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Char2
Char may refer to: People *Char Fontane, American actress *Char Margolis, American spiritualist *René Char (1907–1988), French poet *The Char family of Colombia: **Fuad Char, Colombian senator **Alejandro Char Chaljub, mayor of Barranquilla **Arturo Char Chaljub, Colombian senator **David Char Navas, Colombian senator **Sofia Daccarett Char, better known as Sofia Carson, American actress and singer *Char (musician), stage name of Japanese musician Hisato Takenaka (born 1955) Other uses *River Char, a river in Dorset, England *Char (chemistry), the solid material that forms during the initial stage of combustion of a carbonaceous material *Char (fish), a common name for fishes in the genus ''Salvelinus'', including Arctic char * Char (Ninjago), Char ''(Ninjago)'', a character in ''Ninjago'' *Char Aznable, a fictional character from the ''Mobile Suit Gundam'' series *A Character (computing)#char, char in ANSI/ISO C is a value holding one byte (which was the size of a character i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Char 2C
The char 2C, also known as the FCM 2C, was a French post WWI heavy tank landship, later considered a super-heavy tank. It was developed during World War I but not deployed until after the war. It was, in total volume or physical dimensions, the largest operational tank ever made. Ten tanks were built in 1921. Although remaining operational, their value at the start of World War II was largely propagandistic. After Germany broke through French defences in June 1940, they were sent away from the front to preserve them. They were unable to reach safety and deliberately destroyed to prevent capture. Development The ''char d'assaut de grand modèle'' The origins of the Char 2C have always been shrouded in a certain mystery. In the summer of 1916, likely in July,François, 2011, pp 42-51 General Léon Augustin Jean Marie Mourret, the Subsecretary of Artillery, verbally granted Société Nouvelle des Forges et Chantiers de la Méditerranée, ''Forges et Chantiers de la Méditerran ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
