You had me at "a type of catgirl"
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France has slow tanks ?
Back during 1940, yeah. It was basically a trade of more armor vs speed and the infantry tank doctrine.
Yeah, basically every WW2 French tank was very slow, designed for WW1-esque battles. Why go 40km/h when your infantry is marching at a fraction of that?
It should also be noted that France was severely depleted after WW1, so any innovation was stifled by all the requirements being based around that depletion.
Reminds me of early Halo's UNSC vehicles (before Late Bungie and 343i fucked things up).It should also be noted that France was severely depleted after WW1, so any innovation was stifled by all the requirements being based around that depletion.
Why all the 2-man tanks? France was bled white during WW1, so outside of specific tanks, you are limited to two crew members max.
Why all the WWI guns? Because the primary industrial centers of France were razed to the ground during WWI, what little was left couldn't be converted to newer designs because of retooling and R&D costs.
... you can see where I'm getting at here.
It's not a lousy redesign, to be honest.
Also, tax.
Not true. The armaments industry was in the far west - like in Paris. In WWI France was the "Arsenal of Democracy", as evidenced by the American Army being equipped with French made weapons.
