Renault FT-17 w/Hotchkiss Machine Gun

HaT WWI Renault FT-17 Light Tank with Hotchkiss Machine Gun Contains 2 Unpainted & Unbuilt Tanks, 1:72 Scale The Renault FT, frequently referred to in post-World War I literature as the "FT-17" or "FT17", 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. Over 3,000 Renault FT tanks were manufactured by French industry, most of them during the year 1918. Another 950 of an almost identical licensed copy of the FT (the M1917) were made in the United States, but not in time to enter combat. Armour historian Steven Zaloga has called the Renault FT "the world's first modern tank." However, military historian and Professor for National Security Affairs at the U.S. Marine Corps Command and Staff College Richard L. DiNardo applies that distinction to the Austrian Leutnant Gnther Burstyn's proposed 1911 Motorgeschtz, design which never entered production PLEASE NOTE THIS IS A PLASTIC MODEL KIT AND REQUIRES ASSEMBLY AND PAINTING, IT IS NOT INTENDED TO BE A TOY. PAINT AND GLUE NOT INCLUDED.

• HaT
• WWI Renault FT17 Tank with Hotchkiss Machine Gun
• 1/72 Scale
• Box includes 2 Tanks
• 8114