Why the Soviets disliked the Matilda II

The Matilda II also called "The Queen of the Desert" was a British Infantry Tank in World War 2 that also served on the Eastern Front with the Red Army. About 1/3 of all Maltida II were shipped to the Soviet Union. The Soviets liked the armor, but had serious issues with the lack of mobility and particularly firepower. DISCLOSURE: I was invited by the Tank Museum at Bovington in 2017, 2018, 2019 & 2022. https://www.youtube.com/c/thetankmuseum Cover Source: Soviet Union, 1941, 170th Independent Tank Battalion. Cover Design: vonKickass. »» GET BOOKS & VIDEOS «« » Stukabook - Doctrine of the German Dive-Bomber - http://stukabook.com » The Assault Platoon of the Grenadier-Company November 1944 (StG 44) - http://sturmzug.com » Army Regulation Medium Panzer Company 1941 - http://www.hdv470-7.com » Tank Assault - Combat Manual of the Soviet Tank Forces 1944 - http://stm44.com » IS-2 Stalin's Warhammer - http://www.is-2tank.com » StuG: Ausbildung, Einsatz und Führung der StuG Batterie - http://stug-hdv.de » Achtung Panzer? Zur Panzerwaffe der Wehrmacht - http://panzerkonferenz.de » Panzerkonferenz Video - http://pzkonf.de »» SUPPORT MHV «« » patreon - see videos early (adfree) - https://www.patreon.com/join/mhv » subscribe star - https://www.subscribestar.com/mhv » paypal donation - https://paypal.me/mhvis » YouTube Membership - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCK09g6gYGMvU-0x1VCF1hgA/join »» MERCHANDISE «« » teespring - https://teespring.com/stores/military-history-visualized »» SOURCES «« Fletcher, David: British Battle Tanks: British-made Tanks of World War II, Osprey: Oxford, UK, 2017. Samsonov, Peter: British Tanks of the Red Army, UK, 2024. Fleischer, Wolfgang: Die deutsche Panzerjägertruppe: 1935-1945 : Katalog der Waffen, Munition und Fahrzeuge, Ed. Dörfler im Nebel-Verlag: Eggolsheim-Bammersdorf, Germany, 2007. Fletcher, David: Matilda Infantry Tank 1938-45, Osprey Publishing: Oxford, UK, 2012. http://www.tankarchives.ca/2017/12/lady-with-thick-skin.html https://warspot.net/525-tanks-worth-their-weight-in-gold 00:00 Intro 00:26 Basic Information 01:15 Soviet Service 02:04 Firepower 04:32 Armor 06:06 Mobility 08:35 Other Issues 09:34 Operational Usage 1942-1945 10:16 Summary #matilda2 #matilda #britishtank #ww2 #sovietperspective