Char B1 bis (plastic boxset)

Upgrading the Char B1 the Char B1 bis had thicker armour and an APX4 turret with a longer-barrelled (L32) 47 mm SA 35 gun giving it more anti-tank capacity alongside the 75mm hull-mounted howitzer French experiences during The Great War influenced their belief a breakthrough tank would be needed in future conflicts hence the design of the heavy Char B1 and B1 bis This kit allows you to build French or German gun tanks or as one of two versions of German flammpanzers it contains A FrenchGerman Char B1 bis tank Bolt Action stat cards Full-colour waterslide decal sheet Vehicle damage markers Among the most powerful tanks at the time the Char B1 bis was very effective against German Panzers in 1940 during the Battle of France However slow speed and high fuel consumption made it ill-adapted to the more fluid style of warfare being fought at that time With the fall of France the victorious German military ca