In the second half of the First World War, the French built tanks, in appearance and layout similar to those, which are familiar to us now. However, for the most part they were not able to stay on the leading positions in the field of tank, mainly because of their confidence, that a new war would be like the past. Char (layer - Tank) Bl-up (improved) It has been created with the expectation of trench warfare and even look like a first tanks, whose long and high tracks provide better traction with the ground and helping to overcome the trenches and trench.
The request for the release of heavy tank manufacturers have received from the military back in the 1921 city, but it took another five years for, the machine took a finished look, and the next nine went to the launch of competitor models bypassed concern "Renault" in production under the symbol Char B1. Despite such a long history of its creation and on an archaic view, at the start of the war Char B1 had thicker armor (to 60 mm) and more heavily armed than most contemporary tanks, with the exception of the Soviet. Installed in the housing 75-mm cannon intended for use as a means of support for the infantry and armored, a turret gun - for the destruction of enemy tanks. Traverse the main guns carried out by turning the car in the right direction with the help of a very complex transmission gyrostatic, then, if it was necessary, gunner changed elevation and expels. In a frontal collision on the battlefield, such a system would work, and, but, if the Char B1 did not have time to get out of the race 88-mm anti-tank guns, more nimble German tanks bypassed the enemy's flank and beaten into thin boards, before Char B1 had time to turn around.
Located in a small tower commander combined too many responsibilities: I gave instructions to the driver and still charged and induce 47-mm cannon. The maximum range of travel is achieved in low gear, at a speed of only 10-11 km / h. Char Bl-bis second burst modification was. Char B1-up is characterized by a long gun turret. Each of the four French armored divisions, Created by May 1940 city, He had a total of two battalions 35 these heavy tanks each. They did not last long, Char B1 and the survivors turned into tutorials for learning German tank. A small amount of matter in the Wehrmacht under the designation PzKpfw V-2 740(f). Part undergone alteration in the flame-throwing tanks, received index PzKpfw Flamm(f). AT 1944 g. Char B1 survivors are back in the hands of former owners, but by 1945-mu, only a handful of these machines was still in the ranks.
Tactical and technical characteristics of the tank Char B1-bis
Crew, pers.: 4
Manufacturer: Renault
years of production: 1936—1940
years of operation: 1934—1945
The number of issued, PC.: 403
Wes tank Char B1-bis
– 32 tonnes
The dimensions of the tank Char B1-bis
– body Length, mm: 6520
– housing width, mm: 2500
– Height, mm: 2790
– Clearance, mm: 450
Armor tank Char B1-bis
– Type broni: steel cast and rolled
– housing forehead, mm / city.: 60
– body board, mm / city.: 60
– housing feed, mm / city.: 55
– Bottom, mm: 20
– corps roof, mm: 25
– tower forehead, mm / city.: 56
– board towers, mm / city.: 46
– tower feed, mm / city.: 46
– tower roof, mm: 30
Armament tank Char B1-bis
– Caliber guns and stamp: 75-мм SA 32; 47-мм SA 35
– gun type: nareznыe
– barrel length, calibres: 17,1 to 75 mm; 34 to 47 mm
– gun ammunition: 74 × 75 mm; 50 × 47 mm
– sights: telescopic
– Shotgun: 2 × 7,5-мм Reibel
Tank Engine Char B1-bis
– engine's type: line 6-cylinder liquid-cooled Carburetor
– Engine power, l. from.: 307
speed of the tank Char B1-bis
– Road speed, kmh: 28
– Cruising on the highway, km: 150
– power density, l. p. / m: 9,6
– suspension type: interlocked by four to three the rink and individual, on spiral springs
– Gradeability, city.: 40
– to overcome the wall, m: 0,95
– trench, m: 2,75
– fording, m: 1,45
Photo tank Char B1-bis
Padded «Char B1». May 1940.
