D2 - Revision history

U9202753: New Specs-Card Artimage. Old picture moved to Media: Images

2024-07-17T23:12:24Z

New Specs-Card Artimage. Old picture moved to Media: Images

U74396666: New Description Project - France Priority: Tanks - Char D2

2023-10-22T11:11:50Z

New Description Project - France Priority: Tanks - Char D2

U83153598: some extra additions to usage in battles

2023-03-09T20:24:16Z

some extra additions to usage in battles

U44629479: /* Ammunition */ Converted to transclusion

2023-01-22T22:43:56Z

‎Ammunition: Converted to transclusion

U44629479: /* Ammo racks */ Updated section

2022-10-25T22:04:28Z

‎Ammo racks: Updated section

U38088265: /* Main armament */ Updated

2022-06-25T09:33:03Z

‎Main armament: Updated

U44629479: Edits

2022-05-24T22:15:12Z

Edits

U37005499: /* Pros and cons */ Improved

2022-05-24T17:44:09Z

‎Pros and cons: Improved

U9202753 at 16:31, 12 February 2022

2022-02-12T16:31:19Z

U44629479: Edits

2022-02-02T15:44:42Z

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 {{Specs-Card
 |code=fr_renault_d2
-|images={{Specs-Card-Image|GarageImage_{{PAGENAME}}.jpg|ArtImage_{{PAGENAME}}.png}}
+|images={{Specs-Card-Image|GarageImage_{{PAGENAME}}.jpg|ArtImage2_{{PAGENAME}}.png}}
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 == Media ==
 <!-- ''Excellent additions to the article would be video guides, screenshots from the game, and photos.'' -->
 ;Skins
 * [https://live.warthunder.com/feed/camouflages/?vehicle=fr_renault_d2 Skins and camouflages for the {{PAGENAME}} from live.warthunder.com.]

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 == Description ==
 <!-- ''In the description, the first part should be about the history of the creation and combat usage of the vehicle, as well as its key features. In the second part, tell the reader about the ground vehicle in the game. Insert a screenshot of the vehicle, so that if the novice player does not remember the vehicle by name, he will immediately understand what kind of vehicle the article is talking about.'' -->
-The '''{{Specs|name}}''' is a rank {{Specs|rank}} French medium tank {{Battle-rating}}. It was introduced in [[Update "Starfighters"]]. The D2 can be considered the brother of the [[S.35]], sporting similar thick all-around armour, the same 47 mm SA35 gun, and a 3-man crew in the same configuration. The primary differences are the D2 is significantly slower - with nearly half the top speed and a lower power-to-weight ratio - while having a flatter, boxier hull shape, allowing the D2 to angle its armour more reliably.
+The '''Char D2''' was a French medium tank operated during the interwar period between World Wars I and II. While the Char D1 was ordered, a design was developed to create a more advanced tank. The Char D1 had already evolved from an infantry support tank to a medium tank capable of engaging and eliminating enemy tanks. This made it the obvious candidate as a replacement for the [[B1 bis|Char B1 heavy tank]], as the latter was on the verge of being prohibited by an armament limitation treaty under the auspices of the League of Nations, which would impose a weight limit of twenty metric tonnes for armoured fighting vehicles.
 == General info ==

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 In a defensive role, being at a distance from the frontline will force enemy tanks to drive in the open to get to you. Always play with a nearby obstacle you can use as cover if you get hit and need to repair. Have a planned retreat route as the enemy will try to use artillery or CAS to dislodge you from cover. A good player in a {{PAGENAME}} can lock the enemy advance if positioned in a corridor and properly angled.
 If you try to use the {{PAGENAME}} in a different role on the battlefield, you will quickly reach its limits: as a frontline tank, you will take shots from long range tank destroyers that will disable your tank. Your armour is not thick enough for tank destroyers with long guns. You will also be easily flanked by light tanks or armoured cars, especially if they swarm you. Only 1-on-1 engagements should be performed in this role. If you attempt to play long range engagements, your short gun will lack accuracy and penetration will greatly drop over distance. Even with your good gun depression allowing you to fire from behind the cover of a ridge, the slow muzzle velocity of your shells will make it difficult to aim at moving targets in the distance.
 ;Notable enemies
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 * Tanks with HEAT shells,
 * Tanks with many crew members: your ammunition having little post-penetration damage, knocking all crew members becomes lengthy.
 ;How to defeat a {{PAGENAME}}
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 ;Skins
 * [https://live.warthunder.com/feed/camouflages/?vehicle=fr_renault_d2 Skins and camouflages for the {{PAGENAME}} from live.warthunder.com.]
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 ;Other vehicles of similar configuration and role
 * [[I-Go Ko]]

