à prix réduit Renault R35 & R40 Through a German Lens (Camera ON) by Ranger, Alan NEUF

Product Name: à prix réduit Renault R35 & R40 Through a German Lens (Camera ON) by Ranger, Alan NEUF
EAN：9788365958990 UPC：9788365958990 ISBN：9788365958990 MPN：N/A Format：Paperback, 80 pages
The Renault R35, an abbreviation of Char léger Modèle 1935 R or R35, was a French light infantry tank of the Second World War. Designed from 1933 and produced from 1936, the tank was intended as an à prix réduit infantry support light tank. To this end it was relatively well-armoured but slow and lacking a good antitank-capacity, fitted with a short 37 mm gun. At the outbreak of the war, the antitank-role was more emphasized leading to the development and eventual production from April 1940 of a subtype with a more powerful longer gun, the Renault R40. Due to the defeat of France the R35/40 remained the most numerous French tank of the war. About 1680 vehicles having been produced by June 1940. In this volume the author provides a detailed impression of these vehicles through original photographs, taken both during by the normal German..