Matilda I infantry tank
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The Matilda I infantry tank was an early British World War II infantry support tank, lightly armed and armored, that served as the forerunner to the more advanced Matilda II.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Matilda I infantry tank canonical | 1 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British tank
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World War II tank ⓘ infantry tank ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
A11
NERFINISHED
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Tank, Infantry, Mk I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| armamentType | machine gun only ⓘ |
| armorDescription | heavily armored for its time but with limited thickness compared to later infantry tanks ⓘ |
| armorType | riveted armor ⓘ |
| category |
World War II tanks of the United Kingdom
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infantry tanks of the United Kingdom ⓘ interwar tanks of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| crew | 2 ⓘ |
| designedAs | infantry support tank ⓘ |
| designedBy | Sir John Carden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designedFor | supporting infantry assaults on fortified positions ⓘ |
| designFeature |
no turret traverse power
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small size ⓘ two-man crew layout ⓘ |
| engineType | Ford V-8 petrol engine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| forerunnerOf | Matilda II infantry tank NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalEra |
early World War II
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interwar period ⓘ |
| introduced | late 1930s ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Vickers-Armstrongs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mobility | slow ⓘ |
| notableLimitation |
light armament
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low speed ⓘ thin armament compared to contemporary tanks ⓘ |
| operator | British Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| predecessorOf | Matilda II infantry tank NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryArmament | 0.303 inch Vickers machine gun ⓘ |
| retired | early World War II ⓘ |
| role | close infantry support ⓘ |
| secondaryArmament | none ⓘ |
| status | obsolete ⓘ |
| successor | Matilda II infantry tank NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| survivingExamples | very few museum vehicles remain ⓘ |
| suspension | bogie suspension ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Battle of Arras
NERFINISHED
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Battle of France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| yearDesigned | 1935 ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Matilda II infantry tank