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* Openings in the center area of side skirts are 13 mm thick (54°). | * Openings in the center area of side skirts are 13 mm thick (54°). | ||
* The gun breech is very prominent and only 45mm thick, making it a weak spot. | * The gun breech is very prominent and only 45mm thick, making it a weak spot. | ||
− | * The sides of the joint area on the front glacis also are weak spots with only | + | * The sides of the joint area on the front glacis also are weak spots with only 22 mm of thickness. |
* 2 smoke launchers are installed on the right side of the turret. Both smoke grenades are launched simultaneously in the direction the gun is pointing at, 30m away from your tank. | * 2 smoke launchers are installed on the right side of the turret. Both smoke grenades are launched simultaneously in the direction the gun is pointing at, 30m away from your tank. | ||
* Smoke shells can also be used as protection but the absence of gun depression will prevent to shoot them close to your vehicle. | * Smoke shells can also be used as protection but the absence of gun depression will prevent to shoot them close to your vehicle. |
Revision as of 20:01, 10 June 2020
Contents
Description
The ▂Tank MK-II "Matilda" (F-96) is a gift rank II Soviet heavy tank
with a battle rating of 3.7 (AB) and 3.3 (RB/SB). This tank was introduced in Update 1.67 "Assault" during the 2017 World War Two: Chronicle events, unlocked after obtaining 6 Chronicle Awards. This is a British Matilda supplied to the Soviets through the Lend-Lease program whose turret was modified to receive a 76mm cannon.
General info
Survivability and armour
Armour type:
- Cast homogeneous armour (hull front, turret, gun mantlet, cupola, hull sides top -above the tracks-)
- Rolled homogeneous armour (hull sides bottom -tracks compartment-, hull rear, hull roof, turret roof, cupola roof, gun breech, side skirts).
Armour | Front (Slope angle) | Sides | Rear | Roof |
---|---|---|---|---|
Hull | 75 mm (0-7°) Front plate 22-47 mm (69°) Front glacis 22-78 mm (12-46°) Joint area 22-45 mm (56°) Lower glacis |
70 mm (21-26°) Top 40vmm + 25 mm Bottom |
20 mm (32-79°) Top 55 mm (25°) Bottom |
20 mm 35 mm Driver's port |
Turret | 75 mm (1-48°) Turret front 75 mm (0-22°) Gun mantlet |
75 mm (0-22°) | 75 mm | 18 mm |
Cupola | 75 mm (6-7°) Cupola wall + 50mm Cupola base | 18 mm |
Notes:
- Suspension wheels and tracks are both 20 mm thick.
- Openings in the center area of side skirts are 13 mm thick (54°).
- The gun breech is very prominent and only 45mm thick, making it a weak spot.
- The sides of the joint area on the front glacis also are weak spots with only 22 mm of thickness.
- 2 smoke launchers are installed on the right side of the turret. Both smoke grenades are launched simultaneously in the direction the gun is pointing at, 30m away from your tank.
- Smoke shells can also be used as protection but the absence of gun depression will prevent to shoot them close to your vehicle.
Mobility
Game Mode | Max Speed (km/h) | Weight (tons) | Engine power (horsepower) | Power-to-weight ratio (hp/ton) | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Forward | Reverse | Stock | Upgraded | Stock | Upgraded | ||
Arcade | 26 | 5 | 28.5 | 245 | 363 | 8.6 | 12.74 |
Realistic | 24 | 4 | 168 | 190 | 5.89 | 6.67 |
Originally designed as an infantry support, the MK-II "Matilda" (USSR) is underpowered and sluggish when compared to other tanks at the same battle rating. With a maximum speed of only 23-25 km/h, the MK-II "Matilda" (USSR) always needs time to get in position and inevitably arrives last.
The acceleration is good: the maximum speed is reached in seconds. The braking is good as well, as the tank is heavy and the maximum speed poor. The reverse speed is too poor to retreat quickly from an unexpected situation or allow any type of overextend tactic.
