Char B1-Bis

Nationality	French
Size	Medium (+0)
Start Date	Aug 1939
Road Speed	18MPH = 9"
Cross-Cntry Speed	8MPH = 4"

Armor/Penetration Chart
Frnt	Frnt30	Frnt45	Side	Side45	Rear	HlDown	Vuln.
1-6	1-8	1-9	1-5	1-8	1-5	-	F
7	9-11	10	6	9-10	6	7	E
8	12-14	11	-	-	7	8-9	D
9-10	15-16	12	7	11-12	8	10-12	C
11-12	17-19	13-16	8	13-15	9-10	13+	B
13+	20+	17+	9+	16+	11+	-	A

Movement Rates
Road	Road Spd
Flat	1
Broken	2
Mud	3¹
Sand	1¹
Soft Ground	1¹
Snow	1
Deep Snow	2¹
Fording	2¹
Amphibious	Amph Spd

Gentle Slope	+1
Moderate Slope	+3
Steep Slope	N/A

Sparse Undergrowth	+0
Dense Undergrowth	+0
Woods	+1
Forest	N/A
¹ = check for mire

Gunnery Chart
Armament: 75L17 + 45L34 + coax 7.5mm MG + bow 7.5mm MG
FR 45L34			100m 2"	250m 5"	500m 10"	750m 15"	1000m 20"	1250m 25"	1500m 30"	1750m 35"	2000m 40"	2500m 50"

AP			6	5	5	4	3
HE			*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Other Ammos:
Target Vuln.		A	4t5k	5t6k	6t7k	9k	10k	10k
		B	5t6k	6t7k	7t8k	9k	10k	---
		C	6t7k	7t8k	8t9k	10k	---	---
		D	7t8k	8t9k	8t9k	10k	---	---
		E	9t10k	9t10k	9t10k	---	---	---
		F	10t	10t	10t	---	---	---

FR 75L17			100m 2"	250m 5"	500m 10"	750m 15"	1000m 20"	1250m 25"	1500m 30"	1750m 35"	2000m 40"	2500m 50"

HE			*	*	*	*	*	*	*
AP	PR mle 1910		6	6	5	5
Other Ammos:
Target Vuln.		A	4t5k	4t5k	9k
		B	5t6k	6t7k	9k
		C	6t7k	7t8k	10k
		D	7t8k	8t9k	10k
		E	9t10k	9t10k	---
		F	10t	10t	---

Notes: No radio. A very large tank dating from the 1920's still of formidable capabilities in 1940. The 75mm was of limited use because it had no traverse. The B1bis had improved armor over the B1.

Stats: 4 crew; 6.37×2.50×2.79m; Weight: 31.5 tonne; 300HP; P/W Ratio: 9.5HP/tonne; Produced: 350; Main Ammo: 50/74 rounds

Lightning War!

Nov 2007