Char lourd FCM-2C
| GENERAL DATA | |||
| Other Designation(s) | - |
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| Type | Heavy Tank |
Radio Equipment | ER53 |
| Manufacturer(s) | F.C.M. Forges
et Chantiers de la Méditerranée |
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| Crew | 12 (chief of tank, driver, mechanic, mechanic assistant, electrician, radio operator, gun loader, gunner, rear machine-gunner, front machine-gunner, 2 lateral machine-gunners) |
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| Production Quantity | 10 |
Production Period | 1919 to 1921 |
| DIMENSIONS | |||
| Combat weight | 69000 kg |
Ground pressure | ? kg/cm² |
| Length /hull | 10.26 m |
Length w/Gun | 10.26 m |
| Barrel Overhang | 0 m |
Height | 4 m |
| Width | 2.95 m |
Ground clearance | 0.60 m |
| ARMAMENT | |||
| Primary Armament | 75 mm APX 1897 (1) |
Ammunition Carried | 124 |
| Traverse | Electric (360°) |
Elevation | -20° to +20° |
| Traverse speed (360°) | ? |
Sight | x 2.5 |
| Secondary Armament | 4 x 8 mm Hotchkiss MG (2) |
Ammunition Carried | 9504 |
| Location | 1: Main turret- 2: bow, sides,
rear turret |
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| ARMOR | ||||
| Assembly | Welding
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| Armor Detail | Front |
Side |
Rear |
Top/Bottom |
| Hull | 45 mm
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22 mm
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?
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10 mm
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| Superstructure | ||||
| Turret | 35 mm |
22 mm |
22 mm |
? |
| Mantlet | ? |
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| AUTOMOTIVE | |||
| Engine | 2 x Maybach |
Type & Displacement | 2 x 6 cyl., 16.95 L |
| Horsepower (maximum) | 2 x 250 hp |
Power/Weight Ratio | 7.5 hp/t |
| Gearbox | ? forward, ? reverse |
Fuel Capacity | 1280 L Gasoline |
| SUSPENSION | |||
| Type | ? |
Road wheels | ? |
| Track return rollers | ? |
Sprocket-Wheels | ? |
| Idler Sprockets | ? |
Shock absorbers | ? |
| Track Type | ? | ||
| Width | ? mm |
Pitch | ? mm |
| Links(shoes) | ? |
Track ground contact | ? m |
| PERFORMANCES | |||
| Maximum Speed | 12 km/h (on road) |
Range | 140 km on road |
| Mileage | ? L/100 km on road |
Maximum grade | 70% (from horizontal) |
| Trench crossing | 4.25 m |
Vertical obstacles | 1.70 m |
| Maximum fording depth | 1.40 m |
Minimum turning diameter | 14 m |
| Sources | |||
| OnWar.com | Les Chars français | TNT Hors-Série n°5 |
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Drawings |
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