Saint-Chamond (tank)
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The Saint-Chamond was the second French tank to enter service during the First World War, with 400 manufactured from April 1917 to July 1918. It takes its name from the commune of Saint-Chamond where
Early model Saint-Chamond
The Char Saint-Chamond on display at the Musée des Blindés in Saumur, the last surviving example
The Char Saint-Chamond showing the overhanging front hull and the later M.1897 75 mm field gun
Interior of the Saint-Chamond tank equipped with the Mle 1897 gun
Mark V tank
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The British Mark V tank was an upgraded version of the Mark IV tank.
Saint-Chamond (tank)
…since combat had moved out of the trenches and onto open ground. Eventually, the Saint-Chamond tanks were scheduled to be entirely replaced by imported British heavy tanks. In January 1915, the French arms manufacturer Schneider sent its chief designer, Eugène Brillié, to investigate tracked tractors from the American…
A British Mark V (Male) tank
The huge differential gear at the rear of a Mark IV tank
Diagram of the Wilson epicyclic transmission
A British Mark V* tank—on the roof the tank carries an "unditching beam" on rails, that could be attached to the tracks and used to extricate the vehicle from difficult muddy trenches and shell craters