Since the Belgian Armed Forces were looking to upgrade their anti-tank capability in the early 1930s, and due to the popularity of the tankette concept, the Carden Loyd Mk VI tankette was chosen as the basis for a first attempt to developing a fully mechanized anti-tank capability.
Da de belgiske væbnede styrker gerne ville opgradere deres panserværn i begynbdelsen af 1930'erne og da tankettekonceptet var populært, blev Carden Loyd Mk VI tanketten valgt som grundlag for et første forsøg på at udvikle et fuldt ud mekaniseret panserværn.