Ironically I was unable to get a tank model, but I got kits of American soldiers from World War One. Since then I happened to see what looks like a photograph of American soldiers running ahead of a St, Chamond tank. I know US forces only had Renault FT's of their own, so I was wondering what the story was. American forces fighting in support of other nations'?
It's more a case of other nations' tanks supporting US infantry. Here's an extract from the Renault FT Wikipedia Talk Page. Don't worry - you can believe this:
There is a figure that can be found that is far higher than the well-documented provision of 144 FTs to the AEF, and it is the result of a well-intentioned but much misinterpreted point made by Dale Wilson. He counts the total of tanks available to the AEF at Saint-Mihiel and Meuse-Argonne – of all types. That includes the two battalions of American-crewed FTs, the three battalions of French-crewed FTs, and assorted Schneiders and Saint-Chamonds. The total comes to 419, comprising Patton’s 144 FTs, 24 Schneiders under French Major Charles Chanoine, 216 French-operated FTs, and another 35 assorted Schneiders and Saint-Chamonds. Some sources have mistakenly concluded that the total figure refers to US-crewed FTs only.
-- Edited by James H on Friday 14th of April 2017 06:15:04 PM
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