Matilda tank
The Matilda was a British infantry tank that served in the Second World War.
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00:00 The Matilda was a British infantry tank that served in the Second World War.
00:04 It was designed as the A-12 specification in 1936, to provide a more powerful alternative
00:09 to the A-11 infantry tank Mark I, which had only a machine gun as its main armament.
00:14 The Matilda had a 40mm QF2 pounder gun and a 7.92mm BESA machine gun, and was heavily armoured,
00:21 with up to 78mm of thickness. The Matilda was slow but reliable, and proved effective in
00:26 supporting infantry attacks, especially in the North Africa campaign, where it was able to
00:31 withstand most of the German anti-tank weapons. The Matilda was produced from 1937 to 1943,
00:37 with a total of 2,987 vehicles built.
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