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I present to you the Renault FT-17. The Renault FT-17 was a French light tank that was designed by the Renault company and first saw action in 1917 at The Third Battle of the Aisne.
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Mass | 6.5 tonnes (6.4 long tons; 7.2 short tons) |
Length | 5.00 m (16 ft 5 in) |
Width | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) |
Height | 2.14 m (7 ft 0 in) |
Crew | 2 (commander, driver) |
Armor | 8 to 22 mm (0.31 to 0.87 in) |
Main armament | Puteaux SA 1918 37 mm gun or 8 mm Hotchkiss machine gun Reibel machine gun (FT 31) |
Engine | Renault 4-cyl, 4.5 litre, thermo-siphon water-cooled; Gasoline (petrol) pump; Engine oil pump; Zenith preset carburettor; Magneto ignition 39 hp (29 kw) at 1500rpm |
Power/weight | 5 hp/tonne |
Transmission | sliding gear; four speeds forward, one reverse. One main clutch plus two subsidiary clutches (one for each of the two tracks) used for steering the tank. |
Suspension | vertical springs |
Fuel capacity | 95 litres (about 8 hours) |
Operational range | 60 km (37 mi) |
Progress | 100% complete |
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