M1917 light tank
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The M1917 was the United States' first mass-produced tank, entering production shortly before the end of World War I. It was a license-built near-copy of the French Renault FT, and was intended to arm
M1917 tank at the Canadian War Museum
M1917 tank at the Ropkey Armor Museum
Renault FT
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The Renault FT is 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 t
M1917 light tank
…the United States' first mass-produced tank, entering production shortly before the end of World War I. It was a license-built near-copy of the French Renault FT, and was intended to arm the American Expeditionary Forces in France, but American manufacturers failed to produce any in time to take part in the War…
FT with Girod turret at Royal Museum of the Armed Forces, Belgium
FT Char Mitrailleuse layout (with first-pattern turret)
FT at the Belgrade Military Museum, Serbia
French Renault FT in the Army Museum, Paris