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British infantry tank A11 Matilda (later Matilda I). Production: 139 tanks.
Tank was named Matilda after a cartoon duck.
German designation: Infanterie Panzerkampfwagen Mk I 747(e)
Specifications:
Matilda I France 1940
Matildas and French tanks in an armor junkyard somewhere in France
Matilda in Cambrai 1940
Abandoned Matildas in France 1940
Matilda I tank
Matilda named Dreadnought of the 4th Royal Tank Regiment, Acq, France October 1939
Abandoned infantry tank Matilda named Gort, 1940
Infantry tanks Mk I A11 of 4th RTR being transported by train France 1939
Destroyed Matilda I named Glenorg
British infantry tank Matilda Mk I
Matilda Mk I A11 infantry tank
Matilda Mk I A11 tank
British infantry tank A11 Matilda (later Matilda I). Production: 139 tanks.
Tank was named Matilda after a cartoon duck.
German designation: Infanterie Panzerkampfwagen Mk I 747(e)
Specifications:
crew | 2 |
armor | hull:front: 65 and 60 mm, sides: 60 mm, rear 60 and 20 mm, bottom and top: 12 mmturret:mantlet: front: 60 mm, sides: 60 mm, rear: 60 mm, top: 12 mm |
main armament | 7,69 mm or 12,7 mm Vickers machine gun (4000 rounds) |
weight (kg) | 11176 |
length (mm) | 4960 |
width (mm) | 2350 |
height (mm) | 2005 |
ground pressure (kg/cm2) | 0,68 |
track centres (mm) | 1930 |
lenght track on ground (mm) | 2820 |
engine | Ford 221 8 cyl, 70-75 hp at 3800 rpm, gasoline, water cooled |
transmission | 4 forward, 1 reverse |
fuel capacity (l) | 191 |
range (road km/ off-road km) | 130/ – |
speed (km/h) | 12 – 13 |
number of links per track | 116 |
trench crossing (mm) | 1980 |
vertical obstacle (mm) | 760 |
fording (mm) | ? |
ground clearance (mm) | 387 |
climbing ability (degrees) | ? |
manufacturer | Vickers Armstrongs |
serial numbers | T3433 – T3492, T5551 – T5610, T8101 – T8119 |