During World War I, France was a pioneer in tank development, designing innovative and influential tanks to break the stalemate of trench warfare. French tank production initially lagged behind the British but eventually surpassed them in numbers, with France possessing the most tanks of any nation by the end of the war.Crazy French Tanks Size Comparison 3DCollomp 1 to 2-Man Tank – 3.2tAEM One-Man Light Tank – 6tRenault Char d’Assaut 18hp – 6.5tRenault FT AC – 6.5 tRenault AMR-35 – 6.5 tonsAPX 6-tonnes Light Tank – 6.8tRenault FT – 7.2tRenault FT 17 75BS – 7.3tChar Peugeot – 8tRenault R35 – 9.8 tCuirasse Aubriot-Gabert – 10tFrot-Laffly armoured roller – 10 tBatignolles-Châtillon Light Infantry Tank – 11.76tBatignolles-Châtillon DP2 – 12.2tFCM 36 – 12.35tSchneider CA1 – 13.5tRenault Char D1 – 13.8tA10 Cruiser Mk II – 14.3tAMX 40 – 16tChar de Bataille FAMH – 17tChar de Bataille SRA- 19.5tSomua SAu 40 – 20.5tSaint Chamond – 23tARL V 39 – 25tBoirault machine – 30tChar B1 Bis – 32tAMX-30 – 36tChar B1 Ter – 36.6tDelahaye’s Tank – 40tFCM 1A – 41.2tChar B40 – 42tAMX Tracteur B – 42tChar BB – 45tARL 44 – 48tLeclerc – 54tTracteur FCM F4 – 57tChar 2C – 70tPerrinelle-Dumay Amphibious Tank – 84tChar de Forteresse ARL – 120tFCM F1 – 140 tAMX Tracteur C – 140tAMX Tracteur D – 150tAMX Canard – 257t