To 69. Marie Claude

Ummm nothing you have posted counters my views in fact that only show they are correct. Also the writer is as very poorly informed. This
“The Char B 1 bis had its radiator vents on the side, at a point where a hit from small-caliber anti-tank shot could put the tank out of action.”

is a classic myth about the char b1. their was no weak point there. The armor on the slats for the radiator was in fact stronger in many respects then the side armor on the REST OF THE TANK. The only reason why shooting the that area was considered a “weak point” was because duh it was important to the engine and thus you killed the engine. Its as much of a weak point as killing the driver or any other person in the tank.

To 70. blert

Their is no doubt that the lack of french air power hurt… as I said however france could have easily dealt with axis air power much better if.

1. The brits had deployed their air force in theater.(which would have easily matched german air power)
2. Had they invested in AA guns…..

“The other critical failure was in communications technology, tactical and strategic. Guderian trumped all other armored formations by insisting on first rate radio gear for every tank. By comparison all other armies were installing radios only in command tanks.”

This is a huge history lie… french not only had radios in their tanks THEY HAD TWO WAY RADIOS. Most french battle tanks such as the B1 or S35 had two way radios. Most axis tanks such as the p3/p4/p38(which were the main battle tanks of the germans) only had 1 way radios. This is a classic of ppl who don’t do real research on the tanks of the time.

“BTW after the campaign the Germans attacked the Maginot Line — un-occupied, of course — and determined that likely casualties would have been prohibitive.”

Not true they attacked the maginot line both during the war and after the war because many french soldier either 1. refused to surrender or 2. didn’t believe that their government could be so cowardly to surrender.