France - naval aviation and armaments
French armoured vehicles 1922 - 1946
tanks
Type | Deliveries | Number accepted | Modification | First delivery | Number accepted | Full mass, ts | Comp. | Length, m | Wide, m | Height, m | Armament | Armor, mm | Engine | Power, hp | Max speed, km/h | Endurance, km | Remarks |
St-Chamond | 1917 - 1918 | 400 | St-Chamond M1917 | 1917 | 400 | 23.0 | 8 | 8.69 | 2.67 | 2.36 | 1 x 75/35 + 4 x 8 | 11 - 17 | Panard | 90 | 8 | 59 | tracked |
Renault FT | 1917 - 1922 | 7820 | FT17 | 1917 | 6.89 | 2 | 5.00 | 1.74 | 2.38 | 1 x 37/21 | 8 - 16 | Renault | 35 | 8 | 35 | tracked | |
FT17/18 | 1918 | 6.89 | 2 | 5.00 | 1.74 | 2.38 | 1 x 8 | 8 - 16 | Renault | 35 | 8 | 35 | tracked | ||||
FT18 | 1918 | 6.89 | 2 | 5.00 | 1.74 | 2.38 | 1 x 37/21 | 8 - 16 | Renault | 35 | 8 | 35 | tracked | ||||
31R | 1932 - 1940 | 4496 | UE | 1932 | 2596 | 2.1 | 2 | 2.80 | 1.74 | 1.25 | --- | 6 - 9 | Renault 85 | 35 | 30 | 60 | tracked |
UE2 | 1936 | 1900 | 2.1 | 2 | 2.80 | 1.74 | 1.25 | --- | 6 - 9 | Renault 85 | 35 | 30 | 60 | tracked | |||
D-1 | 1932 - 1935 | 150 | D-1A | 1932 | 100 | 12.8 | 3 | 5.77 | 2.16 | 2.39 | 1 x 37/21 + 1 x 7.5 | 10 - 30 | Renault | 65 | 18 | 100 | tracked |
AMR 33VM | 1933 - 1934 | 123 | AMR 33VM | 1933 | 123 | 5.0 | 2 | 3.50 | 1.54 | 1.73 | 1 x 7.5 | 5 - 13 | Reinstella | 82 | 60 | 200 | tracked |
AMR 35 | 1935 - 1940 | 200 | AMR 35ZT | 1935 | 167 | 6.6 | 2 | 3.85 | 1.63 | 1.88 | 1 x 13.2 | 6 - 13 | Renault | 80 | 55 | 180 | tracked |
B1 | 1935 - 1940 | 568 | B1bis | 1938 | 531 | 32.0 | 4 | 6.52 | 2.50 | 2.79 | 1 x 75/17 + 1 x 47/34 + 2 x 7.5 | 25 - 60 | Renault | 307 | 28 | 150 | tracked |
R35 | 1936 - 1940 | 1406 | R35 | 1936 | 1013 | 10.6 | 2 | 4.20 | 1.85 | 2.38 | 1 x 37/21 + 1 x 7.5 | 15 - 44 | Renault | 82 | 20 | 140 | tracked |
R39 | 1940 | 273 | 11.0 | 2 | 4.20 | 1.85 | 2.38 | 1 x 37/33 + 1 x 7.5 | 15 - 44 | Renault | 82 | 20 | 140 | tracked | |||
R40 | 1940 | 120 | 12.5 | 2 | 4.20 | 1.85 | 2.38 | 1 x 37/33 + 1 x 7.5 | 15 - 44 | Renault | 82 | 20 | 140 | tracked | |||
D-2 | 1936 - 1940 | 100 | D-2 | 1936 | 100 | 19.0 | 3 | 5.44 | 2.66 | 2.21 | 1 x 47/34 + 1 x 7.5 | 20 - 40 | Renault | 150 | 25 | 140 | tracked |
H35 | 1937 - 1940 | 1073 | H35 | 1937 | 300 | 12.0 | 2 | 4.23 | 1.85 | 2.15 | 1 x 37/21 + 1 x 7.5 | 12 - 36 | Hotchkiss | 75 | 25 | 150 | tracked |
H38 | 1939 | 372 | 12.8 | 2 | 4.23 | 1.85 | 2.15 | 1 x 37/21 + 1 x 7.5 | 16 - 40 | Hotchkiss | 120 | 36 | 150 | tracked | |||
H39 | 1940 | 401 | 13.5 | 2 | 4.23 | 1.85 | 2.15 | 1 x 37/33 + 1 x 7.5 | 18 - 45 | Hotchkiss | 120 | 36 | 150 | tracked | |||
Somua S35 | 1937 - 1940 | 418 | S35 | 1937 | 413 | 20.0 | 3 | 5.38 | 2.12 | 2.63 | 1 x 47/34 + 1 x 7.5 | 20 - 40 | Somua | 190 | 37 | 257 | tracked |
FCM36 | 1938 - 1939 | 100 | FCM36 | 1938 | 100 | 12.0 | 2 | 4.43 | 2.13 | 2.18 | 1 x 37/21, 1 x 7.5 | 20 - 40 | Berliet MDP | 91 | 25 | 320 | tracked |
M3 General Stuart | 1943 - 1944 | 238 | M3A3 | 1943 | 238 | 12.9 | 4 | 4.53 | 2.24 | 2.15 | 1 x 37/54 + 3 x 7.6 | 10 - 45 | Continental W670-9A | 250 | 48 | 113 | tracked |
