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 Photographes: Léa Lemaihieu Valentin Chavaudrey

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French armour 1940

 

Char B1 bis at Bovington

 "On paper the Char B1 bis was the most powerful tank in the world in 1940. It was armed with a 75mm howitzer in the hull, intended for infantry support, and a 47mm anti-tank gun in the one man turret.

Although heavily armoured it was slow and had limited range – a consequence of its long development, which had begun in 1926.

This tank was one of many captured by the Germans after the Fall of France. It was issued to Tank Battalion 213, stationed in the Channel Islands. It never saw combat and was taken by the British in 1945 when Jersey was liberated."

http://www.tankmuseum.org/museum-online/vehicles/object-e1951-40

Tank Chats #166 | SOMUA S35 | The Tank Museum

  Join David Willey in this week's Tank Chat as he details the history of the SOMUA S35, a French cavalry tank of the Second World War.

Tank Chats #28 Char B-1 Bis | The Tank Museum

  David Fletcher presents his tank chat on a French heavy tank from 1940.

Panhard 178 AMD35

 Article on this successful French armoured car here

The Panhard 178^[2] (officially designated as Automitrailleuse de Découverte Panhard modèle 1935,^[2] 178 being the internal project number at Panhard) or "Pan-Pan" was an advanced^[2] French reconnaissance 4x4 armoured car that was designed for the French Army Cavalry units before World War II. It had a crew of four^[2] and was equipped with an effective 25 mm main armament and a 7.5 mm coaxial machine gun.[2]

RPM do one in 1/72 which Hannants stock

French Tanks In Action (1940)

 British newsreel.