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How long is a Char B1 tank?

A Char B1 tank is about 6.37 m (21 ft) long.

What is measured: French WWII heavy tank, hull length

Char B1 Tank (6.37 m) drawn to scale beside a 20-foot shipping container (6.06 m) and a city bus (12 m)
Drawn to scale, from left to right: Shipping container (20 ft) (6.06 m), Char B1 Tank (6.37 m) and City bus (12 m).

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How big is that, really?

  • About the same length as a 20-foot shipping container
  • About 53% of the length of a city bus
  • About 3 would fit end to end along a tennis court
  • About 7 would fit end to end along an Olympic swimming pool
  • About 3.2× the height of a doorway

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Facts about Char B1 Tank

The Char B1's thick armor made it nearly impervious to standard German anti-tank guns during the 1940 Battle of France.

Source: Musée des Blindés: Char B1 bis

Military

NameSizeCompared with Char B1 Tank
M113 Armored Personnel Carrier4.86 m (16 ft)0.76×
Tomahawk Cruise Missile5.56 m (18 ft)0.87×
MIM-104 Patriot Missile5.8 m (19 ft)0.91×
Char B1 Tank6.37 m (21 ft)this page
Bradley Fighting Vehicle6.55 m (21 ft)1×
BM-13 Katyusha Rocket Launcher6.7 m (22 ft)1.1×
M270 MLRS6.97 m (23 ft)1.1×
Panzer IV Tank7.02 m (23 ft)1.1×
Fokker Dr.I Triplane7.19 m (24 ft)1.1×
Centurion Tank7.6 m (25 ft)1.2×

Test your sense of scale

Which is bigger: Char B1 Tank or M113 Armored Personnel Carrier?

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