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FI681 FT-17 Turret Bunkers
FT-17 Turret Bunkers (FI681)
FT-17 Turret Bunkers
(FI681)
includes two resin FT-17 Turret Bunker scenic bases with Male & Female turret options.
The Renault FT-17 was the first tank to equip the Finnish Tank Corps after Finland purchased thirty two of these vehicles from France in 1919.
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Fourteen of which were equipped with 37 Psv.K/18 main guns (the Finnish designation for the 37mm Puteaux SA-1837 SA-18 gun) and the remaining eighteen were armed with 8mm Hotchkiss machine-guns. The tanks armed with the 37mm gun were categorised as
Koiras
(or male) and those equipped with a machine-gun as
Naaras
(or female).
Left & above left:
The male FT-17 turret bunker.
While the male version underwent very little modification through its service life, the Hotchkiss machine-guns of the female version were later replaced by an air-cooled Maxim M/09-31 machine-gun due to reliability issues and ammunition availability.
When the Finnish Army was mobilised in October 1939, the FT-17 was still in service. If only out of necessity, being the only operational tanks left in the Finnish arsenal.
Right & below left:
The female FT-17 turret bunker.
The Finnish High Command at least had the sense to realise that sending them into battle would be suicidal; instead they were ordered to be dug-in in order to bolster defensive position along the Mannerheim Line.
Designed by Evan Allen & James Brown
Painted by Mike Haught
The FT-17 Male Turret in Flames Of War
Armour
Name
Mobility
Front
Side
Top
Equipment and Notes
Weapon
Range
ROF
Anti-tank
Firepower
FT-17 Male turret
1
0
1
-
37mm SA-18 gun
16"/40cm
2
4
4+
The FT-17 Female Turret in Flames Of War
Armour
Name
Mobility
Front
Side
Top
Equipment and Notes
Weapon
Range
ROF
Anti-tank
Firepower
FT-17 Female turret
1
0
1
-
Turret Bunker MG
16"/40cm
4
2
6
ROF 2 when pinned down.
The FT-17 Turret Bunkers Bolster The Defence
Last Updated On
Wednesday, August 17, 2016
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