Peugeot WW1 Tank 3D print model

The scale is 1:1000

Peugeot came with its own tank project and the vehicle. The vehicle development was initiated by Captain Oemichen, an engineer (developer), serving with the Special Artillery branch of the French military (l’Artillerie Spéciale). He proposed a vehicle, that was roughly similar to the FT-17 but lacked a turret. On the other hand, the suspension of the vehicle was simplified. The suspension consisted of four roadwheels, paired via two bogeys with coil spring suspension, frontal leading wheel, rear-drive sprocket, and five small support rollers. The exposed parts of the suspension were protected by an armored plate. The hull was riveted and had the advantage of a roomy superstructure. In the back of the superstructure and on the sides were the crew doors, used also for loading of the ammunition into the vehicle. The main gun was the 37mm SA-18 (some sources incorrectly claim it the vehicle also carried the 75mm Blockhaus Schneider gun, but the photos seem to show only the 37mm variant), mounted in a ball mount in the frontal part of the superstructure while being shifted a bit to the left from the axis of the vehicle. Alternatively, 8mm Hotchkiss MG could be mounted instead. The driver was sitting on the right side from the gun.