Claí tank

Claí
A Claí deployed in Argalen, Fiannria c. 1936
Type	Break-through tank, Heavy tank
Place of origin	Faneria
Service history
Used by	Faneria
Wars	Second Great War
Production history
Designed	1921-1936
Produced	1933-1939
No. built	3405 (230 A-type, 1870+ C-type, unknown G and H-type)
Specifications
Mass	27-32 tons
Length	21'
Width	8'2"
Height	9'3"
Crew	4
Armor	1.5" riveted (A, C types), 2" riveted (C type), 3" cast (H type)
Main armament	3" Cannon (A, C types), Mounted Flamethrower (G type), 4" Cannon (H Type)
Secondary armament	2x0.5" Machine Guns (A, G types), 2" Cannon (C, H types)
Maximum speed	20 mph (14 mph offroad) maximum (type C; others slower)

The Claí (Aen. Wall/Barricade), or Type 33 Tank was a heavy tank developed and produced by Faneria during the 1930s.

Design and Production

Production line at Cancale, 1935.

Variants

The original Claí (later designated the Claí-A) featured a one-man turret with twin machine guns for self-defence; however, the original role of the tank as primarily an SPG platform was adapted to a heavy support tank role, becoming the Claí-C, which served in large numbers during the Second Great War. Later developments lead to a limited production of a Claí-G featuring the lighter armor and MG turret of the Claí-A, but replaced the hull-mounted cannon with a flamethrower for use in clearing entrenchments and urban areas. The last commonly produced version of the Claí, the H-type, featured an even thicker, mostly cast hull and larger hull gun intended to keep the tank relevant, but the design ceased production after 1939 regardless as newer designs became preferable.

The unproduced Claí-D became the basis of the Maeor superheavy tank, originally envisioned as a command variant and later adapted into a distinct system.

Service History

Claí on display in Oirthidún, Faneria.