Renault FT
Tier I Light Tank France

Renault FT

FT

Tank ID 577

Vehicle description

Wargaming Tankopedia

The vehicle entered service in 1917, with 3,177 vehicles manufactured by the end of World War I and 3,800 vehicles produced in total. At the beginning of World War II, a total of 1,560 vehicles were in service.

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Technical profile

Standard configuration

Hit points

250

Weight

4.8 t

Forward speed

21 km/h

Reverse speed

8 km/h

View range

300 m

Signal range

300 m

Armour

Front Sides Rear
Hull 16 16 16
Turret 22 22 16

Engine: Renault (FT) · 50 hp

Radio: ER 52

Armament

Standard gun and ammunition

37 mm APX SA18 (FT)

Calibre 37 mm
Reload time 2.2 s
Aiming time 2.0 s
Dispersion 0.42
Rate of fire 27.27 /min
Ammo capacity 545

Shell types

AP · armour-piercing Damage 23 / 30 / 38

Penetration 22 / 29 / 36 mm

APCR · composite rigid Damage 23 / 30 / 38

Penetration 35 / 46 / 58 mm

HE · high explosive Damage 27 / 36 / 45

Penetration 14 / 18 / 23 mm

Marks of Excellence

Damage thresholds

Combined Damage (Damage + Assist + Tracking)

Combined damage
1 Mark ≥ 65 %
353
2 Marks ≥ 85 %
513
3 Marks ≥ 95 %
662

Approximation based on WN8 expected values — not an official Wargaming figure.

WN8 Expected Values

XVM reference

XVM Expected Values for WN8 calculation (per battle)

Per battle (avg.)
Avg. damage 214
Avg. spotted 1.18
Avg. kills 1.39
Avg. defence 1.91
Exp. win rate 56.88 %

Community stats

Measured, not estimated

Average across every profile stored on WG-Watch — real battles instead of expected values.

Win rate

52.29 %

Avg. WN8

697

Battles

2,251

As of Aug 31, 2026

Rank 11 of 12 at Tier I

Best players on this tank

By WN8

From the stored profiles, minimum 50 battles on this vehicle. Updated daily.

# Player WN8 Battles Win rate
1 __FEH0MEH__ eu 4,142 111 89.19 %
2 F6L3X eu 1,143 79 56.96 %

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