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Initially, 4th RTR was equipped solely with the
machine-gun-armed, 11-ton A11 Infantry Tank Mk I (nicknamed ‘Matilda’ as
it waddled like the cartoon duck of that name!). 7th RTR, on the other
hand, went to France with new 2 pdr-armed, 27-ton A12 Infantry Tank Mk
II or ‘Matilda Senior’ amongst its A11 Matilda tanks.
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The brigade’s first action was its famous counterattack near Arras
which caused the Germans some consternation and gave a brief, but
essential, respite to the BEF. 4th RTR lent a couple of platoons of A12
tanks to 7th RTR for the battle, giving both battalions a mix of the two
types.
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As a result of losses at Arras, the two battalions were combined into
4th/7th RTR with a mix of A11 and A12 infantry tanks for the fighting
on the Escaut Canal.
Designed by Evan Allen & Anton Ducrot
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Last Updated On Thursday, January 13, 2011 by Blake at Battlefront
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