This is the B1, a misurderstood french heavy tank, it have a good armor, a good mobility with the last engines (with the first engine he is like a static bunker) and a good rate of fire, but, his gun lacks power, the last gun, the one seen in the screenshot B1 (my B1), the 47mm SA 37, it have, with the standard shot a penetration of 66 mm and a damage of 55 hp, the penetration is ok with his tier and lower tier tanks, but, with tier 5 tanks it is lacking, you can damage a M4 sometimes but, even if you penetrate, it´s damage is low, so you need to put a lot of shot´s in the target to destroy it, and it is a problem, because, even that he have a good armor for a tier IV combat, for Tier V combat it is weak and most medium tank guns will penetrate your armor.
But we can find ways to have best use of this tank, depeding on the match.
First, about the armor, his armor is 60mm front, 60mm side and 55 mm rear, so, as you see, it´s armor is even distributed, a rare thing in tanks, so, think with me, what is the best position to receive fire? angled side! you put your side plate in angle relative to the enemy who is firing at you, trying to not expose your front, because, you see this big dummy gun (sadly the game dont let we use it) is a weak spot, and so it is a easy place of being penetrated, so, with the angling, you armor will act like it has bigger width, and maybe bounce of some shots, so never face the enemy frontally, always side.
But in a battle with tier V, KV-1 and so, keep away from then, stick with some real gunned heavy or act as rear guard, attack arty, you know, but not face kv-1, T1 Heavy, Churchill and so, their armor are too big to you penetrate it with your 47 mm gun.
And if you remember, i said that the B1 is mobile, and it´s true with the good last engine, making it a fairly good light tank, SPG and TD hunter, if you manuever fast towards then, showing side and shooting, you can kill a hetzer fast, i did it a lot of times and is quite easy because you can circle the hetzer faster than it turns on you.
The Turret armor is weaker than the hull armor, with a 46 mm all-around armor, so dont matter if you are facing the enemy or he shoots the back, only that the front is more sloped, making it a little stronger.
And never ever try to be a spearhead in a tier V battle, but in a Tier IV you must do it, because you can withstand the fire of the enemy if you know how to use your armor and, making you a main target so the enemy shoot you and not your allies who can kill then with you.
And beware the artillery, you are a big monster in field, a juicy target for then, so, keep moving and seeking cover, the arty can kill you fast if you dont pay attention.
So i end here this small guide, the B1 is a good tank if you are not a reckless charger, and know how to use it´s potentials, and if you train and use it well, you can do things like i did in my last battle, as seen below!
