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When I see and think about oscillating turrets, I always think about France, why?

Apologies if this is a repeated or dumb question on this subreddit, first time posting, but I was genuinely curious:

Why did the French use the oscillating turret on their armored vehicles more than other nations?

I know there are other nations that had concepts and variations with such a turret, I know the US had its prototypes and even made the M1128 which has been retired back in 2022, but when I see such a turret, I always think about France and its light tanks (AMX-13) and armored cars (Panhard EBR).

I have read up on its pros and cons (good for autoloaders and not too big, bad in terms of design complexity and lack of NBC protection), but I was curious why this weird connection. Is it because video games like WT and WoT give France a bunch of actual and prototype tanks with oscillating turrets, or did France have a fondness for the design, or rather their tank doctrine heavily favored these types of turrets?

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