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ARL DP2 amphibious tank

France · Tank · built by ARL (Batignolles)

ARL DP2 amphibious tank
A French pilot-model amphibious tank. It got no further than the experimental stage after the pilot model sank in 1935.
ARL DP2 amphibious tank
Also known asAutomitrailleuse Amphibie DP2, Batignolles DP2
ManufacturerARL (Batignolles)
CountryFrance
TypeTank
StatusPrototype
UseMilitary
Propulsion
Land driveTracked

Specifications need checking. Some figures here were taken from the archive and have not been confirmed against a source.

The Automitrailleuse Amphibie DP2 was a pilot-model amphibious light tank attributed to ARL (Batignolles). The only source in the archive is a captioned book illustration. It shows the boat-shaped tracked hull leaving the water, with a small turret carrying a machine gun. The caption says the design never got past the experimental stage after the pilot model sank in 1935.

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