>>64013874
Indeed. Demographics is a major reason behind French interwar doctrine and the Maginot Line itself. France knew they had about half the population of Germany and tried to find ways to get around that issue.

>>64013915
>They just over performed since the French used tanks in a piecemeal fashion, and their more heavily armed and armored tanks were handicapped by the one man turrets.
They were more handicapped by logistics. It was hard for them to bring up their tanks and to keep them fueled up to mass them enough for a counterattack.