In the early days of North Africa, the Matilda II seemed unstoppable, shrugging off nearly every Axis gun. But at Hellfire ...

Here’s What You Need to Remember: The Matilda’s demise in North Africa was caused by attrition, as destroyed hulls were replaced by other tanks, rather than being directly replaced with new Matildas.

The Matilda II, or just Matilda as it was later called, was what the British called an infantry tank. As opposed to bigger cruiser-style tanks with heavier guns, infantry tanks were meant to accompany ...

Though Britain pioneered the tank in World War I, its armored forces faltered in World War II. Burdened with weak guns, unreliable designs, and flawed doctrine, British crews struggled to match German ...