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Char B1

The Char B1 was a French heavy tank manufactured before World War II.

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.mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}Maximum speed
28 km/h (17 mph) · 21 km/h (13 mph) off-road
Armour
40 mm (Char B1) · 60 mm (Char B1 bis)
Crew
4
Designed
1921–1934
Engine
Renault inline 6 cylinder 16.5 litre petrol engine 203 kW (276 PS; 272 hp)
Fuel capacity
400 L

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Char B1

Nodes101
Edges100
Triples254
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.019802
Components1

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Char B1

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related to The one-man turret · 32
Char B1 → AMC, Another, APX-1, As, British, British Mark, Captain Pierre Billotte, Char, Char B1's, Char D2, Eure, French, German, Heinz Guderian, If, In, Juniville, Like, May, Our
related to Char B1 · 25
Char B1 → ABS, All, APHE, APHE Obus, APX1, Armour Piercing High Explosive, Chassis, Châtellerault, December, Each, ER53, High Explosive, In, It, July, L/17, L/27, Modèle, Morse, Naeder
related to Char B1 bis · 24
Char B1 → April, APX4, At, Before, British Expedition Force, Char B1s, December, German, Instead Char B1, It, Its, June, L/32, March, May, Nevertheless, Pak, SA, September, Stonne
related to French service · 23
Char B1 → After, APX1A, B1, B1s, Bataillon, BCC, Char B1s, Chars, Combat, Compagnie Autonome, DCr, Divisions Cuirassées, Divisions Légères Mécaniques, German, May, SA, Second DCR, SOMUA S35, The, The Char B1
related to German designations · 23
Char B1 → Char B-2, Eastern Front, Flammwagen, German, Geschützwagen B-2, HE, In German, It, Most, Muzzle, Panzerkampfwagen B-2, Production, Rheinmetall-Borsig, Schulfahrzeug, Self-propelled, Sf, Sixteen, Sixty, The, The Char B1
related to Char B1 ter · 21
Char B1 → Additional, Also, ARL, B1, Chars, Contrary, Development, Estienne, FCM, Fives-Lilles, He, In, Inspecteur, It, January, March, Naeder, Pol-Maurice Velpry, State, The
related to Development and production · 19
Char B1 → Army, Bataille, Battle Tank, Char, Estienne, French, General Edmond Buat, General Jean Baptiste Eugène, He, In, In January, Inspector-General, It, Mémoire, Tanks, The, The Char B1, To, Two
related to German units · 18
Char B1 → Abteilung, Artillerie-Regiment, Ersatz-Abteilung, German, Kompanie, ND, Panzer-Abteilung, Panzer-Brigade, Panzer-DivisionI, Panzer-DivisionII, Panzer-DivisionPanzer-Abteilung, Panzer-DivisionPanzer-Regiment, Panzer-Kompanie, Panzer-Regiment, PK, Prinz Eugen, Regiment, The
related to German use · 14
Char B1 → Char B1s, Fall, Flammwagen, France, French Army, German, Germans, Munitionspanzer, Ordinary, Other, Panzerkampfwagen B-2, Sixteen, Sixty, These
related to Surviving vehicles · 12
Char B1 → ASPHM, Association, Fort, France, It, Militaire, Patrimoine Historique, Sauvegarde, Seclin, Strasbourg, The, Today

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char b1 tanks tank gun bis mm german armour de turret two used renault vehicle french france first vehicles also

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Char B1.mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}Maximum speed28 km/h (17 mph)1.00infobox
Char B1.mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}Maximum speed21 km/h (13 mph) off-road1.00infobox
Char B1Armour40 mm (Char B1)1.00infobox
Char B1Armour60 mm (Char B1 bis)1.00infobox
Char B1Crew41.00infobox
Char B1Designed1921–19341.00infobox
Char B1EngineRenault inline 6 cylinder 16.5 litre petrol engine 203 kW (276 PS; 272 hp)1.00infobox
Char B1Fuel capacity400 L1.00infobox
Char B1Height2.79 m (9 ft 2 in)1.00infobox
Char B1In service1936–1940 (France)1.00infobox
Char B1In service1944–1945 (Free French Forces)1.00infobox
Char B1Length6.37 m (20 ft 11 in)1.00infobox
Char B1Main armament75 mm ABS SA 35 howitzer1.00infobox
Char B1ManufacturerRenault and others1.00infobox
Char B1Mass28 tonnes1.00infobox
Char B1No. built405 (34 Char B1, 369 Char B1 bis and two Char B1 ter)1.00infobox
Char B1Operational range200 km (120 mi)1.00infobox
Char B1Place of originFrance1.00infobox
Char B1Power/weight7.2 kW (9.7 hp)/tonne1.00infobox
Char B1Produced1935–1937 (Char B1)1.00infobox
Char B1Produced1937–1940 (Char B1 bis)1.00infobox
Char B1Secondary armament47 mm SA 34 (Char B1)1.00infobox
Char B1Secondary armament47 mm SA 35 (Char B1 bis)1.00infobox
Char B1Secondary armament2× 7.5 mm Reibel machine guns1.00infobox
Char B1Steering systemdouble differential1.00infobox
Char B1Suspensionbogies with a mixture of vertical coil and leaf springs1.00infobox
Char B1Transmission5 forward, 1 reverse gear1.00infobox
Char B1TypeBreak-through tank, Heavy tank1.00infobox
Char B1Used byFrance1.00infobox
Char B1Used byGermany1.00infobox

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