The Spanish Republicans
Barbastro Tank
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The Barbastro tank is a mystery of the Spanish Civil War. Only one was completed with another three partially. The combat effectiveness of the tank, with its improvised armor, modest armament, and huge size, was probably negligible, and it likely only served as a mobile bunker at the defense of Sariñena.
Bilbao Modele 1932
Armoured Car
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A boxy armoured car based on a Ford commercial truck chassis, with a cylindrical turret armed with a Spansh-built Hotchkiss machine gun. Used by both sides during the Spanish Civil War, the majority remained in Republican hands in 1936, and these were used extensively in the first few months of the war.
Camión Altavoz del Frente
Propaganda Vehicle
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Hemingway described these vehicles as ‘The Loudspeaker of the People’s Army’. Propaganda teams on both sides bombarding the enemy with political messages were a hallmark of the SCW. The Republican ‘Altavoz del Frente’ trucks with giant speakers became commonplace wherever the front had stabilised.
Hispano-Suiza T60 R 'Torpedo'
Troop Transport
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After the assassination of Dato in 1921 it was decided that security troops needed to get to hotspots quicker. By 1932 the Guardias Asaltos were provided with a number of bespoke Hispano-Suiza T60 R ‘Torpedo’ trucks with each being designed to carry a platoon of 25 men at a cost of 25,000 pesetas each.
Landesa Tank
Light Tank
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Around October 1934, Landesa Domenech and Areces, proposed an armed and armored version of the tractor for the Army. Two (most likely with SEFA engines) were converted at this point at the Industrial Química de Nalón facilities in Trubia. However, the Army showed no interest and none were purchased.
Landesa Tractor
Artillery Tractor
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Following successful trials in 1935, the army ordered 9 of these tractors which covered 230 miles under their own power from Trubia to Madrid where they were assigned to the Grupo de Artillería Antiarea nº1. It is assumed they remained with this anti aircraft battery throughout the war, around Madrid
McLaren Steam Traction Engine
Artillery Tractor
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The early part of the 20th Century witnessed much innovation in artillery and how to pull it. Watching events unfold in WW1 Spain was not alone in trialling different methods of traction. Steam traction engines were successfully used in Morocco to haul heavy artillery, some remaining in service in 1936
Renault FT-17
Light Tank w. Octagonal Turret & MG
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Following the disaster at Annual in 1921 the French government finally relented and sold an MG armed FT-17 to Spain. reputedly the only octagonal turret armed FT to serve in spain, this is in fact wrong with a number being imported from countries such as Poland during the civil war for both sides.
Renault FT-17
Light Tank w. Octagonal Turret & Gun
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A total of 64 Renault FT-17’s of varying turrets and armaments were supplied to the Republic by France and Poland in the Spanish Civil War with all 48 Polish ones arriving in Santander just before the fall of the North. Franco’s armies were able to take and put back into service 24 of these.
Renault FT-17
Light Tank w. Berlier Turret & MG
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Of the orginal strength of 15 FT-17’s under the 2nd Republic all but one were equipped with the rounded Berlier turret and all of the original tanks were machine gun armed with a Spanish Hotchkiss 7mm. These tanks found themselves on both sides at the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War
Renault FT-17
Light Tank w. Berlier Turret & Gun
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Renault FT-17’s with gun armed rounded Berlier turrets were all in Spain as a result of being imported from Poland and France. Due ot the fall of the north, many of these vehicles found themselves serving in Nationalist ranks by the end of 1937.
Renault TSH
Light Command Tank
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With the summer 1921 purchase from Renault came a Renault TSF, known in Spain as a TSH (Telegrafía Sin Hilos), unarmed with a boxy superstructure sporting an E10 Radio system, this single specimen served in the Rif war although afterits whereabouts are unrecorded but assumed to be in the Madrid depots.
Fiat 3000
Light Tank
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The Spanish artillery purchased a single Fiat 3000A in October 1924. It was given ‘ATM-984’ as its number plate and assigned to the Escuela Central de Tiro in Carabanchel, Madridto be put through trials. No more is heard of this vehicle although it is assumed to be present in Madrid in 1936 finding employment.
Sadurni de Noya APC
Armoured Personnel Carrier
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The armoured personnel carrier was the alternative version alongside the CA1 that was trialled in Catalonia during the SCW. It demonstrated a number of design innovations and was considered mechanically reliable but ultimately it was decided not to go ahead with a production run leaving only 3 to use.
Sadurni de Noya Tankette
Tankette
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The Catalonian “Sadurni de Noya CA1” was one of the few attempts at domestic AFV production during the SCW. Lacking in Russian AFV’s due to Madrid’s suspicious jealously of Catalan autonomy, Catalonians resorted to using some of their industrial potential in the production of a tankette.
Sadurni de Noya AT
Artillery Tractor
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Owing to the fact that the tankette and armoured personnel carrier versions of the Sadurni de Noya were not moved into production and given the fact that it was considered mechanically reliable it was decided to employ the remaining chassis as artillery and recovery tractors instead.
Schneider CA-1
Light Tank
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Deemed military failures by the French who ditched them as soon as was viable, 6 of the remaining stocks were the first tanks sold to Spain. 4 were still in depots with 2 being taken and used by each side at the commencement of hostilities in 1936, most conspicuously at the Siege of the Alcazar
Trubia A4
Light Tank
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Serving on both sides of the war the five examples of the Trubia A4 did not see 1937 having already been worn out by the time the war started. Situated in and around Trubia the five examples were instrumental in the siege of Oviedo with perhaps only 1 surviving to the lifting of the siege by Molas’ troops.
Trubia Naval
Light Tank
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The Carro de Combate Ligero Para Infantería Modelo 1936 as it was known would only be a paper project but it would serve as inspiration for the Trubia-Naval. The main features of this paper tank were: a small size; 2 crewmen; a 80hp engine; and a mix of composite and conventional armor.
