Matilda II A12 part 1
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Abandoned Matilda "Gorgon" T6747, PMV 103 of 7th Royal Tank Regiment, 23rd Armoured Brigade, France 1940
Abandoned Matilda France 1940
Afrika Korps Soldier Next to a KO British Matilda tank named CRUCIBLE II
Australian Matilda Tank Landed At Toko Beach 1945
Australian Matilda Tanks of the 2/9th Armoured Regiment on Tarakan, 1 May 1945
British infantry tank Matilda II
British infantry tank Matilda II - frontal view
British infantry tank Matilda II 4
British infantry tank Matilda II on a railway flatcar
British Infantry Tank Mk II A12 Matilda II during demonstration 1941
British Matilda Tank Assembly Line In Factory England 1941
British tank Matilda
British tank Matilda Mk II and Panzer III of Afrika Korps
Canadian Matilda II Tank 1941
Captured Infantry Tank Mk.II (A12) Matilda II T6736 "GAMECOCK"
Captured Matilda DAK Afrika Korps
captured Matilda II tank North Africa
Captured Matilda named Drake, Western Desert
captured Matilda tank North Africa
Captured Matilda tanks DAK Afrika Korps
Damaged Infantry Tank Mk.II (A12) Matilda II 1058
Destroyed Matilda tank North Africa
Destroyed Matilda tank T18934 - North Africa
Ex-Soviet Matilda II tank T88163
German Afrika Korps Troops with Destroyed British Matilda Mk II Tank
German Infanterie Panzerkampfwagen Mk.II 748(e) Matilda II of the Afrika Korps
German Infanterie Panzerkampfwagen Mk.II 748(e) Matilda II of the Afrika Korps - rear
German Matilda A12 Mk II tank
German Matilda A12 Mk II tank "Dreadnought" T6970
German Matilda A12 Mk II tank 2
German Matilda A12 Mk II tank 3
German Matilda A12 Mk II tank 4
German Matilda A12 Mk II tank 5
German Matilda A12 Mk II tank 6
German Matilda A12 Mk II tank 8
German Matilda A12 Mk II tank 9
German Matilda A12 Mk II tank named Dreadnought T6970
German Matilda A12 Mk II tank north africa
German Matilda A12 Mk II tank North Africa
German Matilda A12 Mk II tanks
German Matilda tank
German Matilda tank
German soldiers inspect a British-built InfantryTank Matilda on Eastern Front
Infanterie Panzerkampfwagen Mk.II 748(e) Matilda II 3
Infanterie Panzerkampfwagen Mk.II 748(e) Matilda II 4
Infanterie Panzerkampfwagen Mk.II 748(e) Matilda II 9
Infanterie Panzerkampfwagen Mk.II 748(e) Matilda II and Panzer I of the Afrika Korps
Infanterie Panzerkampfwagen Mk.II 748(e) Matilda II of the Afrika Korps 10
Infanterie Panzerkampfwagen Mk.II 748(e) Matilda II of the Afrika Korps 2
Infanterie Panzerkampfwagen Mk.II 748(e) Matilda II of the Afrika Korps 3
Infanterie Panzerkampfwagen Mk.II 748(e) Matilda II of the Afrika Korps 4
Infanterie Panzerkampfwagen Mk.II 748(e) Matilda II of the Afrika Korps 5
Infanterie Panzerkampfwagen Mk.II 748(e) Matilda II of the Afrika Korps 6
Infanterie Panzerkampfwagen Mk.II 748(e) Matilda II of the Afrika Korps 7
Infanterie Panzerkampfwagen Mk.II 748(e) Matilda II of the Afrika Korps 8
Infanterie Panzerkampfwagen Mk.II 748(e) Matilda II of the Afrika Korps 9
Infanterie Panzerkampfwagen Mk.II 748(e) Matilda II of the Afrika Korps 9
Infanterie Panzerkampfwagen Mk.II 748(e) Matilda II of the Afrika Korps with German flag
Infanterie Panzerkampfwagen Mk.II 748(e) Matilda II rail transport
Infanterie Panzerkampfwagen Mk.II 748(e) Matilda II tank
Infanterie Panzerkampfwagen Mk.II 748(e) Matilda II tank
Infanterie Panzerkampfwagen Mk.II 748(e) Matilda II tank
Infanterie Panzerkampfwagen Mk.II 748(e) Matilda II tank 16
Infanterie Panzerkampfwagen Mk.II 748(e) Matilda II tank 17
Infanterie Panzerkampfwagen Mk.II 748(e) Matilda II tank of the Afrika Korps 11
Infanterie Panzerkampfwagen Mk.II 748(e) Matilda II tank of the Afrika Korps 12
Infanterie Panzerkampfwagen Mk.II 748(e) Matilda II tank of the Afrika Korps 13
Infanterie Panzerkampfwagen Mk.II 748(e) Matilda II, North Africa
Infanterie Panzerkampfwagen Mk.II 748(e) Matilda II, rear view
Infantry Tank Matilda
Infantry tank Matilda A12 Mk II
Infantry Tank Mk.II (A12) Matilda II on German trailer
Lend Lease Matilda II Russia 1942 T46021
Lend Lease Matilda II tank Russia 1942
Matilda 1941 North Africa
