D2
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Abandoned D2, Somua S35 and Renault UE
Abandoned Renault D2
Burned out D2
Captured D2 2074 in Munich
Char D2 1940
Char D2 D
D2 1940
D2 1940 2
D2 1940 4
D2 2015 "Rivoli" from 3/19 BCC Auneuil
D2 2018 "Villers Cotterets" from 19 BCC
D2 2018 Villers Cotterets 2
D2 2019 "Malakoff" from 1/19 BCC
D2 2050 L'Yser 19BCC
D2 2054 Crecy sur Serre 345e CACC
D2 2055 "L'alma" of the 345e CACC in Crécy-sur-Serre
D2 2055 "L'alma" of the 345e CACC in Crécy-sur-Serre 2
D2 2055 Crecy sur Serre
D2 2055 L'alma Crécy-sur-Serre
D2 2059 Neerwinden 345 CACC 2
D2 2059 Neerwinden 345 CACC Festieux
D2 2059 Neerwinden of the 345 CACC, Festieux
D2 2060 "Tobiac", white D Chambord
D2 2065
D2 2065 2
D2 2065 3
D2 2065 B
D2 2066 Denain 345 CACC
D2 2067 "white B" from 345 CACC Montcornet
D2 2068 C from 345e CACC
D2 2068 C Montcornet
D2 2082 350 CAAC June 1940
D2 2084 of the 350 CACC Millancay
D2 2085 from 350e CACC, Millancay
D2 2085 of the 350 CACC, Millançay June 1940
D2 Millancay
D2 tanks of the 19 BCC, 4DCR
Destroyed D2
Destroyed D2 2084 of the 350 CACC Millancay 2
French tank Renault D2 2055 L'alma Crécy-sur-Serre
Medium tank D2 front view
Medium tank D2 with Balkenkreuz
Renault D2 1940 3
Renault D2 2068, white C from 345e CACC
Renault D2 rear
Renault R-35 and D2 2
Renault R-35 and D2 tanks
At a time the Char D1 had not even entered production, the Renault company had agreed to build a more capable version called the Char D2. Early prototypes were, among others, fitted with turrets of the Renault’s FT 17 during a mock-up. The production models had the APX-1 turret, armed with a short 47mm SA34 tank gun and a coaxial 7.5mm MG. From March 1940 the more powerful 47mm SA35 tank gun was fitted, many older tanks were re-equipped with it. Both models had a bow 7.5mm machine-gun. Only a hundred of these tanks were ever produced, because it was decided to use the Char B1 as the main tank equipping the armoured divisions.