{"id":3711,"date":"2023-12-07T13:39:25","date_gmt":"2023-12-07T13:39:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.historial.fr\/reproduction-of-a-wwi-era-saint-chamond-tank\/"},"modified":"2024-03-19T12:41:33","modified_gmt":"2024-03-19T12:41:33","slug":"reproduction-of-a-wwi-era-saint-chamond-tank","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.historial.fr\/en\/news\/temporary-exhibits\/reproduction-of-a-wwi-era-saint-chamond-tank\/","title":{"rendered":"Reproduction of a WWI-era Saint-Chamond tank"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"3711\" class=\"elementor elementor-3711 elementor-396\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d8a0064 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2d8a0064\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3af0c5a3 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3af0c5a3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Saint-Chamond tank <\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-43d7244b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"43d7244b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4884fcf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4884fcf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>On display in the courtyard of the Historial<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-77c3af8b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"77c3af8b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ced137 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6ced137\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Commemorating the Great War and creating a buzz<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4071f0e6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4071f0e6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>To coincide with the commemorations marking the centenary of the Great War, Thierry Duponcheel, a teacher at the Le Corbusier professional high school in Tourcoing, had the bright idea of getting his pupils to build a full-size replica of a WWI-era tank. With this project, he had two goals in mind: to commemorate the Great War, and to raise the profile of the \u201cdecoration and design\u201d program at his school.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c775daf e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c775daf\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-35ea82a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"35ea82a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Saint-Chamond tank, an ideal model<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-766f630 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"766f630\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Simply and solidly-designed, the Saint-Chamond tank soon emerged as the most suitable model for this project. The second attack tank manufactured by the French Army during the First World War, heavier and longer than its predecessor (the Schneider CA1), 400 of these armoured vehicles were produced by the Compagnie des Forges et Aci\u00e9ries de la Marine et d\u2019Hom\u00e9court, in Saint-Chamond. It is thus an important part of local history in the corner of northern France where the high school is situated: nick-named \u2018Mon P\u2019tit Quinquin\u2019, the Saint-Chamond saw action during the Flanders campaign. No original model has survived intact, but a \u201csecond generation\u201d Saint-Chamond tank is now on display at the museum of armoured vehicles in Saumur.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f5a4fc e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4f5a4fc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c2b0a0c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c2b0a0c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" src=\"https:\/\/www.historial.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/char_saint_chaumond.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-2908\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.historial.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/char_saint_chaumond.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/www.historial.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/char_saint_chaumond-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.historial.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/char_saint_chaumond-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.historial.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/char_saint_chaumond-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.historial.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/char_saint_chaumond-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-52618b7 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"52618b7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5149e7d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5149e7d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Painstaking work<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6682ecc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6682ecc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The pupils, whose studies usually focus on the design of promotional items, used design software to create plans for the replica tank. The dimensions are suitably impressive: 9 metres long, 2.5 metres wide and 3 metres tall. The team began by creating a 1:10 scale model, a task which took 3 months. Using this model, the students were able to build and paint the final, full-size replica. Originally exhibited at Roncq, during the second edition of the Retro M\u00e9canic festival, the tank was the star of the 11 November ceremony in Tourcoing before going on display at the town hall. Thierry Duponcheel and six pupils have now rebuilt the replica in the courtyard of the Historial, for visitors to the museum to enjoy.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5642f01 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5642f01\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Watch this video summary of the construction process: <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6726e44e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6726e44e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-12c406a0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"12c406a0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;vimeo&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<iframe class=\"elementor-video-iframe\" allowfullscreen allow=\"clipboard-write\" title=\"vimeo Video Player\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/187839068?color&amp;autopause=0&amp;loop=0&amp;muted=0&amp;title=1&amp;portrait=1&amp;byline=1#t=\"><\/iframe>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Saint-Chamond tank On display in the courtyard of the Historial Commemorating the Great War and creating a buzz To coincide with the commemorations marking the centenary of the Great War, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":4097,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-3711","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - 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