The Char D2 was a French medium tank of the interwar period. In 1930, at a time the Char D1 had not even entered production, the Renault company agreed to build a better armoured version called the Char D2. By not using old-fashioned rivets, it was hoped to save weight.

The Char Renault D2 was a French interwar medium tank built between 1936 and 1940, to 100 units

2017年6月11日 · Out of 84 Renault D2 tanks received by the French army, 21 were lost in battle, 26 broke down and were abandoned, 12 broke down and were recovered, and 12 tanks were abandoned during evacuation. The Germans evacuated 12 tanks and took 9 more from the French as a part of the peace settlement.

The D2 Tank was armed with a gun of 47 mm SA 34 on turret APX1 (for the 1st series) or SA 35 on turret APX4 (for the 2nd series) and with an independent machine-gun. Turret APX4 was more massive and asymmetrical than the APX1, but both were of prismatic form.

2017年9月29日 · The Char D2 had 40mm of armor all around and the more modern APX-1 cast turret, the gun would first be the 47mm SA34 gun, based on a naval gun. While the Char D1 had been planned as a light tank from the get go, the D2 was intended to …

2025年1月1日 · The Char D2 was an Infantry Tank designed in 1934, manufactured by Renault, it was based on the fully tracked Char D1 chassis and was in use from 1936 to 1945. The vehicle was powered by Renault '6-cylinder 9.5 liters' petrol powerplant producing 150 HP which could drive the vehicle on roads at up to 14 mph with a range of about 62 miles before ...

The Char D2 was a French medium tank operated during the interwar period between World Wars I and II. While the Char D1 was ordered, a design was developed to create a more advanced tank. The Char D1 had already evolved from an infantry support tank to a…

The D2 had strong 40mm armor everywhere except the top and bottom of the hull. Along with its cannon the tank mounted two 7.5mm Châtellerault MAC 1931 machine-guns. The Renault V-6 engine moved the 19.4 ton tank to a maximum speed of 14 miles an hour.

2013年6月9日 · The resulting tank, the Char D2, featured welded armor, a much more powerful engine, and later models was equipped with a more powerful tank gun than the original 47 mm SA 34. Because the Char D2 was the most modern tank in the French army until the arrival of the SOMUA S35, they were used extensively throughout the late thirties. As a result ...

Early prototypes were, among others, fitted with turrets of the Renault’s FT 17 during a mock-up. The production models had the APX-1 turret, armed with a short 47mm SA34 tank gun and a coaxial 7.5mm MG. From March 1940 the more powerful 47mm SA35 tank gun was fitted, many older tanks were re-equipped with it.