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There are some things that are simply destined for greatness, things that change their respective industries forever setting new trends as well as the standards for the future. Some obvious things come to mind, the Nintendo 64, the IPhone, and the automitrailleuse à chenilles Renault FT modèle 1917.

The wonderful Renault Ft (ft17 for short) was the first light tank design to ever see combat. It came out in a time when everyone else was going the route of making heavier brick-like tanks with the idea of a more numerous force of lighter tanks being seen as impractical by comparison.

But the most important thing about the Ft17 is the turret. No other tank prior to its existence had a 360 degree fully rotatable turret. Lightly armored, had a crew of two and only weighed around 6 tons, you would think it would be flying through the battlefield like you see in video games and movies right? Well it really only got around 7 miles per hour on average. Though this is by early 20th century standards to be fair.

Even more impressive besides the tank itself is its operational lifespan. It took part in damn near every armed conflict you could think of from 1918-1950. It served with tons of countries across the globe, to name a few(and some of them don't exist anymore) you had of course it's two biggest operators, France and the United States(who has its own version that was nearly identical, but that's another story), Brazil, Iran, Manchukuo, Spain, Czechoslovakia, Yugoslavia, China, and Belgium(depicted in the drawing).
With Belgium it was a pivotal part of the country's tank force in the interwar period, along with domestically made Belgian tanks many of the FT17s fought in the early months of WW2. With such a legacy the Renault Ft truley deserves its title as the world's first modern tank!

Also, if you're wondering, the gun in the second soldier's hand is the Chauchat.
And if you want the lineart you can find it on instagram!
www.instagram.com/picture_panz…

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There are some things that are simply destined for greatness, things that change their respective industries forever setting new trends as well as the standards for the future. Some obvious things come to mind, the Nintendo 64, the IPhone, and the automitrailleuse à chenilles Renault FT modèle 1917.

The wonderful Renault Ft (ft17 for short) was the first light tank design to ever see combat. It came out in a time when everyone else was going the route of making heavier brick-like tanks with the idea of a more numerous force of lighter tanks being seen as impractical by comparison.

But the most important thing about the Ft17 is the turret. No other tank prior to its existence had a 360 degree fully rotatable turret. Lightly armored, had a crew of two and only weighed around 6 tons, you would think it would be flying through the battlefield like you see in video games and movies right? Well it really only got around 7 miles per hour on average. Though this is by early 20th century standards to be fair.

Even more impressive besides the tank itself is its operational lifespan. It took part in damn near every armed conflict you could think of from 1918-1950. It served with tons of countries across the globe, to name a few(and some of them don't exist anymore) you had of course it's two biggest operators, France and the United States(who has its own version that was nearly identical, but that's another story), Brazil, Iran, Manchukuo, Spain, Czechoslovakia, Yugoslavia, China, and Belgium(depicted in the drawing).
With Belgium it was a pivotal part of the country's tank force in the interwar period, along with domestically made Belgian tanks many of the FT17s fought in the early months of WW2. With such a legacy the Renault Ft truley deserves its title as the world's first modern tank!

Also, if you're wondering, the gun in the second soldier's hand is the Chauchat.
And if you want the lineart you can find it on instagram!
www.instagram.com/picture_panz…