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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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)...
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(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...
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FCM F1 (section The char lourd)
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...
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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...
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the 41st Tank Battalion, equipped with the Char B1 heavy tank. Then-Captain Billotte, commanding a Char B1 Bis tank nicknamed "Eure", was instrumental...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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)...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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capability against French and British heavier tanks, particularly the Char B1, and especially the Matilda II, receiving the derisive nicknames "Heeresanklopfgerät"...
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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...
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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...
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reportedly had a TO&E of 28 Hotchkiss H35 (20 operational), 10 Somua S-35, 6 Char B1 bis (4 operational), and 2 R-35 tanks. Strength June 1: 12,320 From Cross...
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Renault R35 (redirect from Char R35)
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...
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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...
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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...
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[citation needed] The German Army lacked a heavy tank like the French Char B1; French tanks were better designs, more numerous, with superior armour...
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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...
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