
= The Great Patriotic War (Eastern Front in the service of the Wehrmacht)
French light tank Renault R-35, photo archive
Tank was developed in 1935 by the company Renault (France). It was produced serially from 1935 to 1939. Tank was in service with the French army. Participated in the “Defense of France in 1940”, then in the service of the Wehrmacht, including in the Balkans and on the Eastern Front. I entered the Kubinka in the Second World War as captured from Germany.
TTX
Weight – 10.4 tons
Crew – 2 people
Dimensions: The length is 4010 mm. width – 1815 mm, height – 2110 mm
Armament
gun – 1 pc., caliber – 37mm., ammunition – 50 shots
machine gun – 1 pc., caliber – 7,5 mm., ammunition – 1250 rounds
Armor Protection:
forehead – 43 mm.
tower – 55 mm.
Engine power – 102 losh. force
Speed (maximum) – 23 km / h
Cruising range on the highway – 150 km.
The depth of water obstacles to be surmounted is 0.8 meters
Design Features:
The base is original, the layout is classical.
Armament.
Guidance of the gun is made by the mechanism of rotation with a manual drive. Telescopic sight.
Protection.
The body consists of 3 large cast armored parts: frontal, forged, forage, and also from rolled boards, roof and bottom. The sides are connected to the frontal and stern parts with bolts, and with a small box with pins. The bottom is welded to the sides and bolted to the bow and stern. The tower is solid-cast with variable wall thickness.
Chassis.
Engine carburetor, 4-cylinder firm “Renault”, transmission mechanical. Onboard manual gears are single-row. Suspension mixed: blocked and single-row.
PS. In 2017, the tank was repainted from the colors of the army of France in the colors of the Wehrmacht (as used in the German service on the Eastern Front against the USSR).