Category: French Armour WW2

French Battle Tank B1 bis. Tamiya 1/35.

Crew of 4, fully traversable turret with 47mm gun that was controlled by the commander, with radio operator acting as loader. The main gun was a 75mm howitzer with very limited traverse, so it was necessary often to move the whole tank to aim the gun. Used as an infantry support tank a role to which it was well suited. 388 B1 and B1 bis tanks were produced and from January 1940, the French army formed 4 armoured divisions, the Divisions Cuirassee de Reserve (DCR) in which B1 tanks played a major role.