M1917 Six-Ton Tank
In service 1918 - 1930s
Also known asSix-Ton Special Tractor
American licence-built copy of the Renault FT.
Built byVan Dorn, Maxwell, C. L. Best (assembly)
Photograph pending. No clearly licensed photograph of this vehicle was found.
Development history
Production began in 1918 but no examples reached France before the Armistice. It remained the US Army's principal light tank through the 1920s.