The Hotchkiss H35 or Char léger modèle 1935 H was a French cavalry tank developed prior to World War II. Despite having been designed from 1933 as a rather slow but well-armoured light infantry support tank, the type was initially rejected by the French Infantry because steering proved difficult during cross-country use, and was instead ...

The Hotchkiss H35 was a French light tank used during World War II. It was named after the French industrialist Adolphe Kégresse, who designed a type of continuous track and was involved in the development of early armored vehicles. The Hotchkiss H35 was part of a series of French tanks developed in the 1930s. Design and Development:

2019年3月12日 · The turret offered up full 360-degree traverse and sported rounded-edge, slab armor facings. The main gun protruded from the forward turret face but was very short in nature, coming out as far as the superstructure roof over the driver's head.

German soldiers examining the APX turret on an H-35. Hotchkiss H-35 or Char léger modèle 1935 H was a French light tank developed prior to World War II. In the early 30’s of XX century French general headquarters decided to introduce new tanks to support infantry and cavalry.

2011年11月13日 · The turret is the same APX-R as the H35, also found on the French R35 tank. It still retains the short SA 18 37-mm gun. This is a nice view of the large hatch and its hinge on the rear of the turret.

The first prototype, a turret-less machine gun tankette, was delivered on 18 Jan 1935. The second prototype was delivered on 4 Mar with the same specifications. After the first two prototypes were rejected, the third was delivered on 19 Aug, which had …

More akin to the "tank" popular in the 1920s and 1930s, the Hotchkiss is a small, turretless, two-person tracked vehicle for budget-conscious armies. A second similar design was proposed, but both were rejected due to the now changing requirements for armor protection of …

The H35 was a two-man light tank, with the driver at the front, the commander/ gunner in the turret and the engine at the rear below a sloped engine deck. It was powered by a 75hp Hotchkiss engine and armed with a short barrelled 37mm SA 18 gun. The H35 used the same cast APX-R turret as the R35, R40 and H39. There were six road wheels on each ...

2019年2月17日 · When the Germans captured H-35s, they removed their turrets and used the tanks as “schleppers” – vehicles for carrying weapons and munitions. They used the turrets in static defense lines.

APX-R turret SA18 and SA38 to upgrade the hotchkiss H35 and H39, and later Renault R35. The models : Model only tested and intended for resin printing at 1/56 scale.