The char 2C, also known as the FCM 2C, was a French post WWI heavy tank landship, later considered a super-heavy tank. [1][page needed] It was developed during World War I but not …

Jun 5, 2021 · The Char 2C would have been a formidable tank for World War 1, and even for the early interwar period, it was an impressive feat of engineering. It must be noted that for the …

Jan 1, 2023 · A Char 2C on its specialised rail car. Upgrades and modifications were made to them over the years, including fitting Champagne with a 155 mm howitzer, but for the most …

Aug 28, 2022 · The French Char 2C tank was designed during the last years of WWI and was originally planned to be a super heavy "breakthrough" tank for the big offensive of 1919 which …

A French Car 2C on a special rail hauler. Upon the outbreak of World War II in 1939, the ten Char 2Cs were mobilized in their own unit, the 51st Bataillon de Chars de Combat. They were used …

Char 2C tanks. Tank was transported aboard special low-loader waggons for carriage by rail.

All six were destroyed in 1940 when German aircraft caught them on their railway flat cars north-east of Langres. The bombing damaged the rail line, and trapped them on their rail cars. The …

Char 2C rail transport Site statistics: Photos of World War II: over 26800 aircraft: 63 models tanks: 59 models vehicles: 59 models guns: 3 models units: 2 ships: 47 WW2 battlefields - 12 …

Jun 9, 2013 · The Char 2C was originally ordered during the summer of 1916, but at the time, little design work was done. It seems that the original contract was mainly awarded due to nepotism.

Apr 9, 2023 · Destroyed by its own crew. The tank is actually still on a train car, the rail line is visible at the bottom of the photo. After the German breakthrough in 1940, several Char 2C …