Note No. 410 836 1/SA Ministry of Armaments and War Manufacturing/Automotive Service Management/Equipment from 1st October 1917). I have the honor to report that the Renault light tanks that will be sent to the Army will be registered by me in the series 66001 to 75000.
Renault tanks in No. 66xxx - 67xxx - 68xxx Schneider / Somua tanks in No. 69xxx Delaunay-Belleville tanks in No. 70xxx Berliet tanks in No. 73xxx
Does it mean, 73000 and higher is a Berliet-number and it ends with 75000?
There is a second part to the numbering instruction - it's on the Landships II article on the Renault FT contributed by "tanker" I believe.
"The numbering of specific manufacturers find themselves normally as in the numbering of the tank. The tank No. 0001 at Renault is No. 66001 and No. 2000, No. 68000
If the numbering regime is followed as per the example then the first tank from Berliet will be 75001 and the last 75801 which would put your 75395 close to the middle of the production run.
Hello Charlie!
Thanks a lot! That could be possible, but I have only sources, who speaks from "up to 75000".
Maybe those were the numbers in the war, and higher then 75000 were post-war? Just a guess....
