"Matilda" - infantry support tank

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Matilda tankThe Original purpose of the armored forces is to suppress the resistance of enemy infantry and bridging lines of fortifications. The second world war overturned the established notions about the rules of warfare and tactics. Frequent were the cases of tank and artillery duels and even oncoming battles. However, it has remained true to what the armor could not advance without infantry.

But what about Vice versa? Can attack ground troops the enemy's positions on their own? Can but it's hard. In the mid-thirties of the government and military of the Ministry of Western countries did not attach the armor to the importance which it deserved, but some progress is still going on. British tank "Matilda" A11 was conceived as a machine support of the advancing troops. Low-power (engine, 70 HP, like «Lada»), slow (speed up to 13 km/h), devoid of artillery, but with good booking, it is the intent of the designers was to cover the infantry by its silhouette, firing from a machine gun mounted in a small tower.

British tank Matilda

Almost all A11 were lost during the emergency evacuation of British troops from Dunkirk in 1940.

By this time in England has produced a new "Matilda". Tank has been substantially modernized and received index A12 Senior (senior). From perfect the car was far away, to compare it with the models that were on the armament of red Army, it is difficult. Housing riveted, and powerplant consisted of two coaxial engine 87 HP For comparison, the BT-7, which like to call "obsolete", was equipped with a 400-horsepower diesel engine. The tower guns caliber 40 mm is also inferior to the Soviet size of the shell in mm. 45 However, the British tried to establish a more powerful gun (50 mm) tank "Matilda". A photo of such a modification exists, but in a military unit, it has been received.

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The Geography of the combat use of loud sounds. El Alamein, Tobruk, Eritrea, Malta, Borneo, New Guinea are just some of the names of the places where he had to war "Matilda". Tank, despite the modest specifications, its function was doing if he was not against serious opponents. In North Africa Italian corps was armed with the technique is even more outdated, the Japanese in the Pacific also could not boast of powerful machines.

After Nazi Germany attacked the USSR sir Winston Churchill was so interested in the success of the red Army, that, setting aside from time to time his anti-communism, and despite the difficult situation of the UK have decided to provide our country with military assistance. Among the supplied samples of military equipment was "Matilda". Tank seriously inferior to Soviet counterparts, but as they say, bezrybe… All was brought about thousands of machines. In 1943, the Soviet Union refused to accept this type of armored vehicles, its maintenance was problematic, and combat effectiveness is very questionable.

Matilda tankIn most of the British Army in 1943 began the process of rearmament on the American "Sherman" and "grants". Appeared English "valentayny", which was also imperfect, but still better than "Matilda". Tank played a role in defeating the Nazis and Italian fascists in the African theater of war, and much of the credit for this British tank crews who showed courage, has managed this complex, unreliable and low-powered car, won a victory over a strong and skillful opponent.


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