12/14/2023 0 Comments French tank battles wwiiThe Char 2C arguably inspired many design choices featured on other heavy and super heavy tank designs of the interwar period, having multiple turrets and machine gun mounts, albeit fielding comparatively mediocre armor by World War 2 standards. It was envisioned the 2C would plow through no-man’s land and cross the massive trenches of the Western Front, penetrating deep into German territory. The 2C’s role was to be that of a massive breakthrough tank for France. For a time, it was also the heaviest, at 69 tonnes. It is, to date, the dimensionally largest tank ever put into production (albeit limited), with a length of 10.27 meters, a width of 3 meters, and a height of 4.10 meters. The FCM Char 2C was the result of these requirements. As the tank proved its worth on the battlefield, the French military called for the start of a series of projects to build massive tanks that could conquer the treacherous terrain that previous designs had struggled with. The debut of the tank, followed by a series of failures, but eventual success, occured during World War 1. Superheavy Tank – 10 Built Introduction: The First Production “Super Heavy” Tank
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