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The FCM 36 or Char léger Modèle 1936 FCM, was a light infantry tank designed for the French Army prior to World War II. It had a crew of two and was equipped with a short 37mm main armament and a 7.5mm coaxial machine gun. The FCM 36 was developed from 1934 onwards as part of a programme to replace the obsolete Renault FT. As it was more ...
Pages in category "World War II tanks of France" The following 20 pages are in this category, out of 20 total. ... FCM 36; FCM F1; H. Hotchkiss H35; R. Renault FT ...
In the Battle of France, despite an advantage in number and armour against the Germans, the French tanks were not used to good enough effect. Ironically, cooperation with the infantry was poor. The Cavalry units alone were too few in number. In armour and firepower, French tanks were generally not inferior to their German counterparts.
In May 2022, it was announced a new camouflage pattern, the Bariolage Multi-Environnement (BME), was being developed and that it would replace the CCE as the standard camouflage pattern. Delivery of the BME to French units expected to start in 2024; Camouflage Daguet France: Combat uniform: Desert camouflage of the French Armed Forces ...
MAS-36. Most modern rifle in widespread French military service in World war II. Only small numbers were produced before the war so only available in small numbers for French forces during World War II. M1917 Enfield (supplied by the US through Lend-lease to Free French forces) M1 Carbine (Free French forces) M1 Garand (Free French forces)
The SOMUA S35 was a French cavalry tank of the Second World War.Built from 1936 until 1940 to equip the armoured divisions of the Cavalry, it was for its time a relatively agile medium-weight tank, superior in armour and armament to its French and foreign competitors, such as the contemporary versions of the German Panzer III medium tank.
The Camouflage Central-Europe (French: Camouflage Centre-Europe) is the standard camouflage pattern of the French Armed Forces. [1] It is also used for vehicles of the French Army but with different shapes, since 1986, [2] it took six years to generalize it to the entire military fleet. It is now being replaced since 2020 by the "Scorpion ...
French Hotchkiss H39 – 10.5 cm leFH18(Sf) auf Geschützwagen 39H(f) French Hotchkiss H39 – Artillerieschlepper 38H(f) French Hotchkiss H35 – Panzerkampfwagen 35H(f) mit 28/32 cm Wurfrahmen; French Hotchkiss H39 – Panzerbeobachtungswagen 38H(f) French Char D1 – Pz. D1 732(f) French Char D2 – Pz. D2 733(f) French FCM 36 – Pz. FCM 737(f)