The Char B1 was equal to if not superior to the German tanks at the time germany invaded France and Poland. Plus they had other tanks and more of them than Germany. In AH2 the Char B1 would suffer, but pitted against it historical rivals it would be a winner.
http://www.onwar.com/tanks/Theres way too many to try and list them all here but France had a superior number of tanks vs the germans they just didnt deploy them were they could have been affective. French army commanders weere still stuck in WW1 thinking especially when planning the use of tanks.
The Germans on the other hand spent 2 or 3 years training with tanks and communcations and were more effective and they were able to recover from several blunders made during the invasion
France had approx 6000 tanks (all types, models combined) 1940
Germany had approx 4800 tanks (all types, models at or about 1940-41)
My numbers could be slightly off by a few hundred tanks plus or minus. France had the muscle they just didnt have the command structure or the training to use what they had. Another thing in Germany's favor was the airplane, specifically the Stuka and the Me109.
Char B1 (about 400 produced)
Primary Armament 75mm SA32 L/17 (bow)
47mm SA35 L/34 (turret)
Secondary Armament 2 x 7.5mm M31 MG (bow, coaxial)
Armor (mm@degrees) Front Side Rear Top/Bottom
Hull 60@45° 60@0° 55@43° 20@90°
Superstructure 60@20° 60@0° 55@0° 25@80° & 90°
Turret 56@0° 46@22° 46@22° 30@72° & 90°
Mantlet 56@round
Hotchkiss H-39 (about 1000 )
Primary Armament 37mm L/
Secondary Armament 7.5mm MG (coaxial)
Armor (mm@degrees) Front Side Rear Top/Bottom
Hull 29-34@30° 34@0° 22@30° 12@90°
Superstructure 34@7° & round 34@20° 34@25° 22@88° & 90°
Turret 45@0° &25° 40@30° 40@30° 12@90°
Mantlet 25@round
Char Leger 1935 R (Renault 35) (about 1600)
Primary Armament 37mm SA18 L/
Secondary Armament 1 x 7.5mm Chatellerault M6 Model 31
Armor (mm@degrees) Front Side Rear Top/Bottom
Hull 32@round 40@0° 40@35° 14@90°
Superstructure 32@15° & round 40@10° 40@11° 13@90°
Turret 45@0° & 25° 40@30° 40@30° 12@90°
Mantlet 45@round
Char 1935 S Somua (about 430)
Primary Armament 47mm SA35 L/34
Secondary Armament 1 x 7.5mm Chatellerault M6 Model 31
Armor (mm@degrees) Front Side Rear Top/Bottom
Hull 36@round 10+25@0° 35@0° 20@90°
25@30°
Superstructure 36@22° 35@22° 25@30° 20@82° & 90°
Turret 56@0° 46@22° 46@22° 30@72° & 90
Mantlet 56@round
German tanks of the same period of time
Panzerkampfwagen 35(t) *Confiscated from Czech Army in 1939
approx 219 tanks
Primary Armament 37mm KwK 34(t) L/40
Armor Detail Front Side Rear Top/Bottom
Hull 25mm@80° 15mm@76° 15mm@75° 8mm@0°&9°
Superstructure 25mm@73° 16mm@90° 15mm@30° 8mm@0°&5°
Turret 25mm@80° 15mm@80° 15mm@80° 10mm@0°
Mantlet 25mm@round
Panzerkampfwagen II Ausf. c (SdKfz 121) (approx 1113 produced)
Primary Armament 20mm KwK 38 L/55
Armor Detail Front Side Rear Top/Bottom
Hull 15mm@round 15mm@90° 15mm@84° 15mm@17-27°
5mm@0°
Superstructure 15mm@81° 15mm@90° 15mm@81° 10mm@0-9°
Turret 15mm@round 15mm@68° 15mm@68° 10mm@0-4°
Mantlet 30mm@round
Panzerkampfwagen III Ausf. F (SdKfz 141) (approx 435 produced)
Primary Armament 37mm KwK L/46.2
Armor Detail Front Side Rear Top/Bottom
Hull 30mm@69° 30mm@90° 21mm@80° 16mm@0°
Superstructure 30mm@81° 30mm@90° 21mm@61° 17mm@0-13°
Turret 30mm@75° 30mm@65° 30mm@69-90° 12mm@0-7°
Mantlet 30mm@round
Panzerkampfwagen III Ausf. G (SdKfz 141) (approx 600 produced)
Primary Armament 37mm KwK L/46.2 or 50mm KwK 38 L/42
Armor Detail Front Side Rear Top/Bottom
Hull 30mm@69° 30mm@90° 30mm@80° 16mm@0°
Superstructure 30mm@81° 30mm@90° 30mm@60° 17mm@0-13°
Turret 30mm@65° 30mm@65° 30mm@69-90° 12mm@0-7°
Mantlet 37mm@45-90°
Panzerkampfwagen IV Ausf. C (SdKfz 161) (approx 134 produced)
Primary Armament 75mm KwK37 L/24
Armor Detail Front Side Rear Top/Bottom
Hull 30mm@78° 15mm@90° 15mm@80° 5mm@0°
Superstructure 30mm@83° 15mm@90° 15mm@80° 12mm@0-5°
Turret 30mm@80° 15mm@65° 15mm@66-90° 10mm@0-7°
Mantlet 30mm@round
