Frot-Laffly armoured roller

Frot-Laffly roller

Top: Frot-Laffly roller, tested on 28 March 1915 in France.
Bottom: "Rouleau cuirassé Paul Frot" in L'Illustration.
TypeArmoured fighting vehicle
Place of originFrench Third Republic
Service history
In serviceMarch 1915 (experimental)
Production history
DesignerPaul Frot
DesignedDecember 1914
ManufacturerLaffly
ProducedEarly 1915
No. built1
Specifications
Mass10 tonnes
Length7.00 m
Width2.00 m
Height2.30 m
Crew9

Armor7 mm
Main
armament
4 machine guns
Enginegasoline internal combustion engine
20 hp
Fuel capacity30 liters
Operational
range
one day operation
Maximum speed 3–5 km/h

The Frot-Laffly armoured roller, also Frot-Turmel-Laffly armoured roller (French: Char Frot-Turmel-Laffly, also Rouleau cuirassé Paul Frot), was an early French experimental armoured fighting vehicle designed and built from December 1914 to March 1915.


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