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.
Trots att den designades från 1933 som en ganska långsam men välbepansrad lätt infanteri stödstridsvagn, avvisades den ursprungligen av det franska infanteriet, eftersom det visade sig svårt att styra den under körning och den antogs istället 1936 av det franska kavalleriet.