English...That was the trapezoidal tank that was run into the convienience store by Lady Warspite the other day, was it not!A cute-looking design, is it not!A tank that was manufactured by France in the First World War.Erm...
What now?Aha!World's first tank...Even the Imperial Army imported them - it seems that they were used both for combat and tank research.
The guns were replaced with Japanese ones, then the tanks were used in the Manchurian Incident, and later for training tankers.With such things as a rotating turret and separation of the crew and engine compartments, it was the adoption of an innovative design for the times!#149How gauche...The Renault Ko-Gata, yes?Truly, a vehicle at the cutting edge of its era!This, too, is the outstanding sense stemming from France's industrial power as a great car nation!The precedent for the tank designs that followed was set by none other than France!While it might very well be that the world's first practical tank was created by the English,It's the Renault FT-17!Feast your eyes!