Char B1 was french heavy tank used at 1936-1940
by France, and at 1944-1945 by Free French Forces. Tank was designed at 1921-1934
by Renault. Produced at 1935-1940. Among the most powerfully equiped and
armoured tanks of its day, the type was very effective in confrontations with
German tanks and and combat vehicles in
1940 during the Battle of France, but slow speed and high fuel consumption made
it badly adapted to the war which is at movement. After the defeat of France captured
Char B1 would be used by Germany, with some rebuilt as flamethrowers or
mechanised artillery. Char B1 was 6 meters length, 2,5 meters width, 3 metres
height and had 28 tons weight. Armoured in 60 mm steel Armor, tank had 75mm
cannon, 47mm cannon and two 7,5 machine guns. In sixteenth of May single Char
B1 called Eure (commanded by Captain Pierre Billotte), frontally attacked and destroyed thirteen German tanks in ambush in Stonne, all of them Panzer III and
Panzer IV, in a few minutes. The tank
safely returned despite being hit 140 times.
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