The American tanks got away, but the French tank was shot to pieces and the men killed.

Frequently, figures of 623 German and 415 French tanks are given.

French tanks, individually, were superior in weapons and protection to their German equivalent.

The French tanks had better guns and armor protection.

The specifications implied that the vehicle would have been the most potent and modern French tank yet developed.

At first the French tanks were used in an infantry support and defensive role.

On the morning of 16 May a counter-attack was led by the French tanks.

At one point she came under German artillery fire aboard a French tank.

At first the French tanks did not equip any units; no crews were trained to man the type.

However, one crucial disadvantage of the French tanks, considered as a very broad whole, was their low endurance.