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	Mk.II Matilda (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		The Matilda was first produced in 1937 but only two were in service when war broke out in September 1939.
		The Matilda was first used in combat by the 4th and 7th Royal Tank Regiments in France in 1940.
		Due to the thickness of its armor, it was largely immune to the cannon fire from the German tanks in France, and was only effectively countered by 88 mm anti-aircraft guns pressed into the anti-tank role.
	bopedia.com /en/wikipedia/m/mk/mk_ii_matilda.html (255 words)

	Matilda tank - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Matilda is also an old Teutonic female name meaning ‘mighty battle maid’, when the (A11) was removed from service the (A12) name of Matilda II was dropped, and it was then known as just the Matilda.
		The Tank, Infantry, Mk II was designed at the Royal Arsenal, Woolwich and built by Vulcan Foundry, as an improvement on the Mk I which was a two man tank with only machine guns for armament.
		Matilda II tanks remained in action until the last day of the war in the Wewak, Bougainville and Borneo campaigns, which made the Matilda the only British tank to remain in service throughout the entire war.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Matilda_tank (1055 words)

	Matilda Mk I - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		It is not to be confused with the later model Tank, Infantry Mk II (A12), also known as the 'Matilda II' which took over the 'Matilda' name after the early part of the war when the first Matilda was withdrawn from combat service.
		Matilda I (55) and Matilda II tanks fought together in France as part of the 1st Army Tank Brigade of the British Expeditionary Force in the Battle of France.
		Matilda Mk Is left in the United Kingdom were withdrawn for training purposes.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Matilda_Mk_I (451 words)

	Matilda
		Matilda of Flanders (~1031 - 1083), Queen of England, wife of William I of England
		Matilda of Boulogne (1104-1152), Queen of England, wife of Stephen I of England
		Matilda Plantagenet (1156 - 1189), Duchess of Saxony, daughter of Henry II of England
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/ma/Matilda.html (129 words)

	Britain's Matilda Tanks (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Matilda I: In April 1934 the British General Staff discussed a proposal put forth by General Sir Hugh Elles of the Royal Tank Corps that covered the specs for an "Infantry" tank, well protected, with MG as armament and go as fast as infantry on foot.
		A seven barreled Naval Hedgehog was mounted on the rear of the Matilda.
		MG Vickers.303 MG OR 7.92 mm Besa MG Mk I: Vickers
	www.wwiivehicles.com /unitedkingdom/infantry/matilda.html (908 words)

	matilda (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		The Matilda Mk1 is a chunky humanoid mecha standing 4m tall, with the pilot occuppying the torso space and legs, The Arms being purely mechanical.
		The Matilda is armed with a mini-missile launcher in its left arm and a 20mm Cannon in the right arm.
		Matildas like all military vehicles have a range of camoflage paterns, The SASH use British European patern (dark green and fl in broad stripes), British Desert patern (SAS sand pink), and Arctic patern (white with flecks of green).
	hometown.aol.com /skeltm/matilda.html (723 words)

	Airfix 01318 - A.12 Infantry Tank Mk.II - Matilda III
		The Matilda was very popular due to its heavy armour protection which rendered it immune from all Italian tanks in North Africa as well as many of the German anti-tank weapons available early in the war.
		Matilda tanks captured in the 1940 campaign were later converted to Panzerjäger (tank hunters), and these vehicles took part in the defense of the Atlantic Wall.
		Matilda infantry tanks played an important role in the early campaigns of World-War 2, France 1940 and the Desert War 1940-1942.
	www.miniatures.de /html/ita/airfix-01318-matilda.html (965 words)

	Airfix 01318 - A.12 Infantry Tank Mk.II, Matilda III
		Matilda infantry tanks were used by the British Army in France and North Africa until gradually replaced by M3 Lee/Grant and M4 Sherman tanks in 1942.
		As a result, the Matilda dominated the desert tank battles and Rommel had to adopt a defensive tactical posture to counter this threat.
		The Matilda was a designated infantry tank, unable to support friendly troops with direct high-explosive fire against entrenched enemy position.
	www.miniatures.de /html/frc/airfix-01318-matilda.html (964 words)

	Matilda MK I / Mk II
		Matilda MK I / Mk II Matilda MK I / Mk II The idea of the 'infantry tank' first arose in April 1934 when the idea for a tank that could work well with infantry was proposed.
		This Mk I carried only a.50 cal machine gun and this limited armament led to the development of the MK II or A12 Infantry tank which had been designed in November 1936 with the mock up ready by April 1937.
		Although not easy to mass produce and very slow the MK II's very heavy armour made it virtually immune to anti tank weapons until the arrival of the German 88mm guns in mid 1941 and made the Matilda the Queen of the Desert in the Western Desert Campaigns in Libya in 1940.
	www.historyofwar.org /articles/weapons_matilda.html (270 words)

