Saint Jean Medium Tank By Panzerbyte Watch

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After having participated in World War 1 alongside the Germans, Aldonace took its valuable expertise and experience whilst having observed many battles with the basic form of mobile armor in it, and poured it into the design of the Saint Jean Medium Tank.

The designs started on February the 17th, 1923 and the first prototype rolled out of the factories in 1925.

At the end of 1925, the first trials began for the Saint Jean medium tank, and in January 1926 it was adopted for service.

From January 1926 to November 1928, the total of 42 were manufactured.

This was considered to be the first tank of Aldonace.



With a rather large engine compartment, it housed 2x 4-cylinder Joubert 105 hp petrol engine which gave the tank a top speed of 15 km/h, which was rarely achieved.

The weight of the tank was 25 tons, largely acquired by the heavy frontal and side armored plates which made the tank's speed so low.

Frontally the armor thickness was 20 mm and 15 mm on the sides.

Main armament consisted of a 1919 Canon de Lebeau which had a caliber of 47 mm.

It had a secondary armament to fire at infantry in front of the tank, the 7.46 Mitraillette 1921.

The crew of 5 had the following roles: driver, gunner, loader, commander, mechanic/machine gunner.



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