Claí tank

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Claí
A Claí deployed in Argalen, Fiannria c. 1936
TypeBreak-through tank, Heavy tank
Place of originFaneria
Service history
Used byFaneria
WarsSecond Great War
Production history
Designed1921-1936
Produced1933-1939
No. built3405 (230 A-type, 1870+ C-type, unknown G and H-type)
Specifications
Mass27-32 tons
Length21'
Width8'2"
Height9'3"
Crew4

Armor1.5" riveted (A, C types), 2" riveted (C type), 3" cast (H type)
Main
armament
4" Cannon (A, C, H types), Mounted Flamethrower (G 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 improvements to the gearing and tracks 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.