{"product_id":"hotchkiss-h35","title":"Hotchkiss H35 Early Version","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFirst to fight 1\/72\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cb\u003eHotchkiss H35\u003c\/b\u003e or \u003cspan title=\"French-language text\"\u003e\u003ci lang=\"fr\"\u003eChar léger modèle 1935 H\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e was a French \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tanks_in_France#Inter_War\" class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Tanks in France\"\u003ecavalry tank\u003c\/a\u003e developed prior to \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/World_War_II\" title=\"World War II\"\u003eWorld War II\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003cbr\u003eDespite having been designed from 1933 as a rather slow but \u003cbr\u003ewell-armoured light infantry support tank, the type was initially \u003cbr\u003erejected by the French Infantry because steering proved difficult during\u003cbr\u003ecross-country use, and was instead adopted in 1936 by the French \u003cbr\u003eCavalry arm.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom 1938 an improved version was produced with a more powerful engine, the \u003ci\u003eChar léger modèle 1935 H modifié 39\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003cbr\u003ewhich from 1940 was also fitted with a longer, more powerful 37 mm gun.\u003cbr\u003eIt was intended to make this improved variant the standard light tank, \u003cbr\u003ewith at least four thousand produced to equip new armoured divisions of \u003cbr\u003eboth the Cavalry and the Infantry arms, but due to the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Battle_of_France\" title=\"Battle of France\"\u003edefeat of France\u003c\/a\u003e in June 1940, total production of both subtypes was limited to about 1200 vehicles.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor the remainder of the war Germany and its allies used captured Hotchkiss tanks in several modifications. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdl\u003e\n\u003cdt\u003e\n\u003ch3 id=\"Ausf._B\"\u003e\n\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.1001hobbies.com\/1595581-large_default\/first-to-fight-kits-ftf080-hotchkiss-h-35-early-version.jpg\" class=\"sFlh5c FyHeAf iPVvYb\" alt=\"Model kit Hotchkiss H-35 early version\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/www.gdkits.com\/en\/images\/FTF080_2.jpg\" class=\"sFlh5c FyHeAf iPVvYb\" alt=\"1\/72 Hotchkiss H-35 Early French Light Tank - 1\/72 AFV Kits\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/www.emodels.co.uk\/media\/wysiwyg\/Graphics-new\/pic5\/FTF080_5.png\" class=\"sFlh5c FyHeAf iPVvYb\" alt=\"First To Fight Kits 1\/72 Hotchkiss H-35 early version # 080 | eBay UK\"\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003c\/dt\u003e\n\u003c\/dl\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdl\u003e\n\u003cdt\u003e\u003c\/dt\u003e\n\u003cdd\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/dd\u003e\n\u003c\/dl\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"First to Fight","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58222821704064,"sku":"PL1939-080","price":15.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0978\/1601\/9328\/files\/PL1939-080.jpg?v=1780825883","url":"https:\/\/pienoismallimarketti.fi\/products\/hotchkiss-h35","provider":"Pienoismallimarketti","version":"1.0","type":"link"}