Wednesday 28 October 2015

Renault R35




Renault R 35 was in 12 ton range, with a 13 foot ( 3,9 meter) lenght, 6 foot (1,8 m) width and 7 foot  (2,1m) height. Armor protection peaked at 43 mm thickness, which was drastic increase from the 30 mm desing from originally offerd by Renault in 1934. Beyond the 17 mm main gun  was a  7,5 mm MAC31 Reibel series machine gun for anti-infantry work and this fitted as a coaxial weapon in turret. Drive power to the vehicle was  supplied through Renault V 4 gasoline - fueled engine of 82 horsepower output. This provided the vehicle with  a maximum speed  of 12,5 miles per hour (20,1 km per hour) with a operational range out to 80 miles (128,7 km).



























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