Morar Andrei Posted 9 November , 2017 Share Posted 9 November , 2017 I found another interesting image, but this time I don't know from which war it may be. It is surely an armoured car used by the Romanian divisions. Can I get some help? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morar Andrei Posted 11 November , 2017 Author Share Posted 11 November , 2017 So, WW1 or WW2? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morar Andrei Posted 17 November , 2017 Author Share Posted 17 November , 2017 The armoured cars look like a mix between the Czechoslovakian inter-war (right) one and WW1 ones (left, which strangely looks like a Russian Hotchkiss Isorskie one). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
28juni14 Posted 10 February , 2018 Share Posted 10 February , 2018 Hallo Morar! The vehicle on the right is a Renault Mle1915 Armoured Car. It was armed with a machine gun. France supplied a number of these cars to the Czar's Imperial Army during WW1 . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morar Andrei Posted 10 February , 2018 Author Share Posted 10 February , 2018 About the Renault Mle 1915, like these ones? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
28juni14 Posted 10 February , 2018 Share Posted 10 February , 2018 ... the drawing is a Model 1914. The two in the photograph are 1915 models. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morar Andrei Posted 10 February , 2018 Author Share Posted 10 February , 2018 You say furst image is a Mle.1914, even if the pictures says it's a 1915. Now, I'm puzzeled. Here is another picture which the called a "Mle.1914": Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
28juni14 Posted 11 February , 2018 Share Posted 11 February , 2018 Hallo Morar! I stand corrected; the top drawing is indeed a Renault Mle 1915. I was fooled by the engine covers in the drawing. I should have noted the radiator side armour affixed immediately aft of the bonnet. My too-hasty ID caused the error. (I thought at first it was a Peugeot !) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morar Andrei Posted 12 February , 2018 Author Share Posted 12 February , 2018 No problem! Here is another question: I think that the radiator side armour was somehow effective; why would they remove it? Was the engine overheating or it was easier to get to it in case it broke? I don't think there would be any other logic for removing the armour plates protecting it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
28juni14 Posted 15 February , 2018 Share Posted 15 February , 2018 The bonnet was not removed. The drawing does not convey the "slant" of the motor armor. The traditional engine cover design of Renault was continued in an armoured variant. In as much as the radiator was positioned behind the motor, it needed as much air as possible. Hence, the armoured louvers you see in the photograph, and the radiator side armour in the drawing. It apparently served well for the Russians, beside the English Austins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morar Andrei Posted 23 February , 2018 Author Share Posted 23 February , 2018 I found a refference for my first photo posted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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