Matilda II tank

**Matilda II**
	WWII infantry tank A British Matilda tank on its way into Tobruk, displaying an Italian flag, 24 January 1941.
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Instance of	combat vehicle model;
Subclass of	infantry tank;
Country of origin	United Kingdom;
Operator	British Army;
Manufacturer	Vulcan Foundry;
Service entry	1939;
Service retirement	1945;
Mass	26.5 t;
Width	2.6 m;
Length	4.9 m;
Height	2.36 m;
Speed	16 mph (road speed);
Followed by	Valentine;
Total produced	2,987;
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English: The Infantry Tank Mk II Matilda II (A12) was a British tank of World War II. In a somewhat unorthodox move, it shared the same name as the A11 Infantry Tank I.

A Matilda tank of the 7th Royal Tank Regiment in the Western Desert, 19 December 1940.
A British Matilda tank on its way into Tobruk, displaying an Italian flag, 24 January 1941.
A Cruiser Mk IV and a Matilda tank at a depot in Egypt, 5 September 1941.
British Matilda tanks move forward at Tobruk
Matilda Scorpion flail tank, North Africa, 2 November 1942
Matilda Tank at the Puckapunyal Tank museum
Matilda in Yad la-Shiryon Museum, Israel.
Matilda in Yad la-Shiryon Museum, Israel.
Matilda in Yad la-Shiryon Museum, Israel.
Matilda MK2 Series 4 armed with a 40mm cannon. From a private collection.
Close up of cannon.

Matilda II tank

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