Was the Char 2C a good tank?

Though the Char 2C never served in combat, that’s probably for the better. Had the behemoth actually tried to slow the advancing German Blitzkrieg, it would likely have been smashed to smithereens. The Char 2C was a super-heavy French tank—and possibly the largest tank ever built.

Is the Char 2C bigger than the Maus?

No, it’s not the Maus, the massive German Tank which was a lot heavier and slightly bigger but that never went beyond the prototype state and certainly never saw combat. It is the French Char 2c, a 69 tons behemoth that was in use between 1921 and 1940.

What was the heaviest tank to see combat?

Panzerkampfwagen VIII Maus
Panzerkampfwagen VIII Maus (English: “Mouse”) was a German World War II super-heavy tank completed in late 1944. It is the heaviest fully enclosed armored fighting vehicle ever built.

What happened to the Char 2C?

At first, the production order for the Char 2C was cancelled. Despite the end of hostilities, however, strong political pressure to adopt new heavy tank projects remained, as there was now a considerable surplus capacity in the heavy industry.

When was the Char 2C French super heavy tank destroyed?

After the Third Reich had broken through the French lines during the Western Campaign, the decision to move the Char 2C southward on June 10th, 1940, fell. The transport train was stopped by a burning train on June 15, 1940, and the tanks had to be demolished to prevent them from falling into the hands of the Germans.

How tall is the Char B1 superheavy tank?

It was very elongated with a length of 6.5 metres and width of 2.05 metres. A rather large riveted turret with a stroboscopic cupola, adopted from the Char 2C, brought its height to 252 centimetres. Like the superheavy tank it had no real spring system for the twelve small wheels per side.

When was the Char 2C bis converted to a tank?

In 1926, “Champagne” was converted to the Char 2C bis, which instead of the four MGs received a 155 mm howitzer. This conversion was only test-proof, already in the same year the tank was transferred to the original state. In 1939, “Lorraine” was armed in order to withstand the German anti-tank guns.

What was the weight of the Char 2C?

The Char 2C had a loaded weight of 69 tonnes, partly because of its armour, which was among the thickest of World War I-era tanks, but mostly because of its huge size.