Matilda I A11
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Abandoned Matildas in France 1940
British infantry tank Matilda Mk I
Destroyed Matilda I named Glenorg
Infantry tanks Mk I A11 of 4th RTR being transported by train France 1939
Matilda I France 1940
Matilda I tank
Matilda in Cambrai 1940
Matilda Mk I A11 infantry tank
Matilda Mk I A11 tank
Matilda named Dreadnought of the 4th Royal Tank Regiment, Acq, France October 1939
Matildas and French tanks in an armor junkyard somewhere in France
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 |