![]() ![]() When they were being attacked by Germany infantry w/o the support of tanks, French infantry would become nearly impregnable to attack by infantry alone. These would not have been very effective when used against medium armor anyway, and they did serve to "stiffen" resistance by infantry divisions, even in small numbers. ![]() The thousands of small light slow poorly armed one man turret tanks like the Renault R35 and H35 were the ones spread out in penny packets among the infantry divisions, and scattered in small numbers in French cavalry DLC's. These were all kept concentrated in the Four DLM and Four DCR mechanized and armored divisions. In reality, the MBT's (tanks capable of destroying enemy armor in tank battles) totaled about 840 Heavy Char B1 and Medium Somuas and 1100 H39 light tanks with decent armor and a long 37mm gun. ![]() I think this has done a lot to mislead the casual history buff. Much has been made of the French "spreading their tanks out". ![]()
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