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The French used a very wide range of tanks, including many unique types. France was the second largest tank producer in the world, behind the Soviet Union (see French armoured fighting vehicle production during World War II). French cavalry tank designs saw attempts to balance the needs of firepower, protection and mobility. They also fielded a ...
The ARL 44 was a French heavy tank and tank destroyer, [1] the development of which started just before the end of the Second World War.Only sixty of these tanks were ever completed, from 1949 onwards.
The emphasis on the large destroyers and the long time of construction led to a deficit of numbers in destroyer strength in the French Navy. To balance the Italian threat, the 600-ton La Melpoméne [ 4 ] class was a group of 13 French torpedo boats built in 1933.
The following is a list of destroyers of France. In naval terminology, a destroyer is a fast and maneuverable yet long-endurance warship intended to escort larger vessels in a fleet, convoy or battle group and defend them against smaller, powerful, short-range attackers.
Pages in category "Tank destroyers of France" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
These ships were destroyers of the French navy or Free French navy serving in World War II Wikimedia Commons has media related to World War II destroyers of France . Subcategories
Chronology of the War at Sea 1939–1945: The Naval History of World War Two (Third Revised ed.). Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 1-59114-119-2. Whitley, M. J. (1988). Destroyers of World War Two: An International Encyclopedia. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 0-87021-326-1
Influenced by the large Italian Leone-class destroyers, armed with eight 120-millimeter (4.7 in), and the 2,060-metric-ton (2,030-long-ton) ex-German destroyer SMS S113, turned over to France as war reparations, that was armed with four 150-millimeter (5.9 in) guns, the French went back to the drawing board for a much larger ship armed with six ...