Renault UE Chenillette

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The Renault UE Chenillette is a light tracked armoured carrier and prime mover produced by France between 1932 and 1940. In 1930, the Commission de Vincennes decided to develop a light armoured vehicle able to tow and supply small cannon and mortars. In 1931, the Renault company was given the contract for production of its Renault UE, combined with the Renault UK trailer. In 1937, from a number of competitors, the Renault UE2 was chosen as an improved type for large-scale production. Of both types combined, over five thousand were built, including licence production in Romania, and they were part of the standard equipment of all French infantry divisions. Most Renault UE vehicles in French service were unarmed; those captured by Germany in 1940 were used for a variety of purposes, including being armed with machine-guns, anti-tank guns and rocket artillery.

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