#char b

[deutschland-im-krieg]

A crewman from a French Char B heavy tank surrenders to Heer (German army) soldiers, France, 1940

[redarmyscreaming]

Char B "Languedoc".

[dieselfutures]

FAMH Char B Prototype

[redarmyscreaming]

Char B1 production.

[redarmyscreaming]

Char B1 was a specialized break-through vehicle, originally conceived as a self-propelled gun with a 75 mm howitzer in the hull; later a 47 mm gun in a turret was added, to allow it to function also as a Char de Bataille, a "battle tank" fighting enemy armor.

[miguiza]

A French tankman surrenders to German infantry, his knocked-out Char B tank behind him. Despite its heavy armour, large numbers of Char Bs were put out of action by German ground troops.