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Laki tenk renault FT  mase 6.5 tona, naoruzan topom 37 mm,ili mitraljezom ,debljine oklopa  6-22 mm,sa motorom od 36 Ks ,a mogao je da se krece brzinom od 5 Kmh.Pokretna kupola omogucavala je gadjanje u krugu od 360 stepeni,a rep prelazenje rovova.Prvi tenkovi Renault FT isporuceni su  V.K.J. u prvoj polovini 1930 godine . Ukupno 21 tenk koji su predstavljali modifikovanu i pokretljiviju verziju od ratnih modela(oznaka M26).Razvijali su maksimalnu brzinu od 12 Kmh i imali gumirane gusenice.Kada su tenkovi isporuceni V.K.J. ,formirana je tenkovska ceta u Kragujevcu,a u julu 1931 prebaceni su u Kalovnik ,u sastav Pesadiske i oficirske skole.Korisceni su uglavnom za obuku.Renault FT,vec zastareo i tehnicki nesavrsen(mala brzina,oklop nedovoljno jak,oruzje malog dometa)ostace kao glavno borbeno sredsto u V.K.J. do pred sam Drugi svetski rat.

Light-weighted tank Renault FT of 6.5 tons armed with 37 mm gun or machine-gun, armor of 6-22 mm, engine 36 horsepowers achieving the maximal speed of 5Kmh. Moving cupola allowed for shoring at 360 degrees while the tail allowed passing over trenches. The first Renault tanks were delivered to the Royal Yugolsav Army at the beginning of 1930. In total 21 tank was acquired, all o fthem modified and more movable version of the war models (M26).
Their maximal speed was 12 Kmh and they had rubber treads. When the tanks were deliver a tank unit was formed in Kragujevac. The unit was transfered to Kalovnik in June 1931 making a part of the Infantry Military School. They were used mainly for training purposes. Renault Ft, already old-fashioned
and with weak performances (slow, think armor, small range) will remain the main weapon of the Royal Yugoslav Army shortly before the World War Two.

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