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British WW2 era Infantry Tank Official designation:- Infantry Tank Mk.II, A12 Primary Manufacturer:- Vulcan Foundry Built:- 1937 to 1943 Total production:- 2,987 Main Armament (MkIIICS):- QF 3-inch Howitzer The following info on this exhibit is from the excellent www.preserved-tanks.com :- “This Matilda was one of those supplied to Russia by Britain under the wartime Lend-Lease system. It was found lying on a river bottom since 1942, with even its ammunition intact. It was restored at Kubinka from 1993 to May 1995, after which it was transferred here. It is fitted with a mock up turret” On display in ‘Victory Park’, Museum of the Great Patriotic War, Poklonnaya Hill, Moscow, Russia.

26th August 2017
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Source A12 Matilda Mk.IIICS ‘222’ - Victory Park, Moscow
Author Alan Wilson from Stilton, Peterborough, Cambs, UK
Camera location55° 43′ 38.43″ N, 37° 30′ 14.93″ E Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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