Landships II

James H · Legend

St. Chamond in Colour?

wuestehu · Lieutenant

That St Chamond is on display in the French tank museum of Saumur. Every year, the cadets of the French Armor and Cavalry Academy perform a "Carrousel" a show depicting traditional activities on horse back and also a dynamic display of tanks from WW1 to today with soldiers in uniforms of the time re-enacting battle scenes (a good opportunity to see the only running Tiger tank in action too!).

St Chamond
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Schneider
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Nota: both were rusting outside the Aberdeen proving ground, former WW1 war-loaners from France. The Museum won them back in 1987. They were painted dull grey and the shipping addresses were spray painted in black on the sides of the hulls. They are now like new inside out but I m not sure about the engines that the museum was planning on rebuilding

-- Edited by wuestehu at 01:04, 2008-05-02

-- Edited by wuestehu at 01:04, 2008-05-02

J Fullerton · Captain

Actually, I don't believe that's the Saumur St Chamond at all.� The one in that photo has the early circular cupolas, the Saumur one has the later squarish type.

James H · Legend

Yes, the St. Chamond in the picture is the 1st type, the one at Saumur the 2nd.

There is a genuine colour pic of a Schneider in existence, and another issue of this mag contains a pic of one but it's hard to say whether these are coloured b/w shots or the real thing.