![]() The factory code was used and this is when it started to be called ‘Le Char Renault FT.’ ‘Renault FT’ is the accepted modern term for this tank. It was only when Renault started to develop some different armoured fighting vehicles that there was a need to differentiate it from these different designs in reports and other documents. When the tank entered service with the French army it was called ‘Renault Char d’assaut 18 chevaux’ (Renault assault tank 18 hp) or just ‘le Char Renault’ (The Renault Tank). If you spot anything out of place, please let us know! Hello dear reader! This article is in need of some care and attention and may contain errors or inaccuracies. The next project would be called FU then FV etc… Inside the Factory it was not called the ‘Renault FT’ as everyone inside the Renault factory knew it was built by Renault. The letters ‘FT’ were a project production code. In the factory it was just called ‘FT Char.’ The word ‘Char’ means tank. This tank has had different names at different times. Light Tank – Around 4,500 Built It was not called the Renault FT17 during WW1
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