Renault FT-17, Spanish Civil War, 1:87 Salvat

Description: Renault FT-17, Spanish Civil War, 1:87 SalvatThe description of this item has been automatically translated. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us.More similar articles here: https://www.ebay.es/str/agorathings/MINIATURAS-MILITARES/_i.html?_storecat=32381328017 Manufacturer: Andrea MiniaturesDistributor: SalvatMinitanks SeriesScale: 1:87Ref. TM12 Renault FT-17, Spanish Civil War, 1:87, SalvatAs a result of the losses and lessons learned in the Rif War, the Spanish government determined that tanks were necessary in order to suppress the rebellion. Determined to provide the Spanish army with tanks, the Spanish government contacted the French. On June 23, 1919, the first Renault FT-17, with an octagonal turret, arrived in Spain to be tested. As the tests were satisfactory, it was decided to acquire eight FT-17s armed with 7 mm Hotchkiss machine guns and two with 37 mm Puteaux cannons, but the operation was canceled by the French government.Despite this, in August 1921, ten Renault FT-17s armed with 7 mm Hotchkiss machine guns were purchased, which went to serve in the Infantry Section of the Central Shooting School; A few weeks later, another FT-17 with the same characteristics as the previous ones and a transmission FT-17TSF as a command tank were acquired to form a company (composed of two sections of five tanks each) that would be destined for Morocco. One of the tanks, No. 5, remained at the School for practice. Six new tanks were subsequently purchased to replenish the casualties, which made it possible to form a new section for the Al Hoceima landing.The Renault FT-17, together with the Schneider tanks, constituted the first armored vehicles of the Spanish army. His first action in the Spanish army took place on March 14, 1922 against the positions of Ámbar and Tuguntz, without achieving any success. They were also used in the Landing of Al Hoceima, where they were not useful either.Once the campaign in Morocco was over, the FT-17s returned to the peninsula, where they were integrated into the "Assault Tank Group". In 1931, two infantry regiments, the "Light Tank Regiments", composed of five tanks each, were formed using the ten survivors of the Moroccan campaign. One of the companies was established in Madrid and the other in Zaragoza, forming the Tank Regiment No. 1 of Madrid and No. 2 of Zaragoza, which consisted of a tank battalion with three companies and three sections of five tanks. each, of which three were armed with cannon and two with machine guns. Before the outbreak of the civil war, Renault FT-17s participated in the Cuatro Vientos actions in 1930, in May 1931 and in Oviedo during the 1934 revolution in Asturias. When the civil war broke out, five of these tanks remained on the Republican side; Two of them participated in the attacks on the Cuartel de la Montaña and the Campamento, in addition to supporting the militias sent to the port of Alto del León until they were relieved on July 27. Don Benito and the counterattack against Mérida also participated in the defense of Mérida. On September 5, two of the FT-17s were lost in Talavera de la Reina (Toledo), and the remaining three were used in the attacks against Maqueda between September 22 and 24. Returning to Madrid, they actively participated in the defense of the city during the fighting in Casa de Campo, where the three survivors were destroyed during the winter of 1936. On the Northern Front, on August 9, 1936, three arrived in Bilbao. FT-17 armed with Puteaux cannons from France, to which were added three more landed by the ship Cristóbal Colón in Santander armed with machine guns. Already in March 1937, the Autom landed 16 FT-17s in Santander, nine of them armed with Puteaux cannons, from Poland. These tanks were used especially in the Battle of SantanderScale 1:87Length: 6cmThe turret rotatesAll-metal constructionFully assembled and factory decoratedOnce the campaign in Morocco was over, the FT-17s returned to the peninsula, where they were integrated into the "Assault Tank Group". In 1931, two infantry regiments, the "Light Tank Regiments", composed of five tanks each, were formed using the ten survivors of the Moroccan campaign. One of the companies was established in Madrid and the other in Zaragoza, forming the Tank Regiment No. 1 of Madrid and No. 2 of Zaragoza, which consisted of a tank battalion with three companies and three sections of five tanks. each, of which three were armed with cannon and two with machine guns. Before the outbreak of the civil war, Renault FT-17s participated in the Cuatro Vientos actions in 1930, in May 1931 and in Oviedo during the 1934 revolution in Asturias. When the civil war broke out, five of the Escala 1:87 Tipo de vehículo Tanque Marca Salvat EAN No aplicable

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