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Summary
This thread holds a list of gear which was retired from French Army service within the last ten years, and may still be found in stockpiles and arsenals.

FCM Char-2C
Dimensions:
-- Length: 10.27m
-- Width: 3m
-- Height: 4.09m
Weight: 69 metric tons
Armament:
-- 75 mm
-- Four 8 mm machine guns (front, sides, and rear turrets)
Speed: 15kph
Engine: 2 x 250hp
Transmission: ?
Suspension: ?
Protection: 45 mm (1.8 in) max
Constructors: FCM (Forges et Chantiers de la Mediterranée)
Notes: Several are retained as showpieces, primarily by the Armoured Cavalry School at Saumer.

Renault AMC-35 Fast Tank
Based on the Russian T-30 fast tank series (itself based upon Christie prototypes), the AMC-33 and AMC-35 tanks were license-built by Renault during the early 1930s. The AMCs were preferred by the French cavalry branch, which gave them the designation AMC (Auto-Mitrailleuse de Combat or "combat armoured car") to skirt a prohibition about the branch using actual tanks. Two versions were made, equipped with either the 37mm SA18 L/21 gun or the much more powerful 47mm SA35 L/32. With nearly nine hundred vehicles built, this was one of the most common armoured vehicles of the 1930s, although they were not often in the public eye.

Specifications (AMC-35)
Crew: 3 (commander, driver, gunner)
Dimensions:
-- Length: 5.6m (hull)
-- Width: 2.24m
-- Height: 2.25m
Weight: 12.5 metric tons
Armament:
-- 47mm/L32 SA35 tank gun, with 20 rounds in turret and 50 rounds in hull
-- 1x7.5 mm Reibel machine gun or 7.65 mm Hotchkiss on turret roof
Engine: Renault 6-cylinder water-cooled petrol engine, 300hp
Transmission: Manual
Suspension: Christie, with four road wheels.
Protection:
-- Glacis: 25mm (upper), 15mm (lower)
-- Hull: 20mm (sides), 10mm (rear), 8mm (roof), 6mm (floor)
-- Turret: 25mm (mantlet), 15mm (face), 12.7mm (sides), 8mm (rear), 8mm (top)
Power Weight Ratio: 20.8 hp / tonne
Speed: 61kph (road), 25kph (offroad)
Fuel Capacity: 200 L (50 gal) for 200 km range
Variants:
--- Renault AMC-33: Licensed French-built variant with 37mm gun.
--- Renault AMC-35: Licensed French-built variant with 47mm SA35 gun.

Somua S35 Cavalry Tank
Dimensions:
-- Length: 5.38 m (17 ft 8 in)
-- Width: 2.12 m (6 ft 11 in)
-- Height: 2.62 m (8 ft 7 in)
Weight: 19.5 t (19.2 long tons)
Armament:
-- 47 mm SA 35 gun
-- 6.5 mm Mitrailleuse mle 1931
Speed:
- 40.7 km/h (25.3 mph)
- 32.2 km/h (20.0 mph) off-road
Engine: SOMUA V-8 petrol, 190 hp (140 kW)
Transmission:
Suspension: leaf spring bogies
Protection:
-- Turret face: 56 mm
-- Glacis: 41 mm
-- Sides: 20-55 mm
Constructors: SOMUA

FT-17
Weight : 6.7t
Length : 4.10m
Width : 1.74m
Height : 2.14m
Crew : 2 men
Maximum armor : 22mm on the turret, 16mm on the hull and 8mm on the top
Maximum speed : 7.5 km/h (Renault engine, gasoline, 35 hp at 1500 rpm, 4480 cm3, water cooled)
Autonomy : 35 km
Armament : a 8mm Hotchkiss TMG (4800 cartridges), a 7.5mm MAC1931 TMG (34x150 cartridges drum
magazines), a 37mm SA18 L/21 gun (240 shells including 12 canister shells) or a 75mm L/9.5 BS gun (probably
40-50 HE shells)

Armour details:
Turret Front: 22mm/12.5°
Turret Sides: ?/10°
Turret Rear: ?/14°
Turret Top: 8mm/75° and 90°
Hull Front: 16mm/18° and about 50°
Hull Sides: ?/0°
Hull Rear: ?/67°, 74° and 0°
Hull Top: 8mm/90°
Hull Bottom: ?/90°

