Carro Pesado de Artilleria M-16 CA1

The French Schneider CA.1 (char d’assaut) tank was another World War I leftover. Even more prone to breakdown than the Renault FT-17, the char d’assaut Schneider had fuel tanks located in the front portion of the vehicle, making the craft vulnerable to direct hits from that quarter, a serious design flaw. Even in its limited use against the garrison of the Alcazar in Toledo, early in the war, a number of Schneiders were knocked out en route in a Nationalist ambush where the Nationalists lacked both tanks and true anti-tank weapons. Nor was the Schneider able to fulfill its mission of exploiting breaches in the walls of the fortress. When the Nationalists captured Toledo a few months later, they found most of the remaining Spanish Schneiders abandoned in the streets. With more modern designs making their appearance, the obsolescence of this tank was apparent and the Schneider disappeared from the Spanish scene. About 400 CA.1’s were constructed in the years 1916-17, but only a few were to be found in the Spanish arsenal. Crew was usually six to seven men. Spanish designation for this tank was Carro Pesado de Artilleria M 16 CA1.

Mod information

Due to the lack of this model or a similar model in CMBB, this tank is not being included in the modification.

Notes

Introductory texts from [Santa Cruz]