- Matildas and French tanks in an armor junkyard somewhere in France
- Matilda I France 1940
- Matilda I tank
- Abandoned Matildas in France 1940
- Matilda in Cambrai 1940
- Abandoned infantry tank Matilda named Gort, 1940
- Matilda named Dreadnought of the 4th Royal Tank Regiment, Acq, France October 1939
- Infantry tanks Mk I A11 of 4th RTR being transported by train France 1939
- Destroyed Matilda I named Glenorg
- British infantry tank Matilda Mk I
- Matilda Mk I A11 infantry tank
- Matilda Mk I A11 tank
British infantry tank A11 Matilda (later Matilda I). Production: 139 tanks.
Tank was named Matilda after a cartoon duck.
German designation: Infanterie Panzerkampfwagen Mk I 747(e)
Specifications:
crew |
2 |
armor |
hull:front: 65 and 60 mm, sides: 60 mm, rear 60 and 20 mm, bottom and top: 12 mmturret:mantlet: front: 60 mm, sides: 60 mm, rear: 60 mm, top: 12 mm |
main armament |
7,69 mm or 12,7 mm Vickers machine gun (4000 rounds) |
weight (kg) |
11176 |
length (mm) |
4960 |
width (mm) |
2350 |
height (mm) |
2005 |
ground pressure (kg/cm2) |
0,68 |
track centres (mm) |
1930 |
lenght track on ground (mm) |
2820 |
engine |
Ford 221 8 cyl, 70-75 hp at 3800 rpm, gasoline, water cooled |
transmission |
4 forward, 1 reverse |
fuel capacity (l) |
191 |
range (road km/ off-road km) |
130/ – |
speed (km/h) |
12 – 13 |
number of links per track |
116 |
trench crossing (mm) |
1980 |
vertical obstacle (mm) |
760 |
fording (mm) |
? |
ground clearance (mm) |
387 |
climbing ability (degrees) |
? |
manufacturer |
Vickers Armstrongs |
serial numbers |
T3433 – T3492, T5551 – T5610, T8101 – T8119 |