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The French TankĀ Programme

AFV France 20 Min Read

ā€˜chars Schneiderā€™ Can anyone stand up to these machines? No, itā€™s absolutely impossible. So victory is certain! The end of the war! With tanks, why not? Can you stop a tank or kill it? (Jules Ninet, 89th Infantry) The timing of the Nivelle Offensive coincided with the first French tanks becoming available to commanders in the field. The French tank…

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Artillery France 11 Min Read

French 75 ā€“ MademoiselleĀ Soixante-Quinze

The French industrialist Eugene Schneider began cannon production in 1870 and by the turn of the century commanded an arms empire to rival the German industrial giant Krupp. The Schneider concern employed some 14,000 employees and incorporated company- owned railways and mines as well as a huge factory complex. By…

Battle Cossack France Russia 22 Min Read

Battle of Friedland, the decisive battle of the campaign ofĀ 1807.

Napoleon Watching The Battle Of Friedland 1807 A major engagement between French forces under Napoleon and the Russian army under General Levin Bennigsen Friedland was the decisive battle of the campaign of 1807. Following the bloody stalemate at Eylau in February, the Russian and French armies spent the spring recuperating…

Aircraft France 6 Min Read

THE ā€œGUƉPARDā€ (ā€œCHEETAHā€)

The French Minister of the Armed Forces, Florence Parly, has announced that the launch of the Joint Light Helicopter (HĆ©licoptere InterarmĆ©es LĆ©ger; HIL) programme has been brought forward to 2021. The HIL programme, for which the Airbus Helicoptersā€™ H160 was selected in 2017, was initially scheduled for launch in 2022…

Aircraft France 15 Min Read

Gazelle Helicopters in service with the FrenchĀ Army

A total of 340 Gazelles were procured for the Aviation LĆ©gĆØre de lā€™ArmĆ©e de Terre (ALAT), 171 SA.341Fs with the TurbomĆ©ca Astazou IIIC turboshaft, which entered service in 1969, and 161 of the later SA.342M that was a dedicated anti-tank variant with the more powerful TurbomĆ©ca Astazou XIVH engine. The…

Biography France 10 Min Read

JOSEPH FRANƇOIS DUPLEIX

A decade after his lucrative dealings in India came to an end, Dupleix died a broken man, his wealth spent and honor impugned. (1697ā€“1763), influential governor-general (1742ā€“1754) of the French East India Company. During his three decades in India, the Marquis Joseph FranƧois Dupleix expanded the commercial, political, and military…

AFV France 5 Min Read

Automitrailleuse Panhard et Levassor TypeĀ 178

A Panhard 178B. The APX3B turret is of the latest type with a rear episcope. Rear view showing the position of the second driver; the hull, despite having been repainted with a number belonging to the third production batch. Panhard 178B/FL1, French Indo-China, 1947. Panhard 178 tank hunter with the…

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