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Warlord Games' 28mm scale Bolt Action WWI French forces stand ready to face the onslaught of the German blitzkrieg head-on – with the new Char B1 Bis plastic kit!
Upgrading the Char B1, the Char B1 bis had thicker armor and an APX4 turret with a longer-barreled (L/32) 47mm SA 35 gun, giving it more anti-tank capacity alongside the 75mm hull-mounted howitzer. French experiences during The Great War influenced their belief a breakthrough tank would be needed in future conflicts, hence the design of the heavy Char B1 and B1 bis.
This all-plastic 28mm scale kit allows you to build French or German gun tanks, or as one of two versions of German flammpanzers, it contains:
- A French/German Char B1 bis tank
- Bolt Action stat cards
- Full-color waterslide decal sheet
- Vehicle damage markers
Among the most powerful tanks at the time, the Char B1 bis was very effective against German panzers in 1940, during the battle of France. However, slow speed and high fuel consumption made it ill-adapted to the more fluid style of warfare which came soon after…
With the fall of France, the victorious German military captured 161 Char B1 bis tanks and repurposed them under the nomenclature Panzerkampfwagen B-2 740 (f). Several were also converted into flame-throwing tanks. Many would find a defensive use on the channel islands and the Atlantic wall.
The plastic Bolt Action motorpool continues to swell – and Warlord Games have plenty more plastic vehicle kits being worked upon as we speak – so expect plenty more in the new year!
