Description
The first mass-produced light tank. The first tank to have a 360-degree turret. Developed in 1916-1917 under the leadership of Louis Renault as an infantry close support tank. Adopted by the French army in 1917. Approximately 3500 copies have been issued. In addition, Renault FT-17 was produced under license in the USA under the name M1917 (Ford Two Man) (950 copies were produced) and in Italy under the name FIAT 3000. A modified copy was also produced in Soviet Russia under the name Renault Russian. There are three versions of the dating of the last use of the tank. The first is found in Western sources: the Paris uprising of the French against the German occupiers in August 1944.
