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A Matilda II tank circles the arena at Tankfest 2012, Bovington Tank Museum, United Kingdom.Related content
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What are they doing to the matilda lV if they are hooning it you cant because it has a top speed of 20-28kph if just driving it around well ok but its a cool tank
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I have got to get HERE and I must stop saying that..
FANTASTIC!!
Rob
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An old battlewagon still rolling one! Great photo!
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That was pretty good for a tank in 1939/1940 until the 8,8cm AT/AA gun showed up! 75mm of flat armor just as effective as the KV-1's armor!
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The main difference being that the KV-1 has a bigger gone and was a nightmare for German panzer men.
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Up-until it met the tiger xD
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By that time, few are left and more likely to be the KV-2 assault guns. Instead we have the T-34/76 and T-34/85, backed up by the SU gun series, facing the Tigers, Panthers, upgraded PzIVs, and self-propelled guns. As if that isn't enough, the Soviets introduced their Iosif Stalin tanks, whose 122mm guns put the Tiger to shame.
On the Western side, the Brits realized that the Matildas are going past their prime(gave hell to the Italians though early on) and replacing them with modern designs such as Shermans, Cromwells, Churchills, and such.
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Great shot, wonderful color--the old girl still has her pride.
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I wish they'd brought that out again this year.
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It wasn't there this year? That's a shame.
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the good old dessert queen from the battle of el amain on 1942
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I always loved the colour scheme of the Matilda although I doubt that this specific colour scheme was very helpful in the desert. And in my opinion it is among the most beautiful britisch wwii tanks.
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I guess it must have helped to break the shape up when they were in the distance, in the heat shimmer. Thanks for the 
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Nice shot! You've managed to make the Matilda actually look quite dynamic.
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Helped I think by the angle of the arena's track! Thanks for the
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Yes, every single one of them. Blam! Burning metal corpses littered the public display arena...
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Great to see the Matilda in good working order, shame she wasn't Queen of North Africa.
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She was pretty though!
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I agree, but sadly German tanks and the blasted 88mm were too powerful for her armour.
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Ah the Matilda. First time I ever saw that tank was.... in a real time strategy game "Combat Commander: North Africa" . I want to seen one upclose one day.
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It's amazingly small up close.
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This is a very nice view of a Matilda II.
It conveys the robust build, as well as the tiny size!
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Thanks MercenaryGraphics! You get such an impression of a vehicle that is very well armoured. It's just so chunky!
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Wow. I've seen a lot of Matildas in museums, but this looks really impressive. Good capture!
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Cheers artlovr59! As good as these machines look when still, they certainly come to life when mobile! Thanks for looking!
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