Year | April 1938 |
Vehicle Type | Infantry Support Tank |
Origin & Designer | Britain/Vickers |
Numbers Produced | 139 |
Crew | 2 (Commander/Gunner & Driver) |
Main Armament | 1 x .303in or .50in Machine Gun (Turret) |
Main Armament | [@sponson_traverse] |
Elevation | -15° to +25° |
Turret Traverse | 360° (Manual) |
Gun Traverse | [@gun_traverse] |
Gun Mount | [@gun_mounts] |
Maximum Range | [@maximum_range] |
Armour Penetration | [@armour_penetration] |
Gun Sight | [@gun_sight] |
Secondary Armament | [@secondary_armament] |
Smoke Discharger | Twin 4-inch Smoke Mortars (Turret Right Side) |
Ammunition Carried | 4000 x .303in or 1.500 x .50in + 8 x Smoke Rounds |
Height | 1.85m |
Width | 2.28m |
Length | 4.85m |
Combat Weight | 11.186 kg |
Ground Clearance | 0.39m |
Fording Depth | 0.76m |
Trench Crossing | 1.98m |
Obstacle Clearance | 0.76m |
Climbing Ability | [@climbing_ability] |
Radio | No. 9 Set |
Armour | Hull Front: 60mm. Hull Sides: 60mm. Hull Rear: 50mm. Hull Top: 12mm. Hull Bottom: 10mm. Gun Mantlet: 65mm. Turret Front: 65mm. Turret Sides: 65mm. Turret Rear: 65mm. Turret Top: 10mm.
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Engine | Ford V8 Model 79 (Petrol) |
Transmission | 4 Forward & 1 Reverse |
Maximum Road Range | 130 km |
Maximum Cross Country Range | 88 km |
Maximum Water Range | [@maximum_water_range] |
Maximum Road Speed | 12 kph |
Maximum Cross Country Speed | 5 kph |
Maximum Water Speed | [@maximum_water_speed] |
Variants | [@variants] |
Notes | The British concept of Infantry tanks was continued right through WW2, the Matilda I was built along these lines as a slow moving heavily armoured vehicle, it had a cast turret housing a single machine gun and a crew of two. Fifty were taken to France with the BEF and none came back, those remaining back in Britain never saw action. |