This Tank was designed in 1916 and made its debut on the battlefield in April 1917. It wasn't nicknamed "the elephant with gazelle feet" - that was the slightly later Saint-Chamond. Kagetora2010 is almost correct. The spall was a hazard to crew, but it was the puncturing of the fuel tanks by enemy fire that caused the Schneider to brew up so frequently. The fuel tanks were moved to the rear on later versions.
@Fridomfry You're mistaken here; the Char d'Assault CA1 Schneider was dubbed the "mobile crematorium" due to its fuel tanks being vulnerable to rupturing from the effects of spall knocked loose inside the open fighting compartment, spraying the exposed (and hot!) engine and crew with gasoline (instant tank brew-up). The tank you refer to is the larger Char d'Assault St. Chamond, which had a severe hull overhang front and rear and a weak petro-electric power train.
Thanks, that's right. Interesting to see how people and organizations errer and tried different contrivances, before hitting on the efficient compromise here, the Renault FT-17. This holds true for all technologies (see the genesis of modern computers, for instance).
the song is good, where is the band, in the tank?....bellissimo
bugna1968 3 months ago
STOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOP!!
supersoviet8055 5 months ago
I find the world of tanks ad fitting lmao
killallianceftw 8 months ago
This Tank was designed in 1916 and made its debut on the battlefield in April 1917. It wasn't nicknamed "the elephant with gazelle feet" - that was the slightly later Saint-Chamond. Kagetora2010 is almost correct. The spall was a hazard to crew, but it was the puncturing of the fuel tanks by enemy fire that caused the Schneider to brew up so frequently. The fuel tanks were moved to the rear on later versions.
HengistR 9 months ago
this tank was the 2nd worst of french tanks the first is the char d assuault st.chamond these things are crap.
MrTonymontanaxxx 1 year ago
nice now thats a pretty shit.
ilgvars2 1 year ago
More a rolling pillbox than a tank. The French nicknamed it "the elephant with gazelle feet", and definitely preferred the renault FT-17.
Fridomfry 2 years ago
@Fridomfry You're mistaken here; the Char d'Assault CA1 Schneider was dubbed the "mobile crematorium" due to its fuel tanks being vulnerable to rupturing from the effects of spall knocked loose inside the open fighting compartment, spraying the exposed (and hot!) engine and crew with gasoline (instant tank brew-up). The tank you refer to is the larger Char d'Assault St. Chamond, which had a severe hull overhang front and rear and a weak petro-electric power train.
Kagetora2010 1 year ago
Thanks, that's right. Interesting to see how people and organizations errer and tried different contrivances, before hitting on the efficient compromise here, the Renault FT-17. This holds true for all technologies (see the genesis of modern computers, for instance).
Fridomfry 1 year ago
what is that music?
Oberst1488 3 years ago
Baby Elephant Walk by Henry Mancini
skoblinI 3 years ago
@skoblinI yes it's a baby elephannt who wak
druisten3 1 year ago
jajaja genial, la música muy acorde para el blindado de "asalto" jajaja... como evoluciono esta rama del ejercito de la pgm a la sgm!! ^^
FallschirmDanix 3 years ago
Cool. Though the music if funny. Though kinda goes along with it with how ... odd the tank is, not to mention that ditching problem it had.
Kaigun06 3 years ago