Charron-Girardot-Voigt 1902

Charron-Girardot-Voigt 1902
The Charron-Girardot-Voigt 1902.
Type	Armoured car
Place of origin	France
Service history
In service	8 March 1902-
Production history
Manufacturer	Charron Girardot & Voigt
Unit cost	45,000 Francs
Number built	2
Specifications
Weight	3,000 kg
Crew	3
Armor	7 mm
Main armament	Hotchkiss machine gun 1901
Engine	gasoline internal combustion engine 50 hp

The Charron-Girardot-Voigt 1902 was a French armoured car (French: Automitrailleuse blindée) developed in 1902 by the company Charron Girardot & Voigt. It was equipped with a Hotchkiss machine gun, and with 7 mm armour for the gunner.^[1][2]

The first fully armoured car was designed by the Georgian engineer Mikheil Nakashidze. His design for a machine gun armed vehicle with 4-8mm of armour, combat weight of 3,000kg, and a road speed of 50km/hour was accepted by the Russian War Ministry for service with the Russian Army. However, as no Russian plant was considered capable of producing the vehicle, manufacture was subcontracted to the French company Charron, Girardot, and Voigt.

The new machine was presented at the Salon de l'Automobile et du cycle in Brussels, starting 8 March 1902.^[3]

Advertisements

Charron, Girardot & Voight - C.G.V. Import Company, New York - The New York Times, December 4, 1906

See also

• History of the tank

Notes

1. ^ Early Armoured Cars E. Bartholomew, p.4 [1]
2. ^ Gougaud, p.11-12
3. ^ Gougaud, p.11

References

• Alain Gougaud L'Aube de la Gloire, Les Autos-Mitrailleuses et les Chars Français pendant la Grande Guerre, 1987, Musée des Blindés, ISBN 2904255028