Matilda

Modules

Tier	Gun	Penetration (mm)	Damage (HP)	Rate of fire (rounds/minute)	Dispersion (m/100m)	Aiming time (s)		Weight (kg)	Price ()
IV	OQF 3-inch Howitzer Mk. I	38/100/23	175/110/60	15	0.53	1.9		116	30000
IV	QF 2-pdr Mk. X-B	121/145/23	55/55/60	28.57	0.36	1.9		175	28000
IV	QF 2-pdr Mk. X	78/121/23	50/50/60	28.57	0.36	1.7		130	6000

Tier	Engine	Engine Power (hp)	Chance of Fire on Impact (%)		Weight (kg)	Price ()
III	2x AEC	174	15		331	1500
III	2x Leyland E164	190	15		331	4000

Tier	Suspension	Load Limit (т)	Traverse Speed (gr/sec)	Rmin		Weight (kg)	Price ()
III	Matilda Mk. II	27	34	B/2		7200	2270
IV	Matilda Mk. IIA	29	36	B/2		7200	4800

Tier	Radio	Signal Range (m)		Weight (kg)	Price ()
VII	WS No. 19 Mk. II	450		40	21000
VI	WS No. 19 Mk. I	400		40	15000
V	WS No. 9	375		40	3600
III	WS No. 11	350		40	600

Compatible Equipment

Compatible Consumables

Pros and Cons

Pros:

• High HP
• Best armor for its tier on medium or long distance
• Excellent gun penetration and accuracy capable of damaging T6 tanks with ease
• Very good rate of fire
• Relatively fast rotating turret

Cons:

• Terrible Top speed and acceleration
• Low damage per shot
• Favourite target for artillery

Performance

The Matilda is an excellent tank with great armor that causes most shots to just bounce off of it and has excellent guns to return fire with. With 70mm of sloped frontal armor, it is not uncommon for a Matilda at low health to take down another full health tank or two. The greatest qualm of the Matilda is its speed, for it is abysmal. Even with upgraded track and engine, it only manages 24 km/h, bad even for a heavy tank. Thus, there are two ways to use this tank, one is to slowly but surely follow up the main frontal push taking opportunity shots with its excellent accuracy. The second is to guard a set spot or choke, as it can be difficult to coax out due its armor and small silohuette. Do be aware for artillery though because while the Matilda's small birds-eye silohuette makes it difficult to target, one good shot can disable a track, leaving the tank a sitting duck or leave it a burning husk.

Being top of the tier list, the only ways to outclass a Matilda on a light tank is making it go into the open with numbers, as its fast rotating turret can keep up with tanks that try to outmaneuver it. Attacks from the rear or side also deal damage and another good way to destroy a Matilda is to ground it by taking out either of its track and destroy it with artillery. In a one-on-one duel at the same tier, it is very difficult to outclass a Matilda, so attempt to flank it, call in fire from a friendly tank destroyer or call in the arty to at least pin it down.

Experienced tankers may want to take advantage of the high accuracy-high penetration gun by equipping a Enhanced Gun Laying Drive and either Coated Optics or Binoculars and finally a Rammer or a Ventilation system as it turns the Matilda into a deadly "machinegun" that can shred most tanks with relative ease, at long or short range. Even with low damage per shot, the 40mm cannon fires really fast, and offers a serious danger even for heavily armored tanks, like KV-1; if you keep that in mind and catch every opportunity to deal damage, it's possible to deal above 1000 hitpoints in damage in a single game.

It is important to note, however, that although the 76mm HE gun has low penetration, it has quite good damage for its tier and has a fast reload rate. Using this gun to allow for a more "brawler" playstyle isn't without its benefits. The 76mm gun will one or two shot any tank below tier 4 and some tanks that are tier 4. It is recommended to try the HE gun as even though it is in fact a derp gun, it has a quite good possibility to hit from medium range. Do note that this gun can penetrate and do catastrophic damage to even tier 6s, such as the sides of most tanks and the flimsy armor of TDs and fast medium tanks.

Early Research

• The WS No. 9 radio is the only thing that carries over from the Vickers Medium Mk. III.
• Start by researching the 2x Leyland E164 engine since it's cheap and has the same weight.
• Researching the the Quick Fire 2-Pounder Mk. X-B gun is a priority, as it gives the Matilda the much needed penetration boost it needs.
• Next research the upgraded suspension.
• Go from there.
• Note that the only thing the second turret adds is 10m to view range, but don't forget that it will increase the hitpoints of the tank (from 340hp to 370hp).

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