tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030145265861917845.post3700202752818753283..comments2024-03-28T14:35:30.147-04:00Comments on Tank Archives: Penetrating French TanksPeterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09622237223229485503noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030145265861917845.post-19496837250774176202020-06-18T02:47:33.883-04:002020-06-18T02:47:33.883-04:00This really makes little sense. The R-35 was a lig...This really makes little sense. The R-35 was a light tank (for infantry support) by as early as 1939 standards. The French heavy tank was the B1 bis, but the construction was riveted, not cast, anywhere except the turret IIRC. I guess a 37mm round could pierce through a slit at 700 meters distance, but I'd say that would be more of a lucky shot, not to be assuredly taken for granted in combat. <br /><br />In July 1943 in Sicily most Italian armored units were equipped with R-35s and the famous story of Darby vs. the tank that had broken through (regardless of how that story, and the tank assault, really played out - recently analyzed Italian sources indicate they went a bit differently than the commonly held US version) shows that a 37mm round bounced off the R-35 front armor even when the gun was much closer than 700 meters away. It was a little toy of a tank but relatively well protected against small caliber AT weapons even as late as 1943.Celtic Pasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01511135963821162158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030145265861917845.post-25997098519754503962014-01-31T08:01:48.575-05:002014-01-31T08:01:48.575-05:0010.6 ton R-35 is a heavy tank?10.6 ton R-35 is a heavy tank?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com