Renault R35
Weight: 10.6t
Length: 4.02m
Width: 1.87m
Height: 2.13m
Crew: 2 men
Maximum armor: 43mm (APX-R turret is cast and hull is cast armor + RHA bolted elements)
Maximum speed: 20-23 km/h (Renault engine, water cooled, 4 cylinders, petrol, 85 hp, 5880 cm3, 2200 rpm, Zenith type 42 UDD carburettor, magneto ignition, Scintilla Vertex NV4)
Diameter of turning circle at 6 km/h : 8.50m
Transmission: 4 forward, 1 reverse
Autonomy: 140 km
Ground pressure: 0.86 kg/cm²
Armament: a 37mm SA18 L/21 gun and a 7.5mm MAC1931 CMG (100 shells with at least 10 AP shells* and 2400 cartridges - elevation of -16/+20° and traverse of -5°/+5°

Renault R40
Weight : 12t
Length : 4.02m
Width : 1.87m
Height : 2.13m
Crew : 2 men
Maximum armor : 43mm (APX-R turret is cast and hull is cast armor + RHA bolted elements)
Maximum speed : 20-23 km/h (Renault engine, 4 cylinders, gasoline, 85 hp, 5880 cm3, water cooled)
Transmission : 4 forward, 1 reverse
Autonomy : 140 km
Armament : a 37mm SA38 L/33 gun and a 7.5mm MAC1931 CMG (100 shells and 2400 cartridges - elevation of -16 to +20° and traverse of 5° right and 5° left)

Renault Char B1
Weight : 28t
Length : 6.35m
Width : 2.50m
Height : 2.79m
Crew : 4-5 men
Maximum armor : 40mm (APX1 turret in cast and hull is RHA bolted armor)
Maximum speed : 30 km/h (Renault engine, 6 cylinders, water cooled, gasoline, 272 and 300 hp)
Transmission : 5 forward, 1 reverse
Autonomy : 180 km
Armament :
-- one 47mm SA34 L/30 gun (50 shells - 30 APHE, 20 HE - traverse 360° and elevation -18 to +20°)
-- one coaxial 7.5mm MAC1931 in the turret (traverse 10° left and right and elevation -18 to +20°)
-- one 75mm SA35 L/17 gun (80 shells - 7 APHE, 73 HE - elevation -15 to +25°) gun
-- one fixed 7.5mm MAC1931 MG in the hull (32x150 rounds MAC31 drum magazines, for a total of 4800
cartridges for the 2 MGs)

Armour Details:
Turret Front : 40mm/0° + gun and CMG mantlet (40mm)/round covering about 50% of the front surface
Turret Sides : 40mm/22.5°
Turret Rear : 40mm/22.5° (rear hatch is 40mm thick)
Turret Top : 25mm/74° and 90°
Cupola : 40mm/25° and 90° (round)
Hull Front, Upper : 40mm/20°
Hull Front, Lower : 40mm/45°
Hull Sides, Upper : 40mm/20°
Hull Sides, Lower : 40mm/0°
Hull Rear : 40mm/43° and 0°
Hull Top : 14-27mm, mostly 25mm/90°
Hull Bottom : 14mm/90°



Renault Char B1bis
Weight : 31.5t
Length : 6.35m
Width : 2.50m
Height : 2.79m
Crew : 4-5 men
Maximum armor : 60mm (APX4 turret in cast and hull is RHA bolted armor)
Maximum speed : 28 km/h (Renault engine, 6 cylinders in line, water cooled, gasoline, 307 hp, 16500 cm3,
1900 rpm, 2 Zenith type 70 AR 172 carburettors, 2 SEV G6 type 160 magnetos)
Transmission : 5 forward, 1 reverse
Autonomy : 150-160 km (6 hours)
Armament :
-- one 47mm SA35 L/32 gun (72 shells - maybe 52 APC and 20 HE or 42 APC and 30 HE - traverse 360° and
elevation -18 to +18°)
-- one coaxial 7.5mm MAC1931 in the turret (traverse 10° left and right and elevation -18 to +18°)
-- one 75mm SA35 L/17 gun (74 shells - 7 APHE, 67 HE - elevation -15 to +25°)
-- one fixed 7.5mm MAC1931 MG in the hull (35x150 rounds MAC31 drum magazines, for a total of 5250
cartridges for the 2 MGs).