While the tank weighs only 28.5 tons for heavy tank (that's the average weight of a T-34 at the same BR), its narrow tracks make driving on soft terrain difficult (sand, snow, mud). Turning when moving is good and turning 180° on flat terrain only takes a few seconds. But turning from idling is very slow as there is no neutral steering. This also causes noticeable gun wobbling. Finally, going uphill is always difficult as the MK-II "Matilda" (USSR) loses speed very quickly.
Armaments
Main armament
76 mm F-96 | Turret rotation speed (°/s) | Reloading rate (seconds) | |||||||||||
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Mode | Capacity | Vertical | Horizontal | Stabilizer | Stock | Upgraded | Full | Expert | Aced | Stock | Full | Expert | Aced |
Arcade | 54 | -2°/+20° | ±180° | N/A | 16.18 | 22.4 | __.__ | __.__ | 32.0 | 8.97 | _.__ | _.__ | 6.9 |
Realistic | 11.9 | 14.0 | __.__ | __.__ | 20.0 |
The gun accuracy starts dropping at 800m and becomes a handicap over 1000m. The muzzle velocity is good and offers rather flat trajectories. While the turret rotation speed is good, the poor depression clearly is a handicap: the gun is situated very high due to the profile of the Matilda. This can make targeting an enemy close to you very difficult, especially if there is a little slope putting the enemy tank slightly under your level. The recoil is minimal and does not impact targeting quality. The reload time is a little longer than most of your opponents but the same as any T-34 tank at the same BR. The penetration values are good, like the T-34s.
Ammunition
The available choice of ammunition offers a complete range to engage all types of targets:
- BR-350A (MD-5 fuze): APHEBC; a shell with high explosive mass that will one-shot any tank that is penetrates but has an average penetration power.
- BR-350B (MD-8 fuze): APHEBC; increased penetration at the cost of slightly less explosive filler.
- BR-350SP: APBC; a solid shot with the best penetration but no explosive filler.
- OF-350M: HE; useful for destroying open and lightly armoured vehicles.
- Sh-354T: Shrapnel; useful against vehicles that are resistant to the HE shells but too thinly armoured to trigger the fuzes of AP shells.
- D-350A: Smoke; useful to blind enemy vehicles that are too remote for you to penetrate.
Penetration statistics | |||||||
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Ammunition | Type of warhead |
Penetration @ 0° Angle of Attack (mm) | |||||
10 m | 100 m | 500 m | 1,000 m | 1,500 m | 2,000 m | ||
BR-350A (MD-5 fuze) | APHEBC | 87 | 85 | 76 | 67 | 59 | 52 |
BR-350SP | APBC | 102 | 100 | 91 | 81 | 72 | 64 |
BR-350B (MD-8 fuze) | APHEBC | 94 | 92 | 83 | 73 | 65 | 57 |
OF-350M | HE | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Sh-354T | Shrapnel | 37 | 35 | 29 | 25 | 20 | 17 |
Shell details | ||||||
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Ammunition | Type of warhead |
Velocity (m/s) |
Projectile Mass (kg) |
Fuse delay (m) |
Fuse sensitivity (mm) |
Explosive Mass (TNT equivalent) (g) |
BR-350A (MD-5 fuze) | APHEBC | 662 | 6.3 | 1.2 | 14 | 150 |
BR-350SP | APBC | 655 | 6.78 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
BR-350B (MD-8 fuze) | APHEBC | 655 | 6.3 | 0.9 | 14 | 98.56 |
OF-350M | HE | 680 | 6.2 | 0.05 | 0.1 | 621 |
Sh-354T | Shrapnel | 680 | 6.2 | 0.5 | 8 | 85 |
Smoke shell characteristics | ||||||
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Ammunition | Velocity (m/s) |
Projectile Mass (kg) |
Screen radius (m) |
Screen deploy time (s) |
Screen hold time (s) |
Explosive Mass (TNT equivalent) (g) |
D-350A | 680 | 6.45 | 13 | 5 | 20 | 50 |
Ammo racks
Full ammo |
1st rack empty |
2nd rack empty |
3rd rack empty |
Visual discrepancy |
---|---|---|---|---|
54 | 43 (+11) | 31 (+23) | 1 (+53) | Yes |
Notes:
- To go into battle with flank racks depleted, pack 31 (+23) shells.
