Bat.-Châtillon 155 55
Tier IX Artillery France

Bat.-Châtillon 155 55

B-C 155 55

Tank ID 14401

Vehicle description

Wargaming Tankopedia

In the mid-50s, Batignolles-Châtillon developed an original design of the heavy SPG that featured some elements of the U.S. M47 chassis. The vehicle was equipped with a 155 mm howitzer installed into the rotating turret. At least one prototype was built. Never saw mass production.

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Technical profile

Standard configuration

Hit points

440

Weight

34.0 t

Forward speed

56 km/h

Reverse speed

14 km/h

View range

270 m

Signal range

750 m

Armour

Front Sides Rear
Hull 16 16 12
Turret

Engine: SOFAM 12 GS · 600 hp

Radio: SCR 528F

Armament

Standard gun and ammunition

Canon de 155 mm mle. 1917 G.P.F.

Calibre 155 mm
Reload time 28.0 s
Aiming time 5.5 s
Dispersion 0.63
Rate of fire 2.14 /min
Ammo capacity 36

Shell types

HE · high explosive Damage 510 / 680 / 850

Penetration 34 / 45 / 56 mm

HE · high explosive Damage 623 / 830 / 1,038

Penetration 42 / 56 / 70 mm

AP · armour-piercing Damage 345 / 460 / 575

Penetration 201 / 268 / 335 mm

Marks of Excellence

Damage thresholds

Combined Damage (Damage + Assist + Tracking)

Combined damage
1 Mark ≥ 65 %
2,259
2 Marks ≥ 85 %
3,285
3 Marks ≥ 95 %
4,243

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 1,369
Avg. spotted 0.04
Avg. kills 0.86
Avg. defence 1.00
Exp. win rate 50.72 %

Community stats

Measured, not estimated

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

Win rate

51.15 %

Avg. WN8

1,364

Battles

32,218

As of Aug 31, 2026

Rank 124 of 129 at Tier IX

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 skill4ltu eu 3,144 230 59.57 %
2 Keyhand eu 2,826 311 62.06 %
3 mailand eu 2,677 280 61.07 %
4 GreenSickness eu 2,613 299 57.19 %
5 Xilense eu 2,611 633 60.19 %
6 Goldun eu 2,422 327 52.91 %
7 Jul_Le eu 2,419 381 53.81 %
8 killakannon eu 2,321 294 57.14 %
9 Quickfingers eu 2,147 187 56.68 %
10 Zarkses eu 2,131 241 52.28 %

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