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Description

The 2C was a char de rupture, a breakthrough tank, designed to lead an attack on German positions in the fights of 1919. As the war ended and time passed, the 2C was mainly used as a propaganda tool, appearing in various films running over old fort ruins. When the Fall of France became imminent, they were transported by rail to the south but ended up blocked by wrecked trains on the way. With nowhere to go, they were destroyed by their crew.

Classification: (Super-)heavy tank, breakthrough tank
Designed: 1917
Produced: 1921
Number built: 10 (Poitou n°90, Provence n°91, Picardie n°92, Alsace n°93, Bretagne n°94, Touraine n°95, Anjou n°96, Normandie, later Lorraine, n°97 then n°92, Berry n°98, Champagne n°99)

Mass: ~69 (metric) tons
Length: 10.27 m
Width: 3 m
Height: 4.09 m
Crew: 12

Armor: 22 mm to 45 mm
Primary armament: 75 mm Canon de 75 modèle 1897
Secondary armament: 4 x 8 mm Hotchkiss Mle 1914 machine guns

Engine: 2 x captured Maybach zeppelin engines, 2 x 250 hp
Suspension: unsprung
Maximum speed: 15 km/h
Operational range: 140 km

Description

The 2C was a char de rupture, a breakthrough tank, designed to lead an attack on German positions in the fights of 1919. As the war ended and time passed, the 2C was mainly used as a propaganda tool, appearing in various films running over old fort ruins. When the Fall of France became imminent, they were transported by rail to the south but ended up blocked by wrecked trains on the way. With nowhere to go, they were destroyed by their crew.

Classification: (Super-)heavy tank, breakthrough tank
Designed: 1917
Produced: 1921
Number built: 10 (Poitou n°90, Provence n°91, Picardie n°92, Alsace n°93, Bretagne n°94, Touraine n°95, Anjou n°96, Normandie, later Lorraine, n°97 then n°92, Berry n°98, Champagne n°99)

Mass: ~69 (metric) tons
Length: 10.27 m
Width: 3 m
Height: 4.09 m
Crew: 12

Armor: 22 mm to 45 mm
Primary armament: 75 mm Canon de 75 modèle 1897
Secondary armament: 4 x 8 mm Hotchkiss Mle 1914 machine guns

Engine: 2 x captured Maybach zeppelin engines, 2 x 250 hp
Suspension: unsprung
Maximum speed: 15 km/h
Operational range: 140 km