Bat.-Châtillon 25 t
Bat.-Châtillon 25 t
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6,100,000  Cost |
| 1800360 HP Hit Points |
| 24.48/2814.61/28 t Weight Limit |
- Commander (Radio Operator, Loader)
- Gunner (Loader)
- Driver
| 720720 hp Engine Power |
| 65/23 km/h Speed Limit |
| 4242 deg/s Traverse |
| 29.4149.28 hp/t Power/Wt Ratio |
| YesYes Pivot |
| // mm Hull Armor |
| 50/30/1550/30/15 mm Turret Armor |
AP/APCR/HE
APCR/HEAT/HE Shells |
255/4800/255
1200/4800/680 Shell Cost |
| 240/240/320390/390/480 HP Damage |
| 170/248/45259/330/53 mm Penetration |
|
10.26 r/m ▲
5.89 r/m Magazine-fed Gun ▲ Rate of Fire Magazine-fed Gun |
|
2186.4 ▲
Magazine-fed Gun
▼
Magazine-fed Gun
▲
2511.6 Magazine-fed Gun ▲
Magazine-fed Gun
▼
Magazine-fed Gun
▲ Damage Per Minute Magazine-fed Gun |
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0.38 m ▲
0.38 m With 50% Crew: 0.471 m ▲ Accuracy With 50% Crew: 0.471 m |
| 2.3 s 2.7 s Aim time |
| 3838 deg/s Turret Traverse |
| 360° Gun Arc |
| -6°/+11°-6°/+11° Elevation Arc |
| 3630 rounds Ammo Capacity |
| 1010 % Chance of Fire |
| 400 m 400 m View Range |
| 750 m 750 m Signal Range |
Additional Statistics
(Top Configuration)
Camouflage
- Stationary: 17.1%
- When Moving: 12.9%
- When Firing: 3.4%
Terrain Resistance
- On Hard Ground: 0.86
- On Medium Ground: 0.96
- On Soft Ground: 1.53
Dispersion Change Values
- Turret Contribution
- Rotation: 0.15
- Shot Recoil: 3.84
- Suspension Contribution
- Acceleration: 0.16
- Turning: 0.16
With 100% Crew
X
6100000
The Bat.-Châtillon 25 t is a French tier 10 medium tank.
A medium tank with an oscillating turret and a 90 mm gun. Developed by Batignolles-Châtillon in the mid-1950s. Two prototypes were manufactured. The vehicle never entered mass production.
Built by Batignolles-Châtillon company at Nantes, the Batignolles-Châtillon 25t, often known in-game as the "Batmobile" or "Batchat", has a fearsome reputation as one of the game's best assassin tanks. It fulfils many roles which include but are not limited to: scout, sniper (when using the 100 mm SA 47 gun), flanker, and artillery hunter, with very high mobility and a powerful gun, it's capable of devastating any one tank that it encounters.
Keep in mind that once your shell drum is depleted (5 or 6 shells, depending on the gun), the abysmal reload time will make you very easy prey, and the paper thin armor will not save you from any shells since it relies on its mobility as its survivability. It also has rather poor aim time, so you need to get close while moving or stay hidden to fully utilize its incredible weapon. Although it can hold its own ground, it is best used in high-risk, high-gain encounters in the mid or late part of the round, preferably with another tank as support.
The Bat.-Châtillon 25 t marks the end of its French medium line.
Modules / Available Equipment and Consumables
Modules
Guns
| Tier | Gun | Penetration (mm) |
Damage (HP) |
Rate of fire (rounds/minute) |
Dispersion (m/100m) |
Aiming time (s) |
Weight (kg) |
Price (  )
| |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VII | 90 mm F3 | 170/248/45 | 240/240/320 | 10.25 | 0.38 | 2.3 | 2200 | 87000 | |
| VIII | 100 mm SA47 | 232/263/50 | 300/300/400 | 7.25 | 0.36 | 2.5 | 3000 | 127550 | |
| X | 105 mm mle. 57 (D. 1504) | 259/330/53 | 390/390/480 | 5.89 | 0.38 | 2.7 | 3000 | 325000 |
Engines
| Tier | Engine | Engine Power (hp) |
Chance of Fire on Impact (%) |
Weight (kg) |
Price ( )
| |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| X | Hispano-Suiza HS 110 | 720 | 10 | 1426 | 94250 |
Suspensions
| Tier | Suspension | Load Limit (т) |
Traverse Speed (gr/sec) |
Rmin | Weight (kg) |
Price ( )
| |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| X | Batignolles-Châtillon 25 t | 28 | 42 | 0 | 4100 | 68200 |
Radios
| Tier | Radio | Signal Range (m) |
Weight (kg) |
Price ( )
| |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| X | SCR-528 Fr | 750 | 80 | 54000 |
Compatible Equipment
Compatible Consumables
Player Opinion
Pros and Cons
Pros:
- Outstanding burst damage and good penetration, with excellent shell velocity
- Excellent speed and acceleration
- Low profile, very good camouflage values
Cons:
- Very poor armor and low hitpoint pool
- poor aim time, bad gun handling and sub-par accuracy
- Long clip reload and long intra-clip reload time
- Bad gun depression and horrific gun elevation
- Low ammo capacity
Performance
The BatChat 25t is unique as it is capable of delivering incredible burst damage with its 105mm gun, combined with high speed and camo rating. With this gun the tank can, on average, deliver 1950 hp damage in 10.73 seconds. Putting this firepower to use, however, requires skill and experience with autoloading vehicles; because while the B-C may be capable of doing immense damage, it certainly cannot take immense damage. It has the joint lowest HP of any tier X medium tank, and its armor is virtually nonexistent. It can survive two or three hits on average. Another thing to note is that the B-C is the lightest tier X medium weighing in at only 25 tons, so avoid ramming enemies. Its standard ammunition is APCR for the top gun, with superb shell velocity at 1460.
