flames of war char 2c tank platoon frx17The Char 2C or Char de Rupture (breakthrough tank) was designed in 1917 to replace the Saint Chamond tank and participate in the major offensives planned in 1919, but was not built until after the end of the Great War. It was delivered to the French Army from 1922 and was fora long time the best armoured combat vehicle in the world. It was designed to cross trenches up to 5. 20 metres wide, the width of most locks on the canals of northern France, and