Char de bataille B1-bis
| GENERAL DATA | |||
| Other Designation(s) | Char de Manoeuvre
B1-bis |
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| Type | Medium/Heavy/Battle Tank |
Radio Equipment | ER51 or ER53 |
| Manufacturer(s) | Renault, Schneider,
FMC, FAMH, AMX |
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| Crew | 4 (Commander/gunner, driver/gunner, loader, radio operator) |
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| Production Quantity | Renault : (182), Schneider (32), F.C.M. (72),
A.M.X. (47), F.A.M.H. (70) > |
Production Period | July 1937 - June 1940 |
| DIMENSIONS | |||
| Combat weight | 31500 kg |
Ground pressure | 0.85 kg/cm² |
| Length /hull | 6.30 m |
Length w/Gun | 6.30 m |
| Barrel Overhang | 0 m |
Height | 2.74 m |
| Width | 2.48 m |
Ground clearance | 0.48 m |
| ARMAMENT | |||
| Primary Armament | 75 mm SA32 L/17 (1) |
Ammunition Carried | 77 |
47 mm SA35 L/32 or L/34 (2) |
50 |
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| Traverse | None (1) |
Elevation | -15° to +25° |
Electric (360°) (2) |
-18° to +18° |
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| Traverse speed (360°) | 28 secondes |
Sight | ? |
| Secondary Armament | 2 x 7.5mm M31 MG (3) |
Ammunition Carried | 5100 |
| Location | 1: Bow - 2: Turret - 3: coaxial,
bow |
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| ARMOR | ||||
| Assembly | Welding
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| Armor Detail | Front |
Side |
Rear |
Top/Bottom |
| Hull | 60 mm / 45° |
60 mm / 90° |
55 mm / 47° |
20 mm / 0° |
| Superstructure | 60 mm /
70° |
60 mm /
90° |
55 mm /
90° |
25 mm /
0 & 10° |
| Turret | 56 mm / 90° & round |
46 mm / 68° & round |
46 mm / 68° & round |
30mm / 0 & 18° |
| Mantlet | 55 mm /
round |
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| AUTOMOTIVE | |||
| Engine | Renault aviation (powered) |
Type & Displacement | In6, 14.4 litres |
| Horsepower (maximum) | 307 hp at 1900 rpm |
Power/Weight Ratio | 9.5 hp / ton |
| Gearbox | 5 forward, 1 reverse |
Fuel Capacity | 400 L Gasoline |
| SUSPENSION | |||
| Type | Vertical mounted coil springs |
Road wheels | 2 x 16; 4 by bogie |
| Track return rollers | - |
Sprocket-Wheels | Rear |
| Idler Sprockets | Front |
Shock absorbers | - |
| Track Type | center embedded guides, steel | ||
| Width | 500 mm |
Pitch | 241.3 mm |
| Links(shoes) | 63 |
Track ground contact | ? m |
| PERFORMANCES | |||
| Maximum Speed | 27 km/h (on road), 16 km/h (off
road) |
Range | 135 km on road, 100 km off road |
| Mileage | 330 L/100 km on road |
Maximum grade | 26° (from horizontal) |
| Trench crossing | 2.74 m |
Vertical obstacles | 0.93 m |
| Maximum fording depth | 1.47 m |
Minimum turning diameter | 14 m |
| Sources | |||
| OnWar.com | Les Chars français | TNT Hors-Série n°5 |
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Drawings |
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