Batignolles-Chatillon Char 25T | |
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![]() Restored Batignolles-Châtillon CB2 prototype at Musée des Blindés. | |
Type | Medium tank |
Place of origin | ![]() |
Production history | |
Designer | Batignolles-Chatillon |
Designed | 1954 |
Specifications ([2]) | |
Mass | 25.375 tonnes (in combat order)
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Length | 5.67 m |
Width | 3.16 m |
Height | 2.37 m |
Crew | 4 |
Armor | 20-50 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 |
Engine | Gasoline,
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/weight | 20hp/t |
Suspension | Hydraulic 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 capacity | 700L |
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.