The Char B1 was a French heavy tank manufactured before World War II. The Char B1 was a specialised break-through vehicle, originally conceived as a self-propelled...

expensive Char B1. With the latter type, in case of war, only a limited number of armoured divisions for the Infantry Arm could be raised; the Char D2 created...

Whereas a reasonably effective heavy breakthrough tank was available, the Char B1, and several light infantry support tanks were on the brink of being taken...

B-class submarine Brasilsat B1, a 1994 communication satellite Char B1, a French heavy tank B1 Centauro, an Italian wheeled tank destroyer Boom XB-1 Baby...

designers based themselves on types they already knew well, mainly the Char B1, the Char G1 and the FCM F1 — contrary to what some sources state the ARL 44...

up Char or char in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Char may refer to: Char Fontane, American actress Char Margolis, American spiritualist René Char (1907–1988)...

(23 March 2015). World War II Album Volume 10: French Tanks Char B1 - Char D1 - Char D2 - Char 2c. Merriam Press. ISBN 978-1-329-01004-8. François, 2011...

and a 47 mm gun in a turret. It would thus have resembled an oversized char B1, of which tank several other development projects were ongoing. In 1937...

Medium Tanks (Chars de Bataille), these were in fact meant to be specialised breakthrough tanks (Char D1, Char D2, Char B1). Heavy Tanks (Chars Lourds); only...

of a flamethrower. The Char B1 numbers include 34 Char B1 proper, two Char B1 ter and 369 Char B1 bis. The Hotchkiss H35 numbers include the informally...

Renault FTs. In 1926 it transpired that the Char de Bataille project, that later resulted in the Char B1, was evolving into a far heavier tank than at...

and back section. The turret was a variant of the APX 1 as used on the Char B1: the APX 1 CE (chemin élargi) with a larger 1,130 mm (44 in) as against...

BCCs incorporated in the armoured divisions and equipped with the Char B1 or Char B1 bis had 27 TRC 37Ls: each of their three companies had six tractors...

Renault R-40 Char D1 Medium tanks Char D2 Cavalry tanks SOMUA S35 Char G1 (Prototype) Armoured combat tanks AMC 34 AMC 35 Heavy tanks Char B1 Char 2C AMX M4...

Char G1B (never built) Char G1F (unknown) Char G1L (never built) Char G1P (unfinished) Char G1R (unfinished) SOMUA S35 (440) - cavalry tank Char B1 (34)...

shortened 11.08 litres V-4 180 hp version of the V-6 engine used in the Char B1. There were five road wheels. The suspension used horizontal rubber cylinders...

height of the tank. In 1943, Berge had read reports of the 1940 French Char B1 design. This featured a large (for the era) gun in the hull that was fixed...

the 41st Tank Battalion, equipped with the Char B1 heavy tank. Then-Captain Billotte, commanding a Char B1 Bis tank nicknamed "Eure", was instrumental...

were the only countries to have inventories of heavy tanks, such as the Char B1, T-35, and KV-1. The Matilda II was designed under the British infantry...

Soviet T-35, American Medium Tank M3 (hull mounted and turret gun), French Char B1 (hull mounted howitzer) or British Cruiser Mk I (two ancillary machine...

Ausf. B chassis. It was intended to counter heavy French tanks like the Char B1 bis that were beyond the capabilities of the 3.7 cm Pak 36 anti-tank gun...

held a machine gun. The use of two main guns was a feature of the French Char B1 and the Mark I version of the British Churchill tank. In the French tank...

capability against French and British heavier tanks, particularly the Char B1, and especially the Matilda II, receiving the derisive nicknames "Heeresanklopfgerät"...

Medium Tanks (Chars de Bataille), these were in fact meant to be specialised breakthrough tanks (Char D1, Char D2, Char B1). Heavy Tanks (Chars Lourds); only...

Renault FT Koiras Naaras T-50 tank Niki KV-1 Klimi Char B1 Rhin (Formerly Flandres) Rhône Char B1 Bis Eure Char 2C Poitou Provence Picardie Alsace Bretagne Touraine...

self-propelled versions were created by fitting the howitzer on a Panzer II, H35, Char B1 or 37L chassis. It was also used to equip German allies and neutral countries...

suspension of the earlier Char D1 and Char D2 but was in fact inspired by the Char B1 suspension. It also used the same track as the Char B1, reducing the number...

fitting either a 6-pounder gun or the French short 75 mm gun (as used on Char B1) in the forward hull – the former was considered too long and the latter...

armour, while the Hotchkiss had 45 mm, and the Char B1 had 60 mm of protection. Moreover, the Char B1's main armament, one 47 mm and one 75 mm gun, outmatched...

The Renault R35, an abbreviation of Char léger Modèle 1935 R or R 35, was a French light infantry tank of the Second World War. Designed from 1933 onwards...