Com-Central.net

the_shadock · Posted: Sun Nov 26, 2006 8:19 pm Post subject: French and American FT-17

Hello,

Do you know where these photos were taken?
There is a French and an American FT-17 tanks :

The French one :

The US one :

photos were found here :

ww1 tanks

Pierre-Olivier

JimWeb · Posted: Sun Nov 26, 2006 8:40 pm Post subject: Re: French and American FT-17

They are both M1917s from Knox I beleive?

Cool

Dontos · Posted: Sun Nov 26, 2006 9:03 pm Post subject: Re: French and American FT-17

This is the French FT17 Renault LIGHT TANK

This is the American M1917 6 Ton LIGHT TANK

Both of these are in the Patton Museum. Those photos are a little out of date.

Don

the_shadock · Posted: Sun Nov 26, 2006 9:08 pm Post subject: Re: French and American FT-17

Why are they out of date?

P-O

Dontos · Posted: Sun Nov 26, 2006 9:20 pm Post subject: Re: French and American FT-17

- the_shadock

Why are they out of date?

P-O

They have 2004 stamped on them. The Museum has been undergoing upgrades for the past several years. The display areas that those tanks are located have been completed.

Don

the_shadock · Posted: Sun Nov 26, 2006 9:43 pm Post subject: Re: French and American FT-17

Well it seems that there are more surviving FT-17 in the USA (7 tanks, french or US ones) that in France.. (4 tanks)

P-O

Neil_Baumgardner · Posted: Sun Nov 26, 2006 11:37 pm Post subject: Re: French and American FT-17

Here is an old (slightly out of date) listing of surviving WWI tanks:
www.landships.freeserv...vivors.htm

Neil

Polar · Posted: Mon Nov 27, 2006 7:14 am Post subject: Re: French and American FT-17

- Neil_Baumgardner

Here is an old (slightly out of date) listing of surviving WWI tanks:
www.landships.freeserv...vivors.htm

Neil

On list shold be this tank:
1. FT-17 tank in the courtyard of the National Military Museum in
Bucharest (Romania)
www.worldwar2.ro/foto/...rticle=234

2. FT-17 tank from Vojni muzej Kalemegdan Beograd (Serbia) -
www.axishistory.com/in...hp?id=7768

Doug_Kibbey · Posted: Mon Nov 27, 2006 9:22 am Post subject: Re: French and American FT-17

I have a little better pic of that one in Bucharest, Romania in my thread on that visit a couple of pages back on this DG that you may use if you wish.

Also, I've got one of the one in the Patton Museum from this year and from 1971 out front (same vehicle) that I can post for you later. Just arrived in Europe and don't have access to my files here.

Roy_A_Lingle · Posted: Mon Nov 27, 2006 10:01 am Post subject: Re: French and American FT-17

Hi Folks!

- the_shadock

Well it seems that there are more surviving FT-17 in the USA (7 tanks, french or US ones) that in France.. (4 tanks)

Dontos posted that one of the vehicles at Knox is a USA M1917 6 ton.

Are FT-17s and the M1917 the same type with just different labels or are they different vehicles?

Confuzed about WW I AFVs.
Sgt, Scouts Out!

Joe_D · Posted: Mon Nov 27, 2006 10:55 am Post subject: Re: French and American FT-17

Roy,
If I remember correctly, the US model was made using standard (SAE) fittings where the French model was in metric. The logic was it was simpler for US manufacturers to mass produce it that way. (@#$% metric system). And to this day we still cling to our beloved Standard system.

Joe D

the_shadock · Posted: Mon Nov 27, 2006 11:13 am Post subject: Re: French and American FT-17

What's the problem with metric system... Neutral

it works very well here..

the_shadock · Posted: Mon Nov 27, 2006 11:39 am Post subject: Re: French and American FT-17

- Doug_Kibbey

Also, I've got one of the one in the Patton Museum from this year and from 1971 out front (same vehicle) that I can post for you later. Just arrived in Europe and don't have access to my files here.

So there is something I don't understand. The Patton Museum has a FT-17 since 1971. This museum received 2 more FT-17 (more or less wrecks) from Afghanistan, and now, only 2 are exposed. What happened to the 3dr one?

I think that I'll do a survining FT-17 PDF file too.. Wink

P-O

Dontos · Posted: Mon Nov 27, 2006 12:43 pm Post subject: Re: French and American FT-17

The two FT 17s from Afghanistan are in storage. One is being restored.

armyjunk2 · ***Power User*** Offline Joined: Sep 22, 2006 Posts: 1416

I believe the easy way to tell the difference is the American version has the exhaust on the left hand side, the french have the exhaust on the right hand side...plus if its WWI combat footage its a French tank as I don't believe any of the American made tanks made it to France in time. please correct if you don't agree....sorry i don't have pics of the other sides

Com-Central.net

Select Language

Login

`±`Recent Visitors

`±`User Info-big

Com-Central.net

Select Language

Login

±Recent Visitors

±User Info-big

`±`Recent Visitors

`±`User Info-big