Citizens! Can anyone supply me with a quotation, from a written source, to the effect that the Schneider and Saint-Chamond were, or would nowadays be considered to be, self-propelled guns rather than tanks, on the grounds that tanks have turrets? I'm sure I've read it somewhere, but I can't call it to mind.
It's a long story, but it's all in the interest of historical accuracy.
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Citizens! Can anyone supply me with a quotation, from a written source, to the effect that the Schneider and Saint-Chamond were, or would nowadays be considered to be, self-propelled guns rather than tanks, on the grounds that tanks have turrets? I'm sure I've read it somewhere, but I can't call it to mind.
It's a long story, but it's all in the interest of historical accuracy.
Well, this way only Renault FT and Fiat 2000 would be tanks, because only these WW1 armed and armored tracked vehicles had rotating turrets, all other tanks would be self-propelled guns or... self-propelled machine-guns (Whippet!).
I'd contend that a tank is better defined by its intended function rather than its form, especially for these early tanks, but also for the Swedish S-tank.
