Renault FP

In 1915 was founded požiadavka francúzskej army on the development and construction of a tracked vehicle, ktoré malo poslúžiť ako carrier kanónovej loadout. Bola required mechanizácia delostrelectva that mala nt advantages over ťahaniu ' twas. Ťahané does sa don't mind me zaboriť alebo sa vlečením could damage. Veľkosť prenášaných weapons, however, bola obmedzená on poľné guns and ľahké húfnice, because the vehicle on the carry ťažkého delostrelectva would be veľké and ťažkopádne.
Koncom year 1915 bola company Renault požiadaná about vypracovanie the design of the desired vehicle. The company Renault, however, mala depleted výrobné capacity. Licenciu on osvedčenú konštrukciu belt system Holt nemala company Renault k dispozícii for patentom company Holt, výhradnú licenciu mala flax company Schneider. Dad licencia however, bola obídená with tvrdením that sa nevzťahuje on konštrukciu Renault with 8 kolesami on a little vozíkoch, but on the konštrukciu Schneider, given the defense 7 kolies on two vozíkoch.

In this time of firm Renault the design of the tank, ktorý was never built, but the platform was too sľubná to even put into production in the form of the desired transportného of the vehicle.
22.9.1916 bola specified order of 50 machines. Dad order bola 27.10.1916 increased to 350 vozidiel. First of all vozidlá Renault FP (P -Porteur) boli delivered in 3/1917. Renault FP bol able uniesť 75 mm poľný cannon Mle 1897, húfnicu Schneider 105 mm L Mle 1913 or húfnicu Schneider 155 mm C Mle 1915.
Renault FP mal very simple design, ktorý pozostával of odpruženia a similar system of Holt. Over podvozkom bola flat deck, used bol aircraft engine Renault with výkonom 110 hp when 1200 rpm./min. Mal 4-stupňovú prevodovku. Sedadlá and ovládacie elements, the radiator and the fuel tank, or protected by some kabínou. Renault FB weighed 14 ton and could uniesť maximum zaťaženie 10 ton. Maximálna rate (nezaťažená) was about 6 km/h. Použitie air engineand sa turned out as problematic, because the engine mal vysokú the consumption of fuel and required a very častú maintenance. The vehicle was too bulky and fragile, so when planning the route and jazde bolo necessary postupovať be careful.
By the end of the year 1917 bolo in prevádzke about 120 vozidiel Renault FP. It turns out that they are very successful and often boli used as ťažné vozidlá pre ťažké mainly buy air units, vozidlá pre zásobovanie, and there's even a poslúžili for transportation machines Renault FT. To prímeria in 11/1918 mala francúzska army k dispozícii 256 vozidiel Renault FP.

Francois Vauvillier - The encyklopedia of French tanks and Armoured vehicles 1914-1940, Histoire & Collections, issued in 2014, ISBN: 978-2-35250-322-4
www.landships.info (François Vauvillier: "Des Tracteurs à Chenilles pour l'artillerie II - Forest Caterpillars Porteurs Renault FB et Schneider CD3" in "Histoire de Guerre Blindés & Materiel" no. 87, 4-6/2009, str. 80-87)

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