Armour Details:
Turret Front: 56mm/0° + gun and CMG mantlet (56mm)/round covering about 50% of the front surface
Turret Sides: 56mm/22.5°
Turret Rear: 56mm/22.5° (rear hatch is 56mm thick)
Turret Top: 30mm/74° and 90°
Cupola: 48mm/25° and 90° (round)
Hull Front, Upper: 60mm/20°
Hull Front, Lower: 60mm/45°
Hull Sides, Upper: 55mm/20°
Hull Sides, Lower: 55mm/0°
Hull Rear: 55mm/43° and 0°
Hull Top: 14-27mm, mostly 25mm/90°
Hull Bottom: 20mm/90°

Renault AMR-33
Weight : 5t
Length : 3.50m
Width : 1.60m
Height : 1.78m
Crew : 2 men
Maximum armor : 13mm (RHA bolted armor)
Maximum speed : 60 km/h on-road (Renault engine, 8 cylinders, water cooled, 85 hp at 2800 rpm, 4241 cm3),
mean speed off-road of 45 km/h.
Autonomy : 200 km
Armament : a 7.5mm MAC1931 in the Avis (Atelier de Vincennes) n°1 turret (1350 standard cartridges (9 magazines) and 900 armor piercing cartridges (6 magazines))

Armour Details:
Turret Front : 13mm/?
Turret Sides : 13mm/?
Turret Rear : 10mm/?
Turret Top : 9mm/?
Hull Front : 13mm/?
Hull Sides : 13mm/?
Hull Rear : 10mm/?
Hull Top : 6mm/?
Hull Bottom : 6mm/90°

Renault AMR-35
Weight : 6.5t
Length : 3.84m
Width : 1.64m
Height : 1.88m
Crew : 2 men
Armament: 7.5 mm Reibel machine gun or 13.2 mm Hotchkiss machine gun
Maximum armor : 13mm (RHA bolted armor) for the ZT1 version
Maximum speed : 55 km/h (Renault "447" engine, 4 cylinders, water cooled, 82 hp at 2200 rpm, 5881 cm3)
Diameter of turning circle at 6 km/h : 8.80m (Jentz)
Transmission : 4 forward, 1 reverse
Autonomy : 200 km

Armour Details:
Turret Front : 13mm/?
Turret Sides : 13mm/?
Turret Rear : 10mm/?
Turret Top : 9mm/?
Hull Front : 13mm/?
Hull Sides : 13mm/?
Hull Rear : 10mm/?
Hull Top : 6mm/?
Hull Bottom : 6mm/90°

Renault AMR-35 Variants
The AMR-35 is used as the basis of the YS1 and YS-2 command vehicles.

Renault D1
Weight : 14t
Length : 4.81m
Width : 2.16m
Height : 2.40m (with antenna)
Crew : 3 men
Maximum armor : 40mm for the ST2 turret (cast armor) and 30mm RHA bolted for the hull
Maximum speed : 18 km/h (Renault, water cooled, 6 cylinders, gasoline, 74 hp, 6080 cm3)
Transmission : 5 forward, 1 reverse
Autonomy : 90 km
Armament : a 47mm SA34 L/30 gun (91 HE and 21 APHE shells) and two 7.5mm MAC1931 MGs (CMG and fixed BMG) (5,100 cartridges). Traverse 360° and elevation -18 to +20°.

Armour Details:
Turret Front: 40mm/(11° ?) + gun mantlet
Turret Sides: 40mm/(23° ?)
Turret Rear: 40mm/(22° ?)
Turret Top: 25mm
Hull Front: 30mm/?
Hull Sides: 30mm/? + protective skirting plates to protect the wheels
Hull Rear: 30mm/?
Hull Top: ?
Hull Bottom: 14mm/90°





Renault D2
Weight : 19.75t
Length : 5.46m
Width : 2.22m
Height : 2.66m
Crew : 3 men
Maximum armor : 40mm (56mm when fitted with APX4 turret)
Maximum speed : 23 km/h (Renault, water cooled, 6 cylinders, gasoline, 150 hp, 9500 cm3)
Transmission : 5 forward, 1 reverse
Autonomy : 100 km
Armament : a 47mm SA34 L/30 (120 shells) or 47mm SA35 L/32 gun (108 shells) and two 7.5mm MAC1931 (TMG and fixed BMG) (5100 cartridges)

Armour Details:
Turret Front: 56mm/0° + gun and CMG mantlet (56mm)/round covering about 50% of the front surface
Turret Sides: 56mm/22.5°
Turret Rear: 56mm/22.5° (rear hatch is 56mm thick)
Turret Top: 30mm/74° and 90°
Cupola: 48mm/25° and 90° (round)
Hull Front: 40mm/24° and 50°
Hull Sides upper: 40mm/60°
Hull Sides lower: 40mm/0° + protective skirting plates to protect the wheels
Hull Rear: 30-40mm/71° and 0°
Hull Top: 20mm/90°
Hull Bottom: 20mm/90°