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 * '''Mle1935 HE''': HE; useful for destroying open and very lightly armoured vehicles.
-{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" width="100%"
+{{:SA35 L/32 (47 mm)/Ammunition|Mle1935, Mle1935 HE}}
 ==== [[Ammo racks]] ====

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 ==== [[Ammo racks]] ====
 [[File:Ammoracks_{{PAGENAME}}.png|right|thumb|x250px|[[Ammo racks]] of the {{PAGENAME}}]]
-<!-- '''Last updated: 2.1.0.94''' -->
+<!-- '''Last updated: 2.19.0.85''' -->
 {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
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 ! Visual<br>discrepancy
 |-
-| '''108''' || 91&nbsp;''(+17)'' || 73&nbsp;''(+35)'' || 55&nbsp;''(+53)'' || 37&nbsp;''(+71)'' || 19&nbsp;''(+89)'' || 1&nbsp;''(+107)'' || No
+| '''120''' || 103&nbsp;''(+17)'' || 85&nbsp;''(+35)'' || 61&nbsp;''(+59)'' || 43&nbsp;''(+77)'' || 25&nbsp;''(+95)'' || 1&nbsp;''(+119)'' || No
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 * As they are modeled by sets of 3, shells disappear from the rack only after you've fired all shells in the set.
-* Packing 25 ''(+83)'' shells is a good compromise to have enough shells at your disposal while reducing drastically the risk of ammo rack detonation.
+* Packing 25 ''(+95)'' shells is a good compromise to have enough shells at your disposal while reducing drastically the risk of ammo rack detonation.
 === Machine guns ===

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 |-
 ! ''Arcade''
-| rowspan="2" | 108 || rowspan="2" | ±18° || rowspan="2" | ±180° || rowspan="2" | Shoulder || 9.5 || 13.2 || 16.0 || 17.7 || 18.8 || rowspan="2" | 5.2 || rowspan="2" | 4.6 || rowspan="2" | 4.2 || rowspan="2" | 4.0
+| rowspan="2" | 120 || rowspan="2" | ±18° || rowspan="2" | ±180° || rowspan="2" | {{Annotation|Shoulder|up to 10 km/h}} || 9.5 || 13.2 || 16.0 || 17.7 || 18.8 || rowspan="2" | 5.20 || rowspan="2" | 4.60 || rowspan="2" | 4.24 || rowspan="2" | 4.00
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 ! ''Realistic''
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 | Mle1935 || APC || 660 || 1.62 || N/A || N/A || N/A || 48° || 63° || 71°
 |-
-| Mle1935 HE || HE || 590 || 1.41 || 0.0 || 0.1 || 143 || 79° || 80° || 81°
+| Mle1935 HE || HE || 590 || 1.41 || 0 || 0.1 || 143 || 79° || 80° || 81°
 |-
 |}
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 * Very low top speed
 * No explosive filler for its AP shells.
 * Poor turret rotation speed
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 * [https://www.tanks-encyclopedia.com/ww2/france/Char_Renault_D2.php <nowiki>[Tanks Encyclopedia]</nowiki> Char Renault D2]
 {{France medium tanks}}

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 '''Pros:'''
-* Thick all-around armour, able to be heavily angled.
+* Thick all-around armour, able to be heavily angled
-* Shoulder stabilizer.
+* Good penetration power
-* 3 crew members, granting better survivability than French rank I 2-man vehicles.
+* Shoulder stabilizer
-* Quick reverse speed: -12 km/h.
+* 3 crew members, granting better survivability than French rank I 2-man vehicles
-* Neutral steering.
+* Quick reverse speed
 '''Cons:'''
-* Low top speed and overall manoeuvrability
+* Very low top speed
-* Gun deals poor post penetration damage and will struggle penetration wise in uptiers or at range
+* No explosive filler for its AP shells.
 * Poor turret rotation speed
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 ;Skins
 * [https://live.warthunder.com/feed/camouflages/?vehicle=fr_renault_d2 Skins and camouflages for the {{PAGENAME}} from live.warthunder.com.]
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 ;Other vehicles of similar configuration and role
 * [[I-Go Ko]]

