Renault B1 BIS medium tank (French)

Description

The Renault B1 was a French heavy tank, renowned for its significant role during the interwar period and early stages of World War II. Designed primarily as a breakthrough tank for trench warfare, it was heavily armoured and equipped with a 75 mm howitzer in the hull and a 47 mm gun in the turret.

It’s armour, up to 75 mm thick, was intended to withstand enemy fire, while its armament was designed to engage fortifications and enemy armour. Despite its strengths, the B1 was hampered by its slow speed and complex maintenance, making it less effective in the fast-paced manoeuvres of modern warfare.

The B1 BIS variant introduced improvements such as a more powerful engine and simplified design for mass production. However, the fall of France in 1940 curtailed its deployment. The Renault B1 is remembered as a symbol of French armoured might in the pre-war era, embodying the military doctrine of its time but ultimately overtaken by the rapid evolution of armoured warfare.

• Country/Army: French
• Material: UV Cured resin
• Original Designer: Counlane Models
• All models are produced under license with the original designer.
• These models are designed for modellers and collectors. They are not toys and are not suitable for children.
• Model supplied unassembled and unpainted. Additional finishing may be required during assembly.
• Finished colour of the product may vary from images shown due to material availability and differences in batches.
• Photos show 28mm models unless noted otherwise.
• All dimensions are complete with weapons unless otherwise stated.
• Other scales and dimensions may be available upon request.
• Models supplied at scales smaller than 20mm may be an alternative design more suitable for small scale prints. These may be sourced from a different designer to the one noted above and the model may differ in details such as lacking camo netting, stowage, having a chunkier weapon barrel, tracks etc.