Batignolles-Chatillon Char 25T

Batignolles-Chatillon Char 25T
Restored Batignolles-Châtillon CB2 prototype at Musée des Blindés.
TypeMedium tank
Place of origin France
Production history
DesignerBatignolles-Chatillon
Designed1954
Specifications ([2])
Mass25.375 tonnes (in combat order)
  • Armor and fittings: 6,300 kg
  • Undercarriage and suspension: 5,610 kg
  • Engine: 635 kg
  • Transmission (clutch - gearbox and reducer): 1,350 kg
  • Lot fittings - electrical installation: 1,390 kg
  • Complete turret (16 shells of 90): 8,470 kg
  • Petrol - ammunition (36 shells of 90): 1,220 kg
Length5.67 m
Width3.16 m
Height2.37 m
Crew4

Armor20-50 mm(0.7-1.9 in)
Main
armament
90 mm D.911 APX gun
Secondary
armament
1 7.5 mm coaxial machine gun electro-mechanical firing (lever control on the pointer's vertical aiming wheel)[1] 1 reproached 7.5mm defense machine gun
EngineGasoline,

Brand "Moteur Moderne", Type 3.M-27, 3 vertical cylinders, 2 stroke, suppressor ignition system, displacement: 8250mm3, cooling system: water,

radiator: cooled by air ejector operating by means of exhaust gases.
500hp at 2700 rpm
Power/weight20hp/t
SuspensionHydraulic suspension,

Four torsion bars, Undercarriage: 6 double rollers - fitted on each side with rubber tires - (580mm x 140mm), Shock absorbers: on the 8 extreme rollers,

Track tension: by rear pulley - all-steel track.
Fuel capacity700L
Maximum speed 65 km/h (40 mph)
Steering
system
ensured by a differential system allowing turning on the spot

The Batignolles-Chatillon Char 25T was an early Cold War medium tank of France, developed in 1954 by the Batignolles-Chatillon company. The vehicle was not developed beyond the two prototypes.

  1. ^ "Model of the French main battle tank — Batignolles-Chatillon Char 25 t". Archived from the original on 2014-10-13.
  2. ^ "1954 BATIGNOLLES-CHATILLON 25t". Archived from the original on 2014-02-20.

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