| CWS FT zelazny czołg (“steel tank”) number 3018 abandoned in 1939. Renault FT Centralne Warsztaty Samochodowe (CWS – “Central Workshops for Motor vehicles” or “Central Truck Workshop” a plant in Warsaw which performed maintenance and depot level repair that built 27 FT tanks) or zelazny (“mild steel”) tanks were built in Poland for use as training vehicles only. These tanks used spare French engines and components; Polish combat tanks were French manufactured. The hulls and turrets were manufactured to French specifications in all other respects. They had small track links to offset low speed and high fuel consumption. The new tracks reduced noise and vibration, increasing crew endurance. These tanks could not withstand even machine gun fire, having mild steel construction. Nevertheless, they were sent into combat since the Poles were desperate to stop the Nazi advance. Hugo Jaeger (January 18, 1900 – January 1, 1970) photographed 3018 after it had been abandoned during the Polish Campaign. | |
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| Photographer | Hugo Jaeger |
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| Caption Author | Written or Adapted by Jason McDonald |
| Date Photographed | October 1, 1939 |
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| Country | Poland |
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