Matilda and T-34 tanks - Eastern Front
Matilda Greenock 1940
Matilda II named Grasshopper T6754 of 7th Royal Tank Regiment, 23rd Armoured Brigade
Matilda II Tank A12 England 1941
Matilda II tank of Afrika Korps DAK
Matilda mk ii tank in german service North Africa
Matilda named "Greenock" T6909 of 7th Royal Tank Regiment, 23rd Armoured Brigade, France 1940
Matilda T7411 named Gnat of 7th Royal Tank Regiment, 23rd Armoured Brigade, Crete 1941
Matilda tank
Matilda tank 12
Matilda tank and DAK soldiers
Matilda tank in France 1940
Matilda Tank Loaded for Transport North Africa Desert 1942
Matilda tank named "GO TO IT" T10128 of British 7th RTR near Tobruk
Matilda tank North Africa
Matilda tank on german trailer
Matilda tank turret
Matilda tank with German balkenkreuz
Matilda tanks North Africa
Russian Matilda tank Eastern Front
Russian Matilda tank number 25
Soviet Matilda II tank Lend Lease code T35270
Soviet Matilda tank upside down
Transporter Brings in Matilda Tank for Repair from Middle East Desert 1942
Wehrmacht soldiers and British infantry tank Matilda II
Matilda II, by General Staff Specification A12, was a British infantry tank of the Second World War. Production: 2980 - 2987 tanks. Variants:
- Matilda II Mk I - First model armed with only a Vickers machine gun. Production: 140 - 165 tanks
- Matilda II Mk II
- Matilda II Mk III (Mk IIA, Mk II*) - new diesel engine (Leyland)
- Matilda II Mk IV (Mk II**)
- Matilda II Mk V
- Matilda II Close Support (CS) armed with QF 3 inch (76 mm) howitzer
- Matilda AMRA - Anti Mine Roller Attachment
- Matilda Carrot - anti mine variant
- Matilda Scorpion Mk I and II - mine flail. used in North Africa 1942 - 1943. Production: 24 + 32 .
- Matilda Baron Mk I, II, III, IIIA - mine flail.
- Matilda Bangalore
- Matilda II CDL (Canal Defence Light)
- Matilda With 76,2 mm Zis gun - Lend Lease Matilda supplied to the USSR
- Matilda with A27 turret
- Matilda Black Prince - radio-controlled prototype
- Matilda Restive - with Inglis bridge
- Matilda Trench Crossing Devise
- Matilda Carpet
- Matilda Fascine
- Matilda Dozer - australian bulldozer tank
- Matilda Frog - australian flame thrower tank
- Matilda Murray - australian flame thrower tank
- Matilda Projector (Hedgehog) - armed with spigot mortar
- German designation - Infanterie Panzerkampfwagen Mk II 748(e) Matilda II A12
Specifications:
| version | A12 Matilda II Mk II | A12 Matilda II CS (Close Support) |
| crew | 4 | 4 |
| armor | hull: front: 78-75 mm, sides: 70-40 mm, rear 55 mm, bottom: 20 and 13 mm, top: 20 mm turret: front: 75 mm, sides: 75 mm, rear: 75 mm, top: 20 mm | hull: front: 78-75 mm, sides: 70-40 mm, rear 55 mm, bottom: 20 and 13 mm, top: 20 mm turret: front: 75 mm, sides: 75 mm, rear: 75 mm, top: 20 mm |
| mainarmament | Ordnance OQF Mk IX/X 2 prd (40 mm), 67 - 93 rounds | Ordnance QF Mk I or IA 3-inch howitzer (76,2 mm) |
| secondaryarmament | 1 x Besa 7,92 mm (2925 - 3150 rounds) | 1 x Besa 7,92 mm (2925 - 3150 rounds) |
| weight (kg) | 26950 | 26800 |
| length (mm) | 5581 | 5715 |
| width (mm) | 2576 | 2576 |
| height (mm) | 2510 | 2370 |
| ground pressure (kg/cm2) | 1,12 | 1,11 |
| track centres (mm) | 2060 | 2305 |
| lenght track on ground (mm) | 3280 | 3280 |
| engine | 2 x AEC A183/184, 87 hp at 2000 rpm, 6750 cm3, 6 cyl, diesel, water cooled | 2 x Leyland E148/149 ( or E164/165 E170/171) , 95 hp at 2000 rpm, 6750 cm3, diesel, 6 cyl, water cooled, weight: 540 kg |
| transmission | 5 + 1 forward, 1 reverse | 5 + 1 forward, 1 reverse |
| fuel capacity (l) | 190 + 211 | 190 + 211 |
| range (road km/ off-road km) | 257 / 129 | 257 / 129 |
| speed (km/h) | 24 (15 off-road) | 24 (15 off-road) |
| number of links per track | 68 or 69 | 69 |
| trench crossing (mm) | 2120 | 2120 |
| vertical obstacle (mm) | 610 | 610 |
| fording (mm) | 900 | 900 |
| ground clearance (mm) | 400 | 400 |
| climbing ability (degrees) | 24 | 24 |
| manufacturer | Vulcan Foundry, Ruston & Hornby, John Fowler & Co, North British Locomotive Co, Harland and Wolff, Midland and Scottish Railway Co. |
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