
Matilda
Developed from 1936 through 1938. A total of 2987 vehicles were manufactured by August 1943. It was