Burned out Renault R-35
French officers lined up by R-35 tanks 1939
German soldiers atop Renault R35
Destroyed R35 registration number 50260
Renault R35 named Le Herisson
Abandoned tank R35 egistration number 50723
French Renault R35 tanks loaded on train for transport to front 1939
Tank R-35 equipped with trench crossing tail
Renault R35 Vautour
Tank Renault R35 51169
R35 number 50967 with tail
Renault R-35 registration number 51442
German Renault R-35
Captured tank R35 2
Renault R35 number 50576
R35 tank registration number 50939
Captured tank Renault R-35
Renault R-35 2
Char leger R35 and Gebirgsjagers
German Renault R-35 2
Destroyed Renault R35 tanks
R-35 1940
Wehrmacht soldiers atop R35 registration number 50560
R-35 tank
Renault R35 registration number 50059
Renault R35 June 1940
R35 registration number 51141
Renault R35 50856 named La Chimere
Renault R35 named Le Tigre
R35 registration number 50049
Destroyed R-35
Captured by Waffen SS unit Renault R35
Renault R35 50052
Renault R35 tank abandoned
Renault R 35 light tank
Renault R35 tank fell in german hands during the german Invasion of France in May 1940
Renault R 35 10
Renault R35 french light tank
Renault R35 equipped with the trench crossing tail
Char Renault R 35 photo
Renault R 35 50087
Renault R 35 infantry tank
Renault R 35 Panzer Tank
French tank Renault R35 number 500355
Renault R-35 abandoned at the side of the road somewhere in France after the german attack in May 1940
German troops posing on a Renault R35 light tank France 1940
Renault R35 with trench crossing tail – France 1940
Burning Char Renault R35
Renault R35 50069 39 BCC France 1940
Panzerkampfwagen 35R 731 f
Renault R 35 with heart France 1940
Char Renault R35 with tail
Renault R 35 France 1940 photo
Renault R 35 Renault char leger
Renault R 35 french light tank
Renault R35 tanks on railroad flat cars
Renault R 35 french light infantry tank
Renault R 35 abandoned
Renault R 35 renault 2
Char leger Renault R35 fitted with a trench crossing tail
Renault R 35 photo
German troops pose next to a captured and damaged Renault R35 tank
Renault R35 photo
Renault R 35 tank
Renault AMR 35 on railroad flat car
Renault R 35 “Le Scorpion”
wehrmacht cavalry pass french Renault R 35 tank
Renault R35, an abbreviation of Char léger Modèle 1935 R or R 35, was a French light infantry tank of the Second World War. Designed to replace the Renault FT-17, R35 was a light tank with heavy armour and fast enough for infantry.
Renault R35 was issued to the independent tank battalions, which supported the infantry divisions. First ordered in January 1935, there were 870 available in May 1940. Despite heavy losses, a considerable number were captured intact. They were modified to German requirements, and a number were issued to troops operating in secondary theatres.
Production: 1540 tanks. Armour: 43mm, main armament: 37 mm L/21 SA18 gun.
Specifications
crew | 2 |
hull armor | front: 32 mm/24° and 43 mm/37°, sides: 40 mm/0°, rear: 40 mm/10°, bottom: 10 mm, top: 25 mm |
turret armor | front: 40 mm/5°, mantlet: 40 mm, sides: 40 mm/28°, rear: 40 mm/30°, top: 25 mm, cupola: 40 mm |
main armament | 37mm Puteaux SA 18 or SA 38, 102 rounds |
secondary armament | 7,5 mm mod 31, 2400 rounds |
weight (kg) | 9800 |
combat weight (kg) | 10600 |
length (mm) | 4020, 4800 with tail |
width (mm) | 1850 |
height (mm) | 2130 |
wheel base (mm) | 1560 |
track contact (mm) | 2180 |
ground pressure (kg/cm2) | 0,86 |
engine | Renault 447, V-4, gasoline, 5878 cm3, 82 hp at 2200 rpm, liquid cooled |
transmission | 4 forward, 1 reverse |
fuel capacity (l) | 150 |
fuel consumption (l) (road / off road) | 122-127 / 214 |
range (road km/ off-road km) | 140 / 80 |
max speed (road/ off-road km/h) | 19 |
tracks width x pitch | 260 mm x 70 mm |
number of links per trac | 123 |
ground clearance (mm) | 320 |
trench crossing (mm) | 1600 (2000 with tail) |
vertical obstacle (mm) | 600 |
fording ability (mm) | 600 |
climbing ability (degrees) | 30 |
turning circle (mm) | 8500 |
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