French Renault B1 tank

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf tank
gptkbp:armament 75 mm gun
cast turret
gptkbp:armor 40 mm
gptkbp:combatants gptkb:French_Army
gptkbp:commissioningDate 1930s
gptkbp:crew 4
gptkbp:decommissioned 1940
gptkbp:defeated German_anti-tank_weapons
gptkbp:design Renault_engineers
gptkbp:engine gptkb:V8_gasoline_engine
gptkbp:enginePower 300 hp
gptkbp:famousFor its heavy armor
gptkbp:fightingStyle effective against infantry and light vehicles
gptkbp:firstIntroduced 1937
gptkbp:fuelCapacity 200 liters
gptkbp:height 2.55 m
gptkbp:historicalContext interwar period
gptkbp:historicalSignificance first modern French tank
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label French Renault B1 tank
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:World_War_I_tank_designs
gptkbp:landscape tracked
gptkbp:legacy influenced post-war tank designs
gptkbp:length 6.5 m
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:Renault
gptkbp:nickname B1 bis
gptkbp:notableFeature sloped armor
gptkbp:numberBuilt 1,700
gptkbp:origin gptkb:France
gptkbp:productionCompany 1934-1940
gptkbp:productionLocation gptkb:France
gptkbp:range 180 km
gptkbp:replacedBy AMX_30
gptkbp:retired 1940
gptkbp:secondaryRole 7.5 mm Hotchkiss M1909 machine gun
gptkbp:servedIn gptkb:North_Africa
gptkbp:serviceHistory 1937-1940
gptkbp:speed 28 km/h
gptkbp:supportRole gptkb:Battle_of_France
infantry support
breakthrough tank
gptkbp:suspension trailing arm suspension
gptkbp:transmission mechanical transmission
gptkbp:type heavy tank
gptkbp:usedBy gptkb:Vichy_France
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:variant B1 bis
gptkbp:weight 32 tons
35 tons
gptkbp:width 2.5 m