France
Char 2C

Tweet The Char 2C based on the existing Heavy Tank and was in use from 1921. General Details Specifications Operational Date(s) 1921 Ordnance classification Quantity Produced 0 Weight unknown Crew 12 M.G's small 4 M.G's large(>10mm) n/a Length 10.36 mtr Width 2.97 mtr Height 4.05 mtr Engine Details/Performance Max Road Speed 4 mph Max Cross Country Speed unknown Range Road 0 miles Range Cross Country unknown Fuel Type Petrol Fuel Capacity unknown Horse Power 180 hp Power/Weight unknown General Information The Char 2C based on the existing Heavy Tank and was in use from 1921. It was armed with 4 light machine guns. Its main armament consisted of a 75 mm SA M1935 L/17.1 which could penetrate 42 mm of flat plate at 400 metres Armour Details Turret Front 35mm @ 15° (36mm) Side 30mm @ 10° (30mm) Rear 30mm @ 10° (30mm) Top 12mm @ 85° (12mm) Superstructure Front 45mm @ 45° (64mm) Side 30mm @ 0° (30mm) Rear 20mm @ 30° (23mm) Top 12mm @ 90° (12mm) Hull Front 45mm @ 15° (47mm) Side 30mm @ 0° (30mm) Rear 20mm @ 30° (23mm) Top 12mm @ 90° (12mm) Armour (x)mm @ (y)° (Effective mm @ 0°) Effective Armour - Maximum 64 mm - Minimum 12 mm Weapon Details 75 mm SA M1935 L/17.1 Calibre 75mm Length L/17   Ammunition Details Name/Id Calibre Weight MVelocity Explosive Content Obus de rupture Mle.1910M (AP Armor Piercing) 75mm 6Kg 300M/Sec Quoted Penetration 40mm @ 400mtr/30° ( ≈ 46mm/0°) Range(Mtr) 100 200 400 800 1200 1600 2000 2400 Flight Time(Secs) 0.34 0.68 1.41 2.99 4.76 6.78 9.09 11.76 Penetration(mm@30°) 43 39 36 32 27 24 20 17 Penetration(mm@0°) 50 46 42 37 32 28 24 20 Hit Probability(%) 98 98 88 29 8 3 1 0 Obus de rupture Mle.1910M (HE High Explosive) 75mm 6Kg 250M/Sec 0.740Kg explosive Range(Mtr) 100 200 400 800 1200 1600 2000 2400 Flight Time(Secs) 0.41 0.82 1.69 3.58 5.71 8.14 10.91 14.13 Direct Fire Range(Mtr) 100 200 400 800 1200 1600 2000 2400 Flight Time(Secs) 0.41 0.82 1.69 3.58 5.71 8.14 10.91 14.13 Hit Probability(%) 98 98 81 22 3 2 0 0 Blast/Fragmentation Effects Burst radius Infantry in open 99% kill 3 mtr Burst radius Infantry in open 66% kill 7 mtr Burst radius Infantry in open 33% kill 18 mtr  Armour Penetration inc roof at 1 mtr 2 mm An explosion within 3 mtr of infantry in the open will cause 99% casualties - lethal. An explosion within 7 mtr of infantry in the open will cause > 66% casualties and could damage some AFV's. An explosion within 18 mtr of infantry in the open will cause 33% casualties. The blast effect of this shell exploding within 1 mtr of an armoured vehicle will penetrate 2 mm of the tank armour including the roof.

Hit probability is based on a static 2 x 2.4 metre panel at 0 degrees(vertical) at the range specified.

The data that has been used to create these records has come from Wikipedia, The Lone Sentry, The Bundes Archive and numerous books and websites that have provided the detailed information that has not been available anywhere else. The information we use to calculate the penetration tables, flight times and the hit probability comes from the Gun Calibre, the Shell Mass(Kg) and the muzzle velocity, plus range reductions to allow for gravity and wind resistance. This calculation originally came from a pre-war Krupp calculation which has been modified, and seems to fit the actual test results.

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