Hastily put together, the new turret was mated to the chassis and tested in June with an initial order for around 40 vehicles already being planned. These efforts were only further compounded by the outbreak of WWII in September.īy May 1940, as the war situation was increasingly becoming dire, Renault was contracted to produce a new turret for the AMD 35, capable of housing the SA35 cannon. However, as other vehicles were given higher priority for rearmament once the demand for the SA35 cannon outpaced production capacities, other solutions for the growing lack of anti-tank capabilities were searched for.
As a result, it was decided to upgun the AMD 35 with the 47mm SA35 cannon. In the months leading up to WWII, the French army came to the conclusion that the effectiveness of the 25mm cannon with which their AMD 35 armored cars were equipped, was insufficient to deal with hostile armored units past close range engagements.
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