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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.
Mk II Matilda (oficjalnie Tank, Infantry, Mk II, Matilda (A12)) – brytyjski czołg piechoty z okresu II wojny światowej, jedyny brytyjski pojazd pancerny, który służył od początku wojny do ostatnich jej dni.
British Infantry Tank Mk II (A12) Matilda from the Second World War. History, development, service, specifications, pictures and 3D model.
6 sie 2017 · Early in World War 2, a number of British tanks arrived in the Soviet Union as military aid, the Matilda II was one of these tanks.
The Matilda II first saw action at the Battle of Arras in 1940 and was the only British tank used throughout the Second World War. In North Africa their thick armour earned them the nickname ‘Queen of the Desert.’
29 lip 2012 · Until British reinforcements arrived in France on 17 May 1940, the Matilda II was the only tank in the BEF armed with more than a machine gun. The theater which earned the Matilda II its fame, as well as its nickname The Queen of the Desert, was during the battle for North Africa.
15 sie 2017 · Australian tank crews faced their fiercest challenge of the Second World War on the island of Tarakan, where the Matilda II was forced to contend with not only the harsh conditions of the Pacific but also against an established network of bunkers and defences.
