SOMUA S35
Battle of France, Spring 1940
(Amercom ACCS29)
- Weight: 19 tons
- Dimensions: 17'8" x 6'11" x 8'7"
- Crew: 3
- Power Plant: SOMUA V-8 gasoline = 190 hp
- Armor: 47 mm
- Speed: 25 mph
- Armament: 1 x 47 mm SA 35 gun, 1 x 7.5 mm Reibel machine gun
- Notes: French cavalry tank built from 1936 to 1940 to equip the armored divisions of the cavalry. Produced by subsidiary of Schneider et Cie - the Société d'Outillage Mécanique et d'Usinage d'Artillerie (or SOMUA). Offical name was Automitrailleuse de Combat modèle 1935 S (or AMC 1935 S). Shared the same one-man turret as the Char B1 bis. Total production stopped at 430.
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