The Largest Operational Tank Ever Built- The Terrifying French Char 2C
9,222The FCM Char 2C heavy tank was the French response to the legendary British Mark V Landship tank.
The colossal metal beast weighed 69 tons, had a width of three meters, a height of four meters, and an astonishing length of 10.20 meters, making it the largest operational tank ever made.
The expectations were sky-high for the French tank, with the stage set to become the definitive breakthrough armored vehicle to plow through No Man's Land and the German trenches of the Western Front during World War 1.
Protected by a 45-millimeter-thick armor and armed with a powerful 75-millimeter cannon and up to eight machine guns, the Char 2C was meant to be the Cerberus of the battlefield.
Still, technology advanced faster than its development, but the French would not give up on it, and a new way to make the most out of their imposing size was devised as World War 2 approached. The Char 2Cs were ready to serve once again.
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