Infantry tank, Mk II, A12 Matilda II

When it first appeared it was impervious to all anti tank guns and forced the germans to use the 88 AA gun to destroy it. After being retired in the western war, nearly all being gone by El Alamein, they were used in the pacific theatre up till the end of the war.

Category:

Autos & Vehicles

Tags:

• Infantry
• tank
• Mk
• II
• A12
• Matilda
• tankfest
• 2006

[comecra85]

I hate new youtube design so much.

i wish them death

[harry4468]

it is crap

[Sallytheg4y]

wasn´t this tank worse than the crusader in terms of malfunctions ?

[harry4468]

ur thinking of the cavalier which was the next cruiser design

[wilson3a10]

Well how thick is the front and side armour I wonder...

[harry4468]

front hull 78mm

the side has a a spaced armour effect from the track guards which are 25mm and the hullside itself being 40mm

[jmbrosendo]

The Matilda II was at the forefront and the deciding factor behind O'Connors wins agains the Italians. After the Maletti group was defeated there was nothing that could stop it, and it was instrumental in piercing the defenses at Bardia and Tobruk. It deserves a spot in British military history.

[themechanicalunivers]

@NitroNein it was supposedly supposed to blend in the desert. the paint was supposed to match that of a mirage somehow

[gilibran]

The Matilda was the only tank to trully impress the Germans during the blitzkrieg at the start of ww2. At that time they did not have an answer to it. Only superior numbers. Within less then a year though, it was sadly obsolete, though it still remained one of the best, if not the best, infantry support tanks of ww 2 during the north Africa campaign.

[NitroNein]

I wonder what the blue grey camo is for?

[Juicingood]

@karthikbans But at least the troops might have stood a half decent chance of keeping up with it.

[Juicingood]

Good for its day but UK should have immediately spotted the 88 weekness and firstly upped the engine (we had Merlins etc on planes so why not?) then it could have stood more armour and finally a decent gun like the 17 pounder. Instead we produced a load of different designs (why?) which in the main were rubbish for the people that had to use them.

[zumomomoponyo]

マチルダ

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高貴なイメージがあります。

[oblivikid]

@elswick1542 yeah mixed in with these would be a brilliant tank army i believe.

[MrAapenkind]

@comecra85 its a trap!!!