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Renault Modèle 1934 YR, AMC 1934:
Renault finished a prototype in 1933 to meet the AMC (Auto-Mitrailleuse de Reconnaissance) requirements for a fast fully tracked combat car to be used in the French mechanized cavalry. It initially had a turret from the Renault FT turret and had a 37 mm gun. It wasn't satisfactory enough so another prototype was developed, the Renault 34 YR with a new turret and 25 mm gun and one MG.
Had a 2 man turret. Decision to adopt AMC 1935 ended production for this vehicle.
| AMC-34 | |
|---|---|
| Crew | Commander, gunner, driver 31,2 |
| Physical Characteristics | |
| Weight | 10,800 kg, 9,700 kg1 21,300 lb 10.8 tons2, 9.54 tons1 |
| Length w/gun | 13', 13.08'2, 13' 0.6"1 3.98 m1 |
| Length w/o gun | |
| Height | 6' 11", 7.5'2, 6' 10.5"1 2.1 m1 |
| Width | 6' 9.5"1, 6.76'2 2.07 m1 |
| Ground clearance | |
| Ground contact length | |
| Ground pressure | |
| Turret ring diameter | |
| Armament | |
| Main | 25 mm or 47 mm1 25 mm2 47 mm Sa34 (?) |
| Secondary | |
| MG | 7.5 mm MG1,2, coaxial2 |
| Side arms | |
| Quantity | |
| Main | |
| Secondary | |
| MG | |
| Side arms | |
| Armor Thickness (mm) | 5, 201,2 |
| Hull Front, Upper | |
| Hull Front, Lower | |
| Hull Sides, Upper | |
| Hull Sides, Lower | |
| Hull Rear | |
| Hull Top | |
| Hull Bottom | |
| Turret Front | |
| Turret Sides | |
| Turret Rear | |
| Turret Top | |
| Engine (Make / Model) | Renault1,2 water cooled2 |
| Cylinders | 42, 81 |
| Net HP | 1201,2 |
| Transmission | |
| Fuel type | Gasoline1,2 |
| Octane | |
| Capacity | |
| Performance | |
| Traverse | 360° |
| Max Speed | 25 mph2, 24.9 mph1, 40 kph1 |
| Cross Country | 18.6 mph |
| Road radius | 124.3 miles, 124 miles1, 200 km1 |
| Turning Radius | |
| Elevation Limits | |
| Fording depth | |
| Trench crossing | |
| Vertical Obstacle | |
| Suspension (Type) | |
| Wheels each side | 4 |
| Return rollers each side | 4 |
| Track length | |
| Tires | |
| Track width | |
| Track centers/tread | |
| Production | 1934: 12 |
Sources:
- The Encyclopedia of Tanks and Armored Fighting Vehicles - The Comprehensive Guide to Over 900 Armored Fighting Vehicles From 1915 to the Present Day, General Editor: Christopher F. Foss, 2002
- Tanks of the World, 1915-1945, Peter Chamberlain, Chris Ellis, 1972
