Renault Ft & M1917

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Theworld'sfirstmoderntank,apioneeringvehiclewhosebasicfeaturescanbefoundontoday'smoderntanks.FTwasanundeniablesuccess.AlargenumberofFTswasprovidedtomostWesternfrontunitsby1918,andtheywereinvolvedinallmajoroffensives,successfullycrossingovertrenchesasintended,butalsodrivingthroughforests.RenaultproducedtwovariantsoftheFT,themachine-gunmodel,whichwasmorecommon,andashort-barreled37mmPuteauxSA18gun.ThosemodelswereidentifiedbytheirdefinitiveOmnibusturret,multifacetedorroundedwithbentmetalplates.ByDecember19173100FTswereproducedwiththeOmnibusturret,inbothtypes.TheFThadsomeflawsofthefirstseries,includingtheradiatorfanbeltandcoolingsystemproblems.In1919anewredesignedversionwasproposedbyRenault,includingamorepowerfulengine,along-barreledPuteauxgunandadditionalcasesfittedintheirtracks.Itwassuccessfullyexportedthroughouttheworld.Someofthemwereimmediatelyputintoaction,liketheFinnishandPolishversionsagainsttheSoviets