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France’s B1 Tank Outmatched Its WWII Peers Despite Major Flaws

Here’s What You Need to Remember: The B1s were very tough—flat-out invulnerable to the 20-milimeter gun on the Wehrmacht’s most numerous tank, the Panzer II. Panzer III, 38t and IV tanks only had a ...
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France’s Superior B1 Tank Couldn’t Prevent Its World War II Defeat

Here’s What You Need to Remember: France will of course go down in history for being defeated by tanks in World War II, but it was not due to lacking tanks—the French army fielded nearly 4,000 tanks ...