Matilda II Infantry Tank | "Queen of the Desert"

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[@terrysparrow2180]

Good video! I didn't know the Matilda had such solid armor protection on the sides and even the rear. It's not hard to see why the Germans struggled to knock them out when they first encountered them.

[@crumpetcommandos779]

This is a pretty cool tank, solid armour and just nice looking. Great in men of war assault squad 2 for its price! :))

[@LearningHistoryTogether]

Yeah defo very dope vehicle!!

[@simonbrown7455]

Definitely my favourite tank. I can't believe this wasn't developed further. Into something a little bigger and faster.

[@HiddenHistoryYT]

Awesome tank

[@LearningHistoryTogether]

Yeah 100% must admit that i am slightly biased because it is in my top 5 favorite tanks of all time😂

[@LearningHistoryTogether]

Oh btw cool page dude

[@HiddenHistoryYT]

@@LearningHistoryTogether appreciate it! It’s in my Top 3 in WW2 for sure!

[@awf6554]

The 2 pdr is way underrated as an AT gun. Its HE was very effective as a bunker buster as used by Australia against the Japanese.

[@SunKing968]

Nice video. Imagine if the BEF had 300+ of these to field in France in 1940. A key factor which makes the Matilda so superior to the Char B is the turret design/ "fightability" (Thanks, Chieftain!)

[@LearningHistoryTogether]

It also makes it.more superior by that the commander isnt overloaded thats a massive drawback of the char b1 aswell

[@vipertwenty249]

Uncle Fred drove a Matilda 2 in the desert. He told me he lost count of the number of times his tank was hit, but only ever had to bail out once, due to the hit being from an 88.

[@LearningHistoryTogether]

Amazing to have those stories ofcourse, but thats crazy man. Matilda II is a beautiful piece of machinery for sure

[@vipertwenty249]

@@LearningHistoryTogether The family said (back when I was in my 20's after Fred had died) that he'd been driving the Matilda 2 in France as well as later in the western desert, but in that particular I think they'd got confused. Reason being - he brought his rifle back with him from Dunkirk. There isn't space in a Matilda for rifles so I think he was more likely driving a truck, possibly towing an anti-tank gun. When they were deposited on the quayside by the destroyer that brought them back, they were all lined up and told that if they took their paybook into the post office and signed a "chitty" they'd get an advance of wages. Since there was a family business and they'd all been brought up to be careful with money, Fred didn't do that. They were told to go home and they'd be told where to report. Having heard nothing, Fred investigated and was told - "we didn't know you were back - report to ..." where-ever it was. Realising that if they didn't know he was back they didn't know the rifle was back either, Fred left the rifle with his father (my grandfather) who'd served in WW1 and knew the Lee Enfield inside out in the dark. That rifle was still there in Grandfather and Grandmother's house in 1965 - I remember it being brought out for me to see. I was 6. Edit: Oh yes - and of course the ammunition was still there too. I expect it would've been handed in at some point - never asked.

[@LearningHistoryTogether]

Very cool story and also very cool that he brought the rifle back and kept it! Thanks for sharing

[@vipertwenty249]

@@LearningHistoryTogether Highly illegal of course, but I remember it being brought out reasonably well. It was too heavy for me to hold, as a 6 year old, so it was placed on a bar stool and I was allowed to pull the trigger - which in fact I wasn't strong enough to do, so Fred put his finger over mine and helped me do it. I remember my finger hurt and it went 'Snap!' as the firing pin flew forward and made me jump. It was Grandfather who persuaded Fred to bring it out.

[@LearningHistoryTogether]

honestly that is incredibly wholesome to read, and i mean its not illegal as long as they dont find out :D

[@LearningHistoryTogether]

Considering this video is such a huge success for my standarda i suppose ill start early on a new video😁👍

[@Vic-y1k]

Cool video dude! Matilda II is such a beautiful vehicle. I love it

[@LearningHistoryTogether]

Thnx 😊

[@SunKing968]

I think there was also a "Close Support" version of the Matilda with a 3 inch howitzer?

[@crumpetcommandos779]

yeah there was :)

[@LearningHistoryTogether]

Postive it was only able to fire smoke grenades though! I saw a comment about this but i couldn't find it on the internet so i decided not to include it

[@williamzk9083]

Matilda II Mk IV Close Support. The Ordnance QF 3-inch howitzer had a Calibre of 3 inches (76.2mm) Muzzle velocity 600 feet per second (180 m/s) Effective firing range 2,000 yards (1,800 m) Its a very low muzzle velocity. The same as a Rakenwerfer 43.

[@LearningHistoryTogether]

180 m/s is crazy slow tbh

[@gaming_guy686]

I love the video, but I don't know if I'd say that the sherman jumbos didn't have good side armor considering they had 76 mm which is more than the Matilda.(I'm just nitpicking and being annoying)

[@ps1_hagrid_gaming517]

Brother you are underrated

[@craigwashbourne4204]

And the only British tank to have spaced amour at the sides

[@earnmoney4741]

New phone , who's dis?

[@LearningHistoryTogether]

me Ancient One, who u?

[@roybennett9284]

If only they had a turret for a six pounder

[@LearningHistoryTogether]

Hmm yeah maybe, but keep in mind the armor got outdated aswell, 78mm at the start of the war was a lot, but when you compare it to late war armored vehicles 78mm is the bare minimum, Churchill VII for example had 152mm, King Tiger had 180mm, Tiger 1 i think had 100(?), IS-2 120mm you get the point😅 Maybe with the 6 pdr it would've been relevant for slightly longer but i dont expect its fate to change drastically sadly.

[@LearningHistoryTogether]

Anyway thnx for this fun comment, it was aftually a lot of fun to think in this what if scenario😄

[@derek3778]

comment for algorithm.

[@krisztianpapp6604]

if bias was a video

[@3idraven714]

Nice vid, but that is one B-Ugly tank :)

[@LearningHistoryTogether]

nahh cmon its beautiful :) and thanks btw really glad that everyone seemed to have enjoyed it! (so far lmao)

[@3idraven714]

Always like your stuff!@@LearningHistoryTogether

[@LearningHistoryTogether]

Preciate man💪

[@reluctantheist5224]

Are you a fifth columnist?

[@cwcsquared]

More like a turtle

[@LearningHistoryTogether]

Thats one way of putting it😂👍

[@Vic-y1k]

Turtle? Are you talking about the T95?

[@cwcsquared]

@@Vic-y1k nope. The Matilda was slow and under gunned. Only the thick armor saved it.