DRIVING A RENAULT FT 17 TANK

[Armydicked]

This was a BRILLIANT DESIGN in 1917-1918!!! This was the tank CPT George S. Patton cut his teeth on in WWI (Ike had the British Heavies MK IV Males/Females). The United States Army was SO IMPRESSED with the FT-17 that it became the US M-17 tank up its replacement by the M2 Stewart. The Pateau 37mm L24 was SOTA up to 1930. So what's the scary thought? The French actually fought the Germans in these tin cans. The US .50CAL MG (12.7mm) could out penetrate the Pateau 37mm gun!!!

[USSRman45]

Like it or hate this tank is the blueprint for all modern tanks.

[buijs1967]

Why at point blank? It looks stupid.

[Marauder1981]

omg this idiot is walking beside the tank as if the driver could outrun him.

[ROBBEAUDOIN66]

Well thats neat!!



[ExileNJ]

That's that actor from Platoon, right?

[BackwoodsArsenal]

@ExileNJ Close, Full Metal Jacket

[dwidthekid]

my fists would do more than that....

[ab1cdefghijklmnop]

rebuild this from wood and plastic and you have a 1a softair tank xD

[Odie50000]

this lock n load?

[Ps3GamerVideos]

Gunny is awesome

[johnster1964]

Is that Henry Fonda???

[ZerokillerOppel1]

"Lounge lizards" hehehe...lol

[ZerokillerOppel1]

Love this guy!! Can't recall the actors name sadly. Shame the sounds not in sync. Same goes for the other film about the ww2 American AT guns.

[nikolai60]

@ZerokillerOppel1 Not an actor, retired Marine Gunnery Sergent R. Lee Ermey, don't care if he acts now he was a Marine first.

[tankman13p66]

What is the name of that film?

[shinymarshtop2]

one deadly wind up car

[MrFlaujac]

better tank of WW1 , but this one is just the 6 ton tank , the us copy !

[Alrold]

wtf rednecks have their own history channel ?

[MultiRenegade6]

@Alrold you dont know what ur talking about, stfu

[1in1universe]

welldone kids! you both rocks!



[bushvalk2008]

Full Metal Jacket!!!!! :D

[MrSchmerzen98]

Think I'll buy myself a FT-17 just to know how is the sound of a shot with this beauty! LOL

[jpblanc71]

Very good job !

Historical.

The first good tank in the world.

In France, no FT17 in working condition !

What a pity ;-)

[ScoopzyDaizy]

Pillboxes were made of sandbags or solid concrete. Not fragile concrete brick :D

[BombThrowinDrunk]

@ScoopzyDaizy it was still koo lol

[MultiRenegade6]

@ScoopzyDaizy did u not hear him say 37mm?

[ScoopzyDaizy]

@MultiRenegade6 What?

[MachineFight]

the sound is shit in nearly every single of colacas videos....

[siddepoo]

the destruction power = to today m203 under barrel mounter

[rockyson990]

@siddepoo LOL

[AlternateArtisan]

@siddepoo maybe for the HE round, but not for anti armour

[valttu94]

Interesting. First good tank in the world.

[WoWuser2007]

Barret does more damge than this tank :D

[beardo52]

@WoWuser2007 The 37 mm gun in this tank was a very low velocity type, but used explosive munitions too. the Barrett can't match the explosive payload. The German Tank Abwehr Gewehr 1918 13mm rifle was the "Adam" of all A.T. and A.M. rifles used to this day. It could shoot through most of the armor of the FT-17, but had no explosive payload.

[YouOnlyLiveOnce92]

its amazing on how tank warfare has changed. we had tanks that could go about 4 mph and now we have challengers and that......amazing!!

[djbanizza]

This tin can is a death trap ...

[beardo52]

@djbanizza Not the best thing, but it beat stopping machine gun bullets with your shirt....

[Scioneer]

Even at just 4mph, it still looks like it would be fun to drive.

[Residentevillegends]

lol it looks cozy

[SirRetku]

Ive been thinking of buying a Renault but Id rather Chevrolet.....

[borgri09]

lol corroded AP rounds?

[tyuru2]

was'nt there a molded turret version rather than a riveted one?

[philthydirtyanimal]

Great video, and thanks for uploading. But this tank is not a Renault FT 17 (and renault tanks were called "Renault FT", not "FT 17"). This tank is an American copy, it is the M1917 "Six ton", and it was made in America.

[Disgorge2b]

french tech sux

[Briselance]

@Disgorge2b

Meh. You know nothing about French tech, jeune homme. ^^

[dadavid254]

The Dutch Army in 1940 had 1 tank and it was this one!

[PCsnorro]

@dadavid254 hahahah lol

[Briselance]

@dadavid254

You're kidding, right ?^^

[woodbinedrinker]

why is the sound so messed up?

[Panzer4F2]

That was really neat. Thanks for sharing.

[BaconBeast11]

Thats such a puny round :D

[Charliecomet82]

4 MPH ? Renault must have still been using that transmission when they built my Fuego back in the day!

[madjimms]

Obviously not an explosive round...... Why on earth would they fire from so close?!!

[GUNS4MIKE1234]

@madjimms Cuz it's fun hahaXD

[Danox94]

hahaha the end was dissapointing

[nomadnametab]

when patton was told in 1917 how fast they could go he said, "Balls! I can crawl faster than that!"

[totalwarfreak1]

This tank was totally outdated during ww2 and this tnak was only used as infantry support or to take out rebels.

[Sturmmann]

@totalwarfreak1

correct, widely used with some croat units and the 7th SS Prinz Eugen

[totalwarfreak1]

@Sturmmann

true and this tank didnt put up a fight against the germans. The tank was used for the last time in the battle of paris in 1944 by the germans

[Helghast47]

@totalwarfreak1 bullshit this tank was used by us in an afective offensive on the germans during world war 1 at the taking of the St. Mihiel Salient.

[rughibem]

in WW2 , ROMANIA had 300 ft-17, but it fired with 7.92 gun

[CNX625]

wish i could drive dat!!!!

serious, u need to crank it!!!! woah!!!!!

it looks old but it looks cool

can't believe it fits 2 ppl

woah it pierced through, dude dah sound ish messed up

[memphisdarkwolf]

What episode is this?

[Lockbar]

Thats really funny, and cool. I guess that would scare the sheet out of some WW1 Germans.

[FR3DisGAY]

thats one powerful little tank lol

[thatkindofguy234]

I love mailcall! shame they dont have it in the UK :(

[tacticalbattledroid]

luv it';-)

[Fridomfry]

Great job, congratulations from France !

Now Imagine you'd have to drive this through barbed wire and trenches around Verdun, under enemy fire and gassing...

[HengistR]

An admirable and possibly unique film. However, it's not a Renault FT. It's the American copy, the 6 Ton M1917.

[Limpmania]

@HengistR

Well, i was ready to post here the same messsage. :D

[alongthebluff]

A working antique tank

[Ishouldsk8more]

6ft tall!!!holy I didnt know they stacked s#$t that high lol jk R.Lee Ermey is great!

[danzig387]

Hayes Otoupolik walks again!

[ugcsred2011]

gotta love R. Lee Ermy