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.  Check out the FT-17 Turret Bunkers in the online...

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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