M5 General Stuart | 1943 - 1944 | 413 | M5A1 | 1943 | 413 | 15.4 | 4 | 4.60 | 2.15 | 2.16 | 1 x 37/54 + 3 x 7.6 | 10 - 63 | 2 x Cadillac 42V8 | 220 | 45 | 161 | tracked |
M4 General Stuart | 1943 - 1945 | 755 | M4A2 | 1943 | ~400 | 30.4 | 5 | 5.89 | 2.62 | 2.74 | 1 x 75/38 + 1 x 12.7 + 2 x 7.6 | 13 - 89 | General Motors 6046G-71 | 375 | 38 | 250 | tracked |
M4A4 | 1943 | ~350 | 31.6 | 5 | 6.06 | 2.62 | 2.74 | 1 x 75/38 + 1 x 12.7 + 2 x 7.6 | 13 - 76 | Chrysler A57 Multibank | 370 | 38 | 192 | tracked |
self-propelled guns
Type | Deliveries | Number accepted | Modification | First delivery | Number accepted | Full mass, ts | Comp. | Length, m | Wide, m | Height, m | Armament | Armor, mm | Engine | Power, hp | Max speed, km/h | Endurance, km | Remarks |
M7 Priest | 1943 - 1945 | 283 | M7 | 1943 | 283 | 23.0 | 7 | 6.02 | 2.87 | 2.95 | 1 x 105/25 + 1 x 12.7 | 13 - 108 | Continental R975-EC2 | 340 | 38 | 192 | tracked |
M10 Wolverine | 1943 - 1944 | 443 | M10 | 1943 | 443 | 29.6 | 5 | 6.83 | 3.05 | 2.90 | 1 x 76/50 + 1 x 12.7 | 10 - 57 | General Motors 6046G-71 | 375 | 48 | 320 | tracked |
armoured personnel carriers
Type | Deliveries | Number accepted | Modification | First delivery | Number accepted | Full mass, ts | Comp. | Length, m | Wide, m | Height, m | Armament | Armor, mm | Engine | Power, hp | Max speed, km/h | Endurance, km | Remarks |
Lorraine 37L | 1938 - 1940 | 618 | Lorraine 37L | 1938 | 378 | 5.2 | 2 | 4.20 | 1.57 | 1.21 | 1.2 t cargo | 0 - 16 | De La Haye 103TT | 70 | 37 | 135 | tracked |
Lorraine 38L | 1939 | 100 | 5.2 | 2 + 6 | 4.20 | 1.57 | 1.21 | 1.2 t cargo | 0 - 16 | De La Haye 103TT | 70 | 37 | 135 | tracked | |||
Lorraine 38L VBCP | 1939 | 130 | 5.5 | 2 + 6 | 4.20 | 1.57 | 1.21 | 1.2 t cargo | 0 - 16 | De La Haye 103TT | 70 | 37 | 135 | tracked | |||
M3 | 1943 - 1945 | 1431 | M3 | 1943 | 1431 | 9.3 | 13 | 6.33 | 2.22 | 2.68 | 1 x 7.6 | 0 - 13 | White 160AX | 147 | 72 | 338 | half-tracked |
armoured reconnaissance vehicles
Type | Deliveries | Number accepted | Modification | First delivery | Number accepted | Full mass, ts | Comp. | Length, m | Wide, m | Height, m | Armament | Armor, mm | Engine | Power, hp | Max speed, km/h | Endurance, km | Remarks |
White M1917 | 1917 - 1918 | 230 | M1917 | 1917 | 230 | 6.0 | 4 | 5.60 | 2.10 | 2.75 | 1 x 37/21 + 1 x 8 | 8 - 8 | White | 40 | 46 | 250 | 4 x 2 |
Panhard 178 | 1934 - 1940 | 551 | Panhard 178 | 1934 | 527 | 8.5 | 4 | 4.79 | 2.01 | 2.29 | 1 x 25/60 + 1 x 7.5 | 13 - 18 | Panhard | 105 | 72 | 300 | 4 x 4 |
M3 Scout Car | 1943 - 1944 | 287 | M3A1 | 1943 | 287 | 5.6 | 8 | 5.62 | 1.96 | 2.11 | 1 x 12.7 + 1 x 7.6 | 0 - 13 | Hercules JXD | 110 | 88 | 360 | 4 x 4 |
M8 Greyhound | 1943 - 1945 | 689 | M8 | 1943 | 689 | 7.8 | 4 | 5.00 | 2.54 | 2.24 | 1 x 37/54 + 1 x 12.7 + 1 x 7.6 | 7 - 22 | Hercules JXD | 110 | 88 | 400 | 6 x 6 |
M20 Commando | 1943 - 1945 | 205 | M20 | 1943 | 205 | 7.1 | 6 | 5.00 | 2.54 | 2.24 | 1 x 12.7 | 0 - 16 | Hercules JXD | 110 | 88 | 400 | 6 x 6 |
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