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 == Description ==
 <!-- ''In the description, the first part should be about the history of the creation and combat usage of the vehicle, as well as its key features. In the second part, tell the reader about the ground vehicle in the game. Insert a screenshot of the vehicle, so that if the novice player does not remember the vehicle by name, he will immediately understand what kind of vehicle the article is talking about.'' -->
-The '''{{Specs|name}}''' is a rank {{Specs|rank}} French medium tank {{Battle-rating}}. It was introduced in [[Update "Starfighters"]]. The D2 can be considered the brother of the [[S.35]], sporting similar thick all-around armour, the same 47 mm SA35 gun, and a 3-man crew in the same configuration. The primary differences are the D2 is ''significantly'' slower - with nearly half the top speed and a lower power-to-weight ratio - while having a flatter, boxier hull shape, allowing the D2 to angle its armour more reliably.
+The '''{{Specs|name}}''' is a rank {{Specs|rank}} French medium tank {{Battle-rating}}. It was introduced in [[Update "Starfighters"]]. The D2 can be considered the brother of the [[S.35]], sporting similar thick all-around armour, the same 47 mm SA35 gun, and a 3-man crew in the same configuration. The primary differences are the D2 is significantly slower - with nearly half the top speed and a lower power-to-weight ratio - while having a flatter, boxier hull shape, allowing the D2 to angle its armour more reliably.
 == General info ==
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 The D2's ammo racks are located deep in the bottom of the hull, nestled behind the D2's extra suspension armour and the suspension itself, making them fairly well-protected.
-'''Armour types:'''
+'''Armour type:'''
 * Rolled homogeneous armour (hull, sideskirts, turret ring, turret roof)
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 '''Notes:'''
-* Suspension wheels are 15 mm thick, bogies are 10 mm thick and tracks are 20 mm thick
+* Suspension wheels are 15 mm thick, bogies are 10 mm thick and tracks are 20 mm thick.
-* Lower and upper turret ring armour are both 40 mm thick, and overlap slightly
+* Lower and upper turret ring armour are both 40 mm thick, and overlap slightly.
 * Storage boxes, exhaust cover plate and mudguards are 5 mm thick.
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 |-
 |}
-Notes:
+'''Notes''':
 * As they are modeled by sets of 3, shells disappear from the rack only after you've fired all shells in the set.
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 === [[wt:en/news/6709-development-char-d2-slow-advance-en|Devblog]] ===
-Development of the Char D2 began in 1930, while Renault still worked on the Char D1 project. Unlike the Char D1 light tank, the French military requested the development of a heavier version of the vehicle, sporting thicker armor and better mobility, which was seen as an alternative to the Char B1 heavy tank, whose numbers were projected to become limited by possible arms limitation treaties.
+Development of the Char D2 began in 1930, while Renault still worked on the Char D1 project. Unlike the Char D1 light tank, the French military requested the development of a heavier version of the vehicle, sporting thicker armour and better mobility, which was seen as an alternative to the Char B1 heavy tank, whose numbers were projected to become limited by possible arms limitation treaties.
 Renault began work on the Char D2 and with the use of the then innovative welding technique, hoped to save weight and thus also cost of the new vehicle. The first prototype of the Char D2, called Renault UZ, was completed in 1932, followed soon after by two further prototypes in November 1933. Testing was kept relatively short, or in some aspects didn't happen altogether, in order to start production sooner. The first production orders were issued in 1934, with the first production models entering service with the French army in 1935. A second, improved production batch was ordered in June 1938, sporting a newer turret and improved firepower.
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 ;Skins
 * [https://live.warthunder.com/feed/camouflages/?vehicle=fr_renault_d2 Skins and camouflages for the {{PAGENAME}} from live.warthunder.com.]
 '''Images'''<gallery mode="packed" heights="150">
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 * ''reference to the series of the vehicles;''
 * ''links to approximate analogues of other nations and research trees.'' -->
 ;Other vehicles of similar configuration and role
 * [[I-Go Ko]]
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