	Battle of Crete - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The key formed units were the New Zealand 2nd Division (less the 6th Brigade and division headquarters, which had been sent on to Egypt), the Australian 19th Brigade Group and the British 14th Infantry Brigade.
		The guns were carefully concealed, often in nearby olive groves, and some were ordered to hold their fire during the initial assault so that they would not immediately reveal themselves to German fighters and dive-bombers.
		The British had nine Matilda IIA "Infantry tanks" tanks belonging to 'B' Squadron, 7th Royal Tank Regiment, and sixteen Mark VIB light tanks from 'C' Squadron, King's Own Hussars.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Battle_of_Crete (5919 words)

	Tank as used by the Australian Army (Matilda)
		For its time, the Matilda II was a heavily armoured vehicle and it was particularly successful in the early years of WW II at Arras, France 1940 and in the Western Desert during 1940-1941.
		Although the design ideas were sound for their time, the Matilda could not be up-gunned as the turret ring was too small to accept a larger tank gun.
		With their war service completed, Matilda's were relegated to a training role and were in service with the 1st RSL until 1955, when they were finally retired.
	au.geocities.com /thefortysecondinww2/level1/line3/tanks.htm (1024 words)

	British Infantry Tank Matilda Mk. II - Military and Aircraft Scale Models
		When the British General Staff decreed in the late 30s that tanks must carry a main armament capable of defeating the enemy, the lightly armed Matilda I was finished.
		Matilda II was an entirely different tank, equipped with a 40 mm solid-shot gun.
		Throughout the pivotal El-Alamein campaign, the Matilda was the main infantry tank of the British Tank Regiment and played a victorious part in most of the major land battles in the El-Alamein Desert.
	www.militarymodels.com /product_page.asp?code=FOV81001 (150 words)

	Trucks lend-leased to Russia - British Infantry Tank Mk.II »Matilda« (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Anyway, the first Red Army tank regiments were equipped with the new tank still in winter and took part at the successful counter-offensive that stopped Hitler's attempt to seize Moscow.
		Matilda's role during Shukov's »Operation Mars« was less lucky as many tanks ended destroyed or captured during the German counterstrike near Charkov (see bottom drawing).
		In total, 1084 Matildas were sent to the Russian northern ports of which 918 reached their destination until August 1943.
	www.o5m6.de /matilda.html (191 words)

	Matilda Mk.II Review by Glen Porter (Italeri 1/72)
		This Matilda kit was supposedly the victim of one of these imaginary catastrophes, along with another soon-to-be-released Esci kit, the Fiat 13/40.
		The Matilda has one thing going for it in as far as the tracks are concerned and that's that the upper run is fully covered and therefore you won't really have to worry about joining them.
		This Matilda is in what I think was called the Stone Wall scheme, overall stone with wavy dark green interconnecting lines rather like a stone wall.
	www.missing-lynx.com /reviews/small/italeri7035reviewgp_1.html (590 words)

	Mk II Matilda
		Mk II "Matilda" of the 13th Tank Brigade/22nd Tank Corps attacking settlement.
		Refueling "Matilda" tanks of the 10th Tank Corps/16th Army/Western Front, October 1942.
		Mk II "Matilda" W.D. No. T17761, tactical number 18-17 assigned to the 37th Tank Brigade/6th Army/South-Western Front, May 1942 [4]
	rkkaww2.armchairgeneral.com /galleries/Lendlease/Matilda.htm (530 words)

	Australian Armor
		Another was the Matilda Hedgehog with a 7 spigot mortor taken from a naval projector and mounted in-line.
		The MK II was on issue to Malaya Command in 1941 until the Singapore surrender 15 February 1942.
		The MK 1 version had the motor in the front, from the MK II onward the motor was in the rear.
	mailer.fsu.edu /~akirk/tanks/aus/Australian.htm (1787 words)

	Axis History Factbook: Lend/Lease Vehicles (Soviet Union)
		During 1941, 487 Matilda, Valentine and Tetrarch tanks were received from Great Britain, and 182 M3A1 "Stuart", and M3 Lee medium tanks were received from the USA.
		The first units equipped with Valentines and Matilda IIs fought in the Staraya Russia and Valdai areas in the winter of 1941/42.
		An example was the 38th Tank Brigade which in 1942 had 30 Matilda II tanks, and 16 T-60 light tanks.
	www.axishistory.com /index.php?id=5275 (487 words)

	tanks (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Also know as the Matilda (I don't know why), the Infantry Tank Mk II was much better than the Mk I. Like it's predecessor, it had thick armour.
		The Matilda Mk II was later used in the Desert where its thick armour gave it a good advantage over the enemy.
		However the Mk IV was much better, with thick armour, good cross-country ability and a main gun that gave it a chance against the Germans.
	www.geocities.com /britsatwar/tanks.html (1546 words)

	Cheaters Heaven PC: Cheat: Codename: Panzers, Phase Two (c)Staley, Deuce ex Defcon Cheat Codes Trainers Walkthroughs ...
		When the third wave of tanks arrives, two Matilda II tanks and a fuel truck will also appear.
		A fuel truck and two Matilda II tanks will be waiting directly south of your uncontrollable scout guy on the cliff.
		Run the Matilda up there and slaughter the crew mannig the southern field gun next to the building.
	www.cheaters-heaven.com /?option=com_cheaters&lang=&ID=36466 (14765 words)

