The tail is there to increase the trench crossing ability, by preventing the rear end from sliding down the trench quite so easily. (Edit: grammar.)
@SawThumbz Жыл бұрын
I believe it is for trench crossing.
@conceptalfa Жыл бұрын
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@thurin84 Жыл бұрын
to keep it from tipping backwards when climbing an obstacle and extend the width of trench it could cross.
@StephaneP-p8h8 ай бұрын
Was the interior of the FT17 really white inside? I am making a takom 1/16 one and theres no color mentionned in the instructions...
@wealdfoundation7 ай бұрын
Yes, all researched before we painted any colour in our vehicle.
@StephaneP-p8h7 ай бұрын
@@wealdfoundation thank you!
@slowshop Жыл бұрын
Sweet little machine. Amazing work with the restauration.
@wealdfoundation Жыл бұрын
Thank you very much!
@kiwifruit27 Жыл бұрын
A really interesting video and a beautifully restored vehicle
@wealdfoundation Жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it
@conceptalfa Жыл бұрын
👍👍👍
@wealdfoundation Жыл бұрын
Thank you.
@SebastiaanKr Жыл бұрын
Great docu 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻 ( i have seen them at Militracks few years ago )
@wealdfoundation Жыл бұрын
Thank you.
@glandhound5 ай бұрын
Renault FT-17 is probably the most influental design in the history of tanks.
@philbosworth3789 Жыл бұрын
You guys do such a wonderful job with your restorations.
@wealdfoundation Жыл бұрын
Thank you.
@stevefoster6299 Жыл бұрын
Great story...love the determination to rebuild the FT to factory specs
@wealdfoundation Жыл бұрын
Thank you.
@AmazingAce Жыл бұрын
Lovely little four cylinder.
@wealdfoundation Жыл бұрын
It sure is!
@michaelguerin5611 ай бұрын
Excellent video. Superb research and restoration. Thank you.
@wealdfoundation11 ай бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it
@tarjei9911 ай бұрын
Truly fascinating!
@RussellBaker11 ай бұрын
I was lucky to be at a talk at Tank Fest a while back on the FT and got to see it close up after. This video reminded of something I should have done back then but instead done today, joined up.
@wealdfoundation11 ай бұрын
Thank you.
@ChristopherBourseau5 ай бұрын
Wow. Excellent work. Premier level!!
@НиколайТургенев-л1з11 ай бұрын
Nice present to all tank-lovers all over the World!
@wealdfoundation11 ай бұрын
Yes indeed!
@foowashere Жыл бұрын
Beautiful restoration, and beautiful production. Thanks for making and sharing!
@wealdfoundation Жыл бұрын
Thank you very much!
@thurin84 Жыл бұрын
awesome! love ft-17s!
@wealdfoundation Жыл бұрын
Thank you.
@jeroenvandorp5529 Жыл бұрын
geweldig werk !
@Gamer_1745 Жыл бұрын
Thanks for a great video!
@wealdfoundation Жыл бұрын
Glad you liked it!
@MisterOcclusionАй бұрын
I enjoyed the trivial little details, such as the lubricated wheels, the paint sampling, the fact that the panels weren't cut in metric dimensions. While it certainly lacks modern amenities, the FT was THE genesis of the modern tank. And, modern vehicles notwithstanding, it had a very long service life.
@getinthevantim Жыл бұрын
What a fascinating process! I must admit the fact that the idler wheels were made of Oak by wheelwrights had previously escaped me.
@kristoffermangila Жыл бұрын
A great move by Renault, actually, making sure wheelwrights were gainfully employed during the war, something de Havilland did with the Mosquito, nearly 2 decades later.
@alltat Жыл бұрын
@@kristoffermangila In both cases it benefited everyone. The craftsmen got jobs and the government was able to put their skills to work for the war effort.
@wealdfoundation Жыл бұрын
Thank you.
@schwabrichard98295 ай бұрын
They no doubt spent more money on this project of two tanks, than the French did for all of the war time production. Frank Luke after seeing a field of burnt out FT`s. Described them as death traps. Engine overheating and fires combined with a belt drive system that constantly shredded. Only in fantasy gaming is the FT a usable tank. The US built 900+ under license, both gun and machine gun versions. Half of those were sold as scrap or given to the Canadians for training duties.
@HARDYSFISHINGADVENTURES11 ай бұрын
wonderfully filmed video
@wealdfoundation11 ай бұрын
Thank you.
@stevem7868-y4l Жыл бұрын
What an interesting vid
@wealdfoundation Жыл бұрын
Thank you.
@jmsmaxwell11 ай бұрын
They have one of these tanks down in New Orleans at the Museum. Not restored but sitting outside and you can try to climb in it. Very small and cramped. I wondered how it managed to have a crew of 3 in it.
@wealdfoundation11 ай бұрын
It's a crew of 2, not 3. A crew of 3 would be on the TSF.
@jmc7034 Жыл бұрын
Great vid
@wealdfoundation Жыл бұрын
Thank you.
@cpawp Жыл бұрын
The notion that 'everything [in Germany or France] was metric' is not so convincing. German guns of WW2 were surprisingly often of a caliber that seemed metricised from imperial measures, the 88mm is 3,5inch, the 3,7mm is 1,5inch, Bismarck's 38cm is around 15 inch. Dont know why and how, there seemed to be a residue of imperial measurements in German weapons construction...
@leneanderthalien Жыл бұрын
No, your arguments are ridiculous, and Germany did NEVER use the British imperial mesurement system and even in aviation was ONLY USE METRIC for speed and altitude both in France and Germany up to 1945...But french caliber artillery was very fast integrated in the US army, first was the 1917 est. 155mm "Grande Puissance Filloux" , he's evolution was the 155mm M59 Long Tom...Same thing for the 120mm mortar : the actual US M327 is in reality a french MO120 RT mortar...
@VicariousReality711 ай бұрын
EVERYONE in the european influence used roman measurements at one time or another....
@Molo900011 ай бұрын
I believe the 37mm is based on some international treaty banning any cannon under 37mm to have an explosive projectile. Naval gun calibres (88mm was originally a naval calibre) probably have their origin in pre-metric times and are just tradition. Old measurements tend to stick around in these kinds of applications. Same way EU shoe sizes still are based on an old 1/4 inch measurement shoemakers used before the metric system. Shotguns in Europe are not metric but use the English system. Germans still buy butter and some other groceries by the "Pfund" (pound). etc.
@mr.x57967 ай бұрын
This is replica or orginal?
@wealdfoundation7 ай бұрын
all original of course.
@ArnoSchmidt709 ай бұрын
The guys from the Australian tank museum would have just put a caterpillar engine in it. More power, less hassle.
@wealdfoundation7 ай бұрын
That would not be restoring it to the original configuration.