The **Hotchkiss H35** or Char léger modèle 1935 H was a French light tank developed prior to World War II. Despite having been designed from 1933 as a rather **slow** but **well-armoured** light infantry support tank, the type was initially rejected by the French Infantry because it proved difficult to steer while driving cross-country, and was instead adopted in 1936 by the French Cavalry.