Hotchkiss light tank "h35 / 38 / 39"----- light tank renault "r35 / 39 / 40"


Production history
Designer Hotchkiss
Designed 1933
Manufacturer Hotchkiss et Cie
Produced September 1936 – June 1940
No. built ±1200
Variants Hotchkiss H35 modifié 39
Specifications
Mass 11 metric tons
Length 4.22 m (13 ft 10 in)
Width 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
Height 2.15 m (7 ft 1 in)
Crew 2

Armour 40 mm (turret)(45mm on 1939 version)
34 mm (hull) (45mm on 1939 version)
Main
armament 37 mm SA 18 gun(SA 38 on 1939 version)
Secondary
armament 7.5 mm MAC31 Reibel machine gun coaxial
Engine Hotchkiss six-cylinder 3,480 cc
gasoline engine
78 hp
Power/weight 7.1 hp/tonne
Suspension horizontal helical springs
Ground clearance 0.37 m
Fuel capacity 180 litres
Operational
range 129 km (80 mi)
Maximum speed 28 km/h (17 mph)


Specifications
Mass 12.35 metric tons
Length 4.46 m (14 ft 8 in)
Width 2.14 m (7 ft 0 in)
Height 2.20 m (7 ft 3 in)
Crew 2 (commander, driver)

Armor 40 mm
Main
armament 37 mm L/21 SA 18 gun
Secondary
armament 7.5 mm MAC31 Reibel machine gun coaxial
Engine V-4 Berliet diesel engine
91 hp (67 kW)
Power/weight 7.36 hp/tonne
Transmission 5 forward, 1 reverse
Suspension vertical coil spring
Ground clearance 0.36 m
Fuel capacity 217 litres
Operational
range 225 km
Maximum speed 24 km/h (15 mph)

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