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World War 2, Middle East, Royal Australian Engineers, 1941

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1941

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View of explosion of bomb by Australian Engineers near Australian dugout. Matilda "I" tank in foreground.

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The heavily armoured Matilda was the principal 'I' (Infantry Support) tank during the first year of the campaign in North Africa. British tank design was governed by tactical principles which assigned slow but well-protected 'I' tanks to support the infantry, while speedy but lightly armoured Cruiser tanks fought the enemy armour. These tactics persistently failed against the Germans, who preferred to engage tanks with anti-tank guns.

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cwa-org-32-P2012.57.1n

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War and Conflict
War and Conflict > World War 2

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Australian Army Museum of Western Australia

Australian Army Museum of Western Australia

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