The Renault FT was a French light tank that was among the most revolutionary and influential tank designs in history. The FT was the first production tank to have its armament within a fully rotating turret. The Renault FT's configuration – crew compartment at the front, engine compartment at the back, and main armament in a revolving turret – became and remains the standard tank layout.
FT early production version with the Berliet rounded turret, and factory dark olive green. The first cast turrets, complex and costly to manufacture, were later replaced by a new model, the “Omnibus” made of riveted plates, either octagonal or rounded.
Finnish use: Finland bought 32 of these tanks from France in year 1919. Two additional tanks delivered in year 1920. Renault FT 17 was the first tank of Finnish tank corps and the main tank in their use in 1920's and 1930's. During Winter War they didn't see any combat use as tanks, but some were dug into turret down positions and used by as bunkers of sort by Finnish infantry. The last few FT 17 tanks remained in training use until year 1943. 14 of them were equipped with 37-mm tank guns and 18 had been equipped with 8-mm Hotchkiss M/1914 machineguns. Finnish Army decided to simply call the version with tank gun as koiras (male) and version with machinegun as naaras (female).
The file contains all the sounds and pcx files. Model is not my own creation. Wyrmshadow provided the animation files and Ares de Borg did the sounds. I merely put the pieces together and cleaned up the model for CivIII and added some what if pieces. A big thanks to everyone that helped out!
FT early production version with the Berliet rounded turret, and factory dark olive green. The first cast turrets, complex and costly to manufacture, were later replaced by a new model, the “Omnibus” made of riveted plates, either octagonal or rounded.
Finnish use: Finland bought 32 of these tanks from France in year 1919. Two additional tanks delivered in year 1920. Renault FT 17 was the first tank of Finnish tank corps and the main tank in their use in 1920's and 1930's. During Winter War they didn't see any combat use as tanks, but some were dug into turret down positions and used by as bunkers of sort by Finnish infantry. The last few FT 17 tanks remained in training use until year 1943. 14 of them were equipped with 37-mm tank guns and 18 had been equipped with 8-mm Hotchkiss M/1914 machineguns. Finnish Army decided to simply call the version with tank gun as koiras (male) and version with machinegun as naaras (female).
The file contains all the sounds and pcx files. Model is not my own creation. Wyrmshadow provided the animation files and Ares de Borg did the sounds. I merely put the pieces together and cleaned up the model for CivIII and added some what if pieces. A big thanks to everyone that helped out!
