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FCM-36

43.0k Thefrenchdude22  4.9 years ago


Controls :

-VTOL = turret rotation
-Trim = Gun elevation
-Pitch = onwards/backwards
-Roll = turning


Story :

The FCM 36 or Char léger Modèle 1936 FCM, was a light infantry tank that was designed for the French Army prior to World War II. It had a crew of two and was equipped with a short 37 mm main armament and a 7.5 mm coaxial machine gun. Power was provided by a diesel engine.

The FCM 36 is a small vehicle, 4.46 m long, 2.20 m high and 2.14 m wide, with a crew of two. It has a weight of 12.35 metric tons. The most conspicuous feature of the tank is the futuristic pyramidal shape of its armour, consisting of many panels, electro-welded together to avoid shot-traps and fully implement the principle of sloped armour. Only the engine deck is bolted on to provide easier access. Even the upper track run and the suspension units are protected by zig-zag armour plates. As the armour is of good quality, the 40 mm thickness angled at 30 to 45 degrees from the vertical, renders an equivalence of about 45–55 mm, enough to regularly defeat the standard anti-tank guns of its day, even when the gun was ideally positioned. The reclining armour implied that more raking shots would quickly start to deflect. The other modern feature, the diesel engine, gives the vehicle a range of 225 kilometres from a fuel tank of 217 litres.


General Characteristics

  • Created On Windows
  • Wingspan 14.3ft (4.4m)
  • Length 29.5ft (9.0m)
  • Height 13.5ft (4.1m)
  • Empty Weight 52,084lbs (23,624kg)
  • Loaded Weight 52,123lbs (23,643kg)

Performance

  • Wing Loading 154,959.4lbs/ft2 (756,577.9kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 0.3ft2 (0.0m2)
  • Drag Points 11321

Parts

  • Number of Parts 309
  • Control Surfaces 0
  • Performance Cost 838

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    10.2k SuperSix

    Yes

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    30.6k sh0rpo

    French is.... Yummy food!ᕙ(⇀‸↼‶)ᕗ

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    Who you callin' pinhead?

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    25.5k Mustang51

    @ThomasRoderick oh yes but I was just confused since the deployed lol

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    @Mustang51 Seems to be windows/slits for turret crew to see out of.

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    25.5k Mustang51

    Wonderfully built! Just curious but what’s with the chutes?

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    1,005 FrenchAce

    Vraiment très reussi

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    34.9k WarHawk95

    Bon retour parmi nous ! Joli char à première vue !

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    9,361 Zanedavid

    Ewwww haha

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    leaning tower of pizza

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    @Thefrenchdude22 one of the worst French tanks of WW2 but on a side note this is really good

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    @KerlonceauxIndustries thanks !

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    @PositivePlanes yeah x)

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