Tier IV Heavy Tank France

B1

Tank ID 1089

Vehicle description

Wargaming Tankopedia

Development was started in 1921. The vehicle entered service in 1934. A total of 403 tanks were manufactured at Renault, FCM, Schneider, FAHM, and AMX factories. The vehicle was upgraded numerous times. Despite the outdated configuration, this tank earned a reputation as an invincible vehicle with reliable armor in battles against German troops from May through June 1940.

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Technical profile

Standard configuration

Hit points

670

Weight

29.3 t

Forward speed

30 km/h

Reverse speed

10 km/h

View range

320 m

Signal range

710 m

Armour

	Front	Sides	Rear
Hull	60	60	55
Turret	40	40	40

Engine: Renault Naeder-FIEUX · 380 hp

Radio: ER 55

Armament

Standard gun and ammunition

47 mm SA35 (B1)

Calibre 47 mm

Reload time 2.2 s

Aiming time 1.5 s

Dispersion 0.39

Rate of fire 27.27 /min

Ammo capacity 195

Shell types

AP · armour-piercing Damage 45 / 60 / 75

Penetration 50 / 66 / 83 mm

APCR · composite rigid Damage 45 / 60 / 75

Penetration 74 / 98 / 123 mm

HE · high explosive Damage 60 / 80 / 100

Penetration 18 / 24 / 30 mm

Marks of Excellence

Damage thresholds

Combined Damage (Damage + Assist + Tracking)

Combined damage

1 Mark ≥ 65 %

709

2 Marks ≥ 85 %

1,031

3 Marks ≥ 95 %

1,332

Approximation based on WN8 expected values — not an official Wargaming figure.

WN8 Expected Values

XVM reference

XVM Expected Values for WN8 calculation (per battle)

Per battle (avg.)

Avg. damage 430

Avg. spotted 1.14

Avg. kills 1.17

Avg. defence 1.41

Exp. win rate 55.30 %

Community stats

Measured, not estimated

Average across every profile stored on WG-Watch — real battles instead of expected values.

Win rate

49.84 %

Avg. WN8

915

Battles

8,566

As of Aug 31, 2026

Rank 54 of 57 at Tier IV

Best players on this tank

By WN8

From the stored profiles, minimum 50 battles on this vehicle. Updated daily.

#	Player	WN8	Battles	Win rate
1	grego34 na	3,354	173	54.34 %
2	m00h eu	2,715	50	54.00 %
3	Silbersaxe eu	1,947	59	45.76 %
4	killakannon eu	1,925	54	53.70 %
5	Manitoba_Defender eu	1,729	62	50.00 %
6	bushseeker eu	1,230	54	55.56 %
7	skill4ltu eu	1,205	52	59.62 %
8	StrongNoob eu	1,186	57	54.39 %
9	borzx na	1,119	55	56.36 %
10	sady3296 eu	1,055	55	43.64 %