PRODUCT DETAILS
- Brand new 1/43 scale diecast model of French Char B-1 Heavy Tank "Indochine" "France 3e Compagnie, 15e Batallion, France, 1940" die cast model by AFVs of WWII.
- Brand new box.
- Detailed exterior.
- True-to-scale detail.
- Officially licensed product.
- Comes in plastic display showcase.
- This model does not have any opening
- Manufacturer's original unopened packaging.
- Made of diecast metal with some plastic part
- Dimensions approximately L-5.5, W-2, H-3 inche
- The Char B1 had its origins in the concept of a Char de Bataille conceived by General Jean-Baptiste Eugene Estienne in the twentie On January 27th, 1926, it was decided to build three prototypes of a Char B, based on four earlier experimental vehicles (a FAMH-model, the FCM 21, the SRA and the SRB). Finished in 1930 these prototypes were again extensively altered to meet changes in specifications, outlining the concept of a Char de Manoeuvre. Neither Char de Bataille nor Char de Manoeuvre are official type designations; they refer to the tactical concepts only. The "B" in Char B does not refer to Bataille.
- On April 6th, 1934, the first order was made for seven tanks of a Char B1. The "B1" refers to the fact that there were other simultaneous projects to develop improved types: the Char B2, B3 and B B. The Char B1 was manufactured by several firms: Renault (182), AMX (47), FCM (72), FAMH (70) and Schneider (32). Although it was the main producer, Renault had not exclusively designed the tank. Therefore the official name was not Renault B1 as often erroneously given. It was a very expensive tank to build: the per unit cost was about 1.5 million French Franc
- In France, at the time, two schools of thought collided: the first wanted to build very strong heavy tanks, the other a lot of cheap light tank Both sides managed to influence procurement policy to the end that not enough tanks were built of either category, to the exasperation of men like Colonel Charles de Gaulle who wanted to build more of the medium Char D2, with a third of the cost of the Char B1 bis, but armed with the same 47 mm gun.
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French Char B-1 Heavy Tank Indochine France 3e Compagnie 15e Batallion France 1940 1/43 Diecast Model by AFVs of WWII
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