AMD Panhard 178
Weight: 8.2t
Length: 4.79m
Width: 2.01m
Height: 2.31m
Crew: 4 men
Maximum armor: 26mm (turret and hull is RHA bolted armor)
Maximum speed: 72.6 km/h (Panhard ISK 4F II bis engine, 8 cylinders, gasoline, water cooled, 110hp, 2000 rpm)
Transmission: 4 forward, 4 reverse (dual drive)
Autonomy: 300 km
Armament:
--- 1x 25mm SA35 L/60 (or L/47.2 ?) gun (elevation -12° to +15°) and a coaxial 7.5mm MAC1931 MG (elevation -12° to +15°, lateral +15°) (150 AP shells, 2250 standard cartridges (15 magazines) and 1500 armor piercing cartridges (10 magazines))
--- 2x 7.5mm MAC1931 turret MGs (Vichy occupied zone version, later also used by the Germans)
--- 1x 47mm SA35 L/32 gun and 1x 7.5mm MAC1931 coaxial MG from June 1940 and later (Renault and CDM turrets and later P178B)

Armour Details:
Turret Front: 26mm/24°
Turret Sides: 15mm/26°
Turret Rear: 15mm/30°
Turret Top: 7mm/82°
Hull Front: 20mm/21° and 0°
Hull Sides: 15-20mm/0°
Hull Rear: 15-20mm/41°
Hull Top: 7mm/90°
Hull Bottom: 7mm/90°

Replaced by the Panhard EBR; many remaining in stockpiles.

AMD Laffly S15
Weight : 5.2t
Length : 4.55m
Width : 1.85m
Height : 2.45m
Crew : 3 men
Maximum armor : 7mm
Maximum speed : 62 km/h (Hotchkiss 486.sp12 engine, 52 hp)
Autonomy : 1000 km
Armament : a 7.5mm turret MAC1931

Retired.

Panhard-Schneider P16 Mle1929
Weight: 6.8t
Length: 4.83m
Width: 1.75m
Height: 2.60m
Crew: 3 men
Maximum armor: 12mm
Maximum speed: 50 km/h (Panhard engine, 4 cylinders, 60 hp)
Autonomy: 250 km
Armament: a 37mm SA18 L/21 gun and a coaxial 7.5mm turret MAC1931. Ammunitions : 60 HE and 40 AP shells, 1950 standard cartridges (13 magazines) and 1050 armor piercing cartridges (7 magazines).

ARLV-39

SAu-35

Renault UE
Weight: 2.640t for the tractor (live load 0.660t) + 0.776t for the trailer (live load 0.500t) (total live load = 1.160t)
Length: 2.80m (+ 2.59m for the trailer)
Width: 1.74m (1.62m for the trailer)
Height: 1.25m (0.77m for the trailer)
Crew: 2 men
Maximum armor: 9mm
Maximum speed: 30 km/h (15-20 km/h off-road) (Renault engine, 4 cylinders, 40 hp at 2800 rpm, 2120 cm3)
Transmission: 3 forward, 1 reverse (UE) or 4 forward, 1 reverse (UE2)
Armament: sometimes FM 24/29 LMG and more rarely MAC1931 in an AMX casemate or 25mm SA34/37 AT gun.

Mostly retired or used as artillery tractors in second-line units.

Citroen-Kegresse P19
Weight: 2.23t (live load 0.7t)
Length: 4.70m
Width: 1.70m
Crew: 7 men
Maximum speed: 46 km/h (6 cylinders, 2442 cm3, 42 hp at 2800 rpm)
Autonomy: 350 km
Armament: none except AAMG mounts for protection during travel

Lorraine 38L (VBCP)
Weight: 5.46t + 2.05t for the trailer (live load 0.5t + 1t = 1.5t)
Length: 4.20m (+ 3.42m for the trailer)
Width: 1.57m (1.55m for the trailer)
Height: 1.95m
Crew: 1 driver + 6 men in the chenillette and 6 men in the trailer
Maximum armor: 9 mm on the sides, front and rear and 6 mm for the top and roof
Maximum speed: 35 km/h (Delahaye engine, inline 6 cylinders type 135, 70 hp at 2800 rpm, 3556 cm3)
Fuel capacity: 173 liters
Transmission: 5 forward, 1 reverse
Autonomy: 135 km
Maximum water depth: 0.6 m
Maximum climbable vertical obstacle height: 1.30 m
Maximum climbable slope: 55 %