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The Infantry Tank Mark II, better known as the Matilda, is a British infantry tank of the Second World War. [ 1 ] The design began as the A12 specification in 1936, as a gun-armed counterpart to the first British infantry tank, the machine gun armed, two-man A11 Infantry Tank Mark I .
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The Tank, Infantry, Mk I, Matilda I (A11) [2] is a British infantry tank of the Second World War.Despite being slow, cramped and armed with only a single machine gun, the Matilda I had some success in the Battle of France in 1940, owing to its heavy armour which withstood the standard German anti-tank guns.
British Matilda I tank. In British practice, the main armament of the infantry tank went in three phases. The pre-Dunkirk British Army Matilda I had only a single heavy Vickers machine gun, a compromise forced by the lightness of its chassis and its target cost. The Matilda II gained a capable anti-tank capacity for its time, with the 2-pounder ...
The Matilda Mk I, (A11) and Matilda II (A12) infantry tanks fought together in France as part of the 1st Army Tank Brigade of the British Expeditionary Force in the Battle of France. They participated in the defence and counter-attack operation at Arras against the invasion by Nazi Germany in May 1940, temporarily discomfiting the 7th Panzer ...
For example, the Scorpion flail tank, a modified Matilda tank, had already been used during the North African campaign to clear paths through German minefields. Soviet T-34 tanks had been modified with mine-rollers. Close-support tanks, bridgelayers, and fascine carriers had been developed elsewhere also. However, the Funnies were the largest ...
British Troops come ashore from ships in Grand Harbour, Valletta. British troops help clear a bomb-damaged Kingsway in Valletta, 11 May 1942. A pair of RTR Matilda tanks (painted in distinctive Malta camouflage) taking part in a gunnery demonstration. Infantry 3 inch mortars firing during an exercise.
Matilda tank" may refer to: Matilda I (tank) , also known by its specification number A11, a British infantry tank in service 1938–1940 Matilda II , A12, a British infantry tank in service 1939–1945