The
Matilda infantry support tank had a 2 pounder main gun and one 7.92 Besa
machine gun. The Vulcan Foundry made 2,987 Mk IIs by the time production
ceased in 1943.
Matilda Mk II
Infantry Tank
The Matilda II was used by the British in the WWII North African campaign. With its 78mm frontal armor, it was nearly impossible for the Germans to destroy with anything less than an 88mm antitank round. The Matilda Mk II was the first British tank to have a diesel engine, and the only British tank to serve throughout WWII.