- The visual discrepancy is the floor rack: 36 shells are modeled but it contains only 30 shells.
Machine guns
7.62 mm DT | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Mount | Capacity (Belt) | Fire rate | Vertical | Horizontal |
Coaxial | 3150 (63) | 600 | N/A | N/A |
The small caliber of the MG will only allow you to use it as a spotting gun or to mow down minor obstacles blocking your ligne of sight.
Usage in battles
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Modules
Tier | Mobility | Protection | Firepower | ||
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I | Tracks | Parts | Horizontal Drive | BR-240SP | |
II | Suspension | Brake System | FPE | Adjustment of Fire | BR-350A (MD-5 fuze) |
III | Filters | Crew Replenishment | Elevation Mechanism | ||
IV | Transmission | Engine | |||
This is a premium vehicle: all modifications are unlocked on purchase |
Pros and cons
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History
Britain and Canada provided the Soviet Union with around 5,200 tanks, of which 4,600 arrived, while they were recovering from the setbacks of 1941. The Soviets belittled these lend-lease AFVs, and tended to use them on secondary fronts, releasing their own tanks for the more important areas. While the Matilda II was the second-most-common British tank used by the Soviets, with over 1,000 delivered, it was disliked for its slow speed and poor winter performance and used primarily for infantry support. The remaining tanks were out of service by the end of 1943.
Media
- Videos
See also
- Vehicles equipped with the same chassis
- Similar Soviet vehicles
- Other Soviet vehicles equipped with a 76mm gun
- Other vehicles of similar configuration and role
External links
- [Development] WW2 Chronicles vehicles: Matilda MK-2 F-96: A Soviet Lady
- [Special] War Thunder Chronicles
- Wikipedia - Matilda_II - Other variants, field modifications and prototypes
- Tanks Encyclopedia - Matilda II Mk.IV with ZiS-5 76mm
USSR heavy tanks | |
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KV-1 | KV-1 (L-11) · KV-1 (ZiS-5) · KV-1E · KV-1S |
KV-2 | KV-2 (1939) · KV-2 (1940) · KV-2 (ZiS-6) |
Other KVs | KV-85 · KV-122 · KV-220 |
IS-1/2 | IS-1 · IS-2 · IS-2 (1944) · IS-2 No.321 · IS-2 "Revenge" · Object 248 |
Other IS tanks | IS-3 · IS-4M · IS-6 · IS-7 |
T-10 | T-10A · T-10M |
Multi-turreted | T-35 · SMK |
Other | Object 279 |
Lend-Lease | ▂MK-II "Matilda" |
USSR premium ground vehicles | |
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Light tanks | BA-11 · RBT-5 · BT-7A (F-32) · T-26 (1st Gv.T.Br.) · T-26E · T-126 · PT-76-57 · 2S38 |
Medium tanks | T-34 (Prototype) · T-34 (1st Gv.T.Br.) · T-34E · T-34-57 (1943) · T-34-85E · T-34-100 · T-44-122 · TO-55 · T-55AM-1 · T-72AV (TURMS-T) · T-80UD · Т-80U-Е1 |
▂M3 Medium · ▂M4A2 · ▂T-III · ▂T-V · ▂МК-IX "Valentine" | |
Heavy tanks | SMK · T-35 · ▂MK-II "Matilda" · KV-1E · KV-2 (1940) · KV-2 (ZiS-6) · KV-122 · KV-220 · IS-2 "Revenge" · Object 248 · IS-6 · T-10A |
Tank destroyers | BM-8-24 · BM-13N · BM-31-12 |
SU-57 · SU-76D · SU-76M (5th Gv.Kav.Corps) · SU-85A · SU-100Y · SU-122P · Object 120 | |
SPAA | ▂Phòng không T-34 · ZUT-37 |