The Probert Encyclopaedia of Warfare

CHAR B1

The Char B1 was a French tank used during the Second World War. It was made by Renault along similar lines to the American M3 Lee. It had a fully traversing turret and was armed with a 47 mm main gun and a heavy 75 mm gun mounted in the right-hand side of the hull front. It had armour up to 60 mm thick and a top speed of 18 mph provided by a 307 bhp engine and a range of 150 km.
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