However, its bulky armor and equipped weaponry made the prototype of the hybrid tank far too heavy, weighing about 25 tons. Its 90-horsepower engine struggled to propel the tank, which moved at a ...

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German Tanks A7V Sturmpanzerwagen The A7V was Germany's only tank deployed during WWI, entering the field in 1918. It was armed with a 57 mm Maxim-Nordenfelt gun and six 7.92 mm MG08 machine guns.

General admission for the public is half-price. Visitors celebrating Veterans Day at the Museum and Memorial will be some of the first to view three new exhibits in the Main Gallery – a field hospital ...

New exhibits in the main gallery include a field hospital, new and immersive crater and upgrades to the FT-17 Renault Tank, according to a news release. The exhibits open Thursday, Nov. 7.

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Meanwhile, the French Army went the other direction and developed a 6.5 ton light tank. It was revolutionary in that it was the first to have its armament within a fully rotating turret.

In total, over 3,500 Renault FT tanks would be manufactured by the end of the war. Today, the French armed forces use its fourth generation of tanks, the Leclerc XLR.

The Renault FT-17 Light Tank would officially enter combat in May of 1918 and proved to be much more effective than other tanks of the time, like the Schneider CA1 and Saint-Chamond, which would ...