Like other autoloaders, the B-C is a favorite target due to its combination of high burst damage and soft armor. A B-C should use its combination of speed and burst damage to find vulnerable opponents and avoid unfavorable encounters. Skilled opponents are able to count the number of shots a B-C has fired in close engagements, so it is important to reload whenever the opportunity presents itself and have an escape route planned at all times.
The B-C really comes into its own during the mid-game and late-game, especially if it still has a substantial amount of hitpoints left. By this stage, enemy positions should be known and many tanks will already have taken damage and have spread out across the map. The B-C excels when it will not be surprised by unspotted enemies. It can pounce on lone and/or wounded enemy tanks, since it has both the speed to chase them down and the firepower to finish them off before they can do much in return. These qualities are also very useful when using the B-C as an artillery hunter: even the artillery piece based on this tank cannot outrun it forever and one drum contains enough firepower to finish off two tier X artillery pieces, or even more lower tier ones. The fun doesn't last forever, though: the B-C only carries 30 rounds of ammunition and they can run out quickly if you let them go to waste by missing or bouncing shots. Like all other autoloader tanks, it is absolutely critical to make every shot count.
Suggested Equipment
Improved Rotation Mechanism
External Reviews and Opinions
Gallery
Historical Info
In the beginning of the fifties, development of the very effective HEAT ammunition which basically negated the (homogeneous steel) armor of existing heavy tanks, for the moment revived the idea of medium tanks. Batignolles-Châtillon, renowned manufacturer of railway cars and locomotives, started the development of a new medium tank that eventually evolved into an “as light as possible” main battle tank concept. Batignolles-Châtillon's Char 25t had a very flat hull, with 80 mm of highly sloped front armor, hydraulic suspension with six wheels and a oscillating tower.
Oscillating Turret
The oscillating turret design, lacking a conventional gun-mantlet, is in two separate parts, with an upper and lower part connected by two hinge bolts or pivots, the gun being fixed within the upper section. The horizontal movement of the gun (traversing) is conventional, but the vertical movement (elevation) is achieved through the pivoting of the entire upper section with respect to the lower section. This method of elevation has two main advantages. Firstly, it allows for a smaller turret volume, as no internal space is needed for the vertical movement of the gun breech. Secondly, it allows the use of a relatively simple auto-loader fed by multi-round magazines,
Armament And Other Design Features
Main armament consisted of a powerful 90 mm gun, with initial muzzle velocity of 930 m/s. As a secondary armament, the Char 25t had a single 7,5 mm machine gun. With very compact dimensions of only 5.67m in length, 3.16m in width, and 2.37m in height, mass of the vehicle stayed below 25 tones. With such a low weight, the Char 25t could achieve a very high top speed of 65 km/h. The crew consisted of four; a commander and gunner placed in the turret, while the driver and radio operator were placed in the hull.
Fate
Batignolles-Châtillon Char 25t lost the competition for the next French main battle tank in favor of the AMX 30, mainly because of an unreliable and maintenance intensive hydraulic suspension, as well as fading interest in the oscillating turret concept. It was relatively tall (compared to its size) and it was very difficult to make it gas tight. In the era of cold war with a high risk of nuclear and chemical warfare, this was considered a major flaw. However, some of the technology was used in later vehicles.
Two prototypes were built.
Historical Gallery
Historical Accuracy Errata
All of the Batchat's current armament configurations are fake. Only the 90 mm DCA 45 was equipped on the tank, and it still exists on the prototype today. Additionally, the 75 mm SA50 gun was planned for the initial version of the tank in 1948.
- HEAT is actually the standard ammunition of the 105 mm D. 1504 gun. Other historical ammunition types were smoke, HE and APFSDS. The APCR round is fake.
- Intended to have a crew of four, of whom the radio operator is currently missing.
- Historical SOFAM 3M.27.1.01 engine with 500 horsepower is missing.
- The Hispano-Suiza HS110 is actually the engine of the AMX-30. Its configuration on the Batchat is fake.
- Uses the same D. 1504 gun as the AMX 13 105, yet the penetration values are inconsistent.
- Historical HEAT round with 320 mm of penetration for the 90 mm F3 gun is missing. The AP and APCR rounds are fake.
