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Character Profiles
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Renault
R-35
| GENERAL
DATA |
| Formal Designation |
Char
Leger 1935 R (Renault 35) |
| Production Quantity |
over 1600 |
Production Period |
1935-1940 |
| Type |
Light/Cavalry
Tank |
Crew |
2 |
| Length hull/overall
(m) |
3.99 |
Width (m) |
1.88 |
| Height (m) |
2.10 |
Combat Weight
(kg) |
10600 |
| FIREPOWER |
| Primary Armament |
37mm SA18
L/21 |
Ammunition Carried |
58 |
| Traverse (degrees) |
Manual
(360°) |
Elevation (degrees) |
n.a. |
| Traverse speed
(360°) |
- |
Rate of Fire |
n.a. |
| Secondary Armament |
1 x 7.5mm
Chatellerault M6 Model 31 |
Ammunition Carried |
2500 |
| MOBILITY
CHARACTERISTICS |
| Engine Make &
Model |
Renault |
Speed on/off road |
19 km/h
max. |
| Type & Displacement |
Gas, 4
cyl., 5.8 litres |
Ground Pressure |
12.0 psi |
| Horsepower |
85@2200 |
Ground Clearance
(m) |
0.32 |
| Power/Weight Ratio |
8.0 hp/t |
Turning Radius
(m) |
n.a. |
| Gearbox |
4 forward,
1 reverse |
Gradient (degrees) |
n.a. |
| Range on/off road
(km) |
138/80 |
Vertical Obstacle
(m) |
0.50 |
| Mileage (litres/100km) |
149 on/256
off road |
Fording (m) |
0.80 |
| Fuel Capacity
(litres) |
205 |
Trench Crossing
(m) |
1.60 |
| ARMOR
PROTECTION |
| Armor
(mm@degrees) |
Front |
Side |
Rear |
Top/Bottom |
| Hull |
32@round |
40@0° |
40@35° |
14@90° |
| Superstructure |
32@15°
& round |
40@10° |
40@11° |
13@90° |
| Turret |
45@0° &
25° |
40@30° |
40@30° |
12@90° |
| Mantlet |
45@round |
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The R 35 replaced the FT-17.
The R 35 was one of the most modern tanks of the time. Its' handicap,
however, was that it was armed with only a 37mm cannon. The cannon originated
from 1918. Additionally, it only had a crew of two men. That meant that
while one drove the tank while the other commanded, directed, fired, and
reloaded. The German troops ran over this tank because the French did
not evne begin to use it in groups - French tank tactics taught single
attacks. Many of the R 35 bodies were later converted by Germans into
self-propelled PaKs.
Source: Panzerlexicon
Armored War!
WW2 Allied AFV Data
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