Tamiya 35282 - French Battle Tank B1 bis  [35282]

Defender of Republic

In-may 1940, B1 bis tanks stood when it comes to German armies determined to hit a crushing against France on her behalf very own soil. Introduced as an upgraded variation of this initial Char B1, that was developed in the nineteen twenties, the B1 bis entered manufacturing in 1937. The rivet-joined hull mounted a short-barreled 75mm howitzer, while a little, one-man turret carried a longer-barreled 47mm tank weapon. The B1 bis was very greatly armored tanks of its time, with plating that was 60mm thick in places, significantly more than with the capacity of protecting against anti-tank fire such as for instance that from 37mm PAK weapons. The B1 bis could above hold its against specific German tanks, and ended up being greatly feared by enemy soldiers who encountered it.

Specs & Features

• 1/35 scale assembly model of the French B1 bis
• Realistically depicts tank's high profile, 75mm weapon and side armor panels addressing suspension mechanisms
• Hull components are formulated utilizing slide molding and show accurately depicted hex bolts
• Newly-designed track components need no concrete to assemble and snap together effortlessly manually
• Commander's and driver's periscopes are moveable, since is the 75mm primary gun
• Range of two forms of fenders and exhausts, coupled with 4 sets of markings enables construction of every feasible combination
• Includes realistic steel tow-chain, and 1 tank commander figure
• Comes with colorful painting guide and four kinds of marking decals
• Reverse part of painting guide features exciting article towards exploits of B1 bis tanks dealing with German Panzers