| Matilda 1 |
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| A11 Matilda 1 Infantry Tank Crew: 2 Armament: 1 .30 cal or .50 cal machine gun Armor: 60mm maximum, 10mm minimum Weight: 11,100 kg Performance: 8 mph road speed, 80 miles range History: Served with British army 1938 to 1940 Designed and developed exclusively as an �Infantry Tank�, the Matilda 1 first went into production in 1937. The concept behind the tank was a vehicle that need only keep pace with advancing infantry. The main draw back of this mark of Matilda is its lack of a tank gun, and crews found the machine gun to be lacking in most situations. However, the Matilda did have incredibly thick frontal armor for its time. German anti-tank gunners found the tank nearly invincible to their guns during the battle of France. |