	Matilda II tank - Wikimedia Commons
		In a somewhat unorthodox move, it shared the same name as the A11 Infantry Tank I. The name Matilda itself comes from a cartoon duck.
		A Matilda tank of the 7th Royal Tank Regiment in the Western Desert, 19 December 1940.
		A Cruiser Mk IV and a Matilda tank at a depot in Egypt, 5 September 1941.
	commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/Matilda_II_tank (149 words)

	Matilda II (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Matilda II Infantry Tank Mk II Matilda II This is a tiny vehicle, considering the reputation it had.
		The Queen of the Battlefield, the concept was originally for an infantry support tank heavily armored.
		When mated with the Matilda's Armor, this created a formidable vehicle, if slow at 15mph.
	www.clubi.ie /exalted/matildai.htm (117 words)

	moriah (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		The Black Moriah /Matilda is a chunky humanoid mecha standing 4m tall, with the pilot occuppying the torso space and legs, The Arms being purely mechanical.
		The Black Moriah varient of the Matilda Mk 1strips out the missile launcher, ECM suite and computer and uses the space gained for a flare launcher, Improved sensors and increased Ammo storage.
		The Matilda /Black Moriah was created as a compromise between three completely divergent design requirements, The 29th Regt.
	members.aol.com /skeltm/moriah1.html (474 words)

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		The Matilda I was the first of the Infantry Tanks line of vehicles, characterized by the emphasis placed on crew protection.
		The small Matilda's designers had a twofold target : low cost and quick production rates.
		In spite of its excellent protection, the Matilda I was obsolete by 1939.
	members.tripod.com /black_knight_brigade/new_page_11.htm (49 words)

	Britain's Cruiser Mk I, Mk I CS (A9) Tanks (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Britain's Cruiser Mk I, Mk I CS (A9) Tanks
		It was supposed to be the successor to the Vickers Medium Mk II.
		Cruiser Mk I: There were 2 forward "sub-turrets" that had the other MGs which were unpopular with crews.
	www.wwiivehicles.com /unitedkingdom/cruiser/mk_i_a9.html (424 words)

	Bronekollektsia BKL-200104 Bronekollektsia N4 2001: Matilda British WW2 infantry tank on www.Aviapress.com. Model kits, ...
		Bronekollektsia BKL-200104 Bronekollektsia N4 2001: Matilda British WW2 infantry tank on www.Aviapress.com.
		Matilda III, the 4 th separate company of Maltese tank squadron.
		The infantry tank Mk II "Matilda" during the test exercises at the butt of scientific research institute of armored machines in Kubinka
	www.aviapress.com /viewonekit.htm?BKL-200104 (132 words)

	british MkIII ' (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		The Mark II infantry tank, better known as the Matilda, was used in action by the British Army between 1939 and 1942 in France and North Africa, and by the Australians in New Guinea.
		Large numbers were also shipped to Russia and proved generally popular due mainly to its good armour protection, which in places amounted to 100 mm thick.
		By late 1941, the Matilda's gun power was generally felt to be inferior to that of German tanks and, in 1942, with the advent of the more powerful American Grants and Shermans, the Matilda was gradually withdrawn from action in North Africa.
	home.hetnet.nl /~haupt01/matilda.htm (122 words)

	Fh2 King tiger - FileFront Gaming Forums (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		In 1940 and early 1941 the Matilda MkII is the 'King Tiger' of the battlefield.
		When the british send in their Matilda's in a tipically cavalary style charge 11 out of 12 were destroyed within a few minutes.
		And even with a total of 55 Matilda tanks did they not manage to capture the pass.
	www.gamingforums.com /showthread.php?t=251230 (1633 words)

	Achtung Panzer! - 88mm Flak Series
		First time 88mm saw combat was in Spain during the Civil War in 1936, where it proved itself to be not only excellent anti-aircraft gun but also ideal tank killer due to its high muzzle velocity and efficient heavy projectile.
		It again proved to be an excellent anti-tank gun in France in 1940, especially against heavily armored French Char B1-bis heavy tanks and British Mk.II Matilda infantry tanks.
		By the time when it arrived in North Africa it was a feared tank killer, which could knock any Allied tank at distances well over 1000 meters.
	www.achtungpanzer.com /articles/88mm.htm (1144 words)

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		II tank (Matilda) was the most heavily armored tank in service.
		It was equipped with a 40MM solid shot gun, and its protective armor waspletely immune to the normal 37MM anti-tank shells initially employed by the Germans.
		Throughout the North African campaign, the Matilda was the main infantry tank of the British Armored Divisions and played a victorious part in most of the major land battles in the North African Desert.
	www.appealingtoys.com /other-vehicles,-playsets-and-accessories.html (3156 words)

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