SOMUA S35
The SOMUA S35 was a French Cavalry tank of the Second World War. Built from 1936 until 1940 to equip the armoured divisions of the Cavalry, it was for its time a relatively agile medium-weight tank, superior in armour and armament to its French and foreign competitors, such as the contemporary versions of the German Panzerkampfwagen III. It was constructed from well-sloped, mainly cast, armour sections, that however made it expensive to produce and time-consuming to maintain.
During the German invasion of May 1940, the SOMUA S35 proved itself to be a tactically effective type, but this was negated by the French command's strategic mistakes in deploying the Cavalry armoured divisions. After the defeat of France in June 1940, limiting production to a number of about 440, captured SOMUA S35s were used by the Axis powers, some of them on the Eastern Front. A derived type, the SOMUA S40, with an improved suspension, lowered hull cast and welded turret armour, had been planned to replace the original version on the production lines in July 1940. Agreements to produce this improved type for the benefit of Vichy France, Germany and Japan, ultimately did not lead to any manufacture.
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Seems So
by: Apples In Stereowhen i called last night i wasn't high
no, i had not been drinking
when i saw a sight i can't deny
now made me do some thinking.
imagine my surprise:
ooh i nearly dozed off on my pillow.
had to rub my eyes:
ooh i saw the whole thing from my window
and it seems so, i don't know
no i don't know if it's true.
and it seems so, i don't know
no i don't know what to do.
when somebody sees to sky open wide
and rides the solar system,
if he saw themoonlight pass him by
what would you think about him?
imagine my surprise:
all my life i've been so ordinary.
had to rub my eyes:
ooh my mind was just a little blurry.
and it seems so, i don't know
no i don't know if it's true.
and it seems so, i don't know
no i don't know what to do.
was it something in the sky,
or something in my eyes?
now, i don't know.
something that i've seen,
or was it a dream?
man, i don't know.
when i tell the world my trouble plight
now, do you think they'll listen?
or is this the kind of tripe people like
to put on television?
imagine my surprise:
all my life i look out of my window.
had to rub my eyes:
ooh i saw the whole thing from my pillow.
oh doctor, it seems so, i don't know
no i don't know if it's true.
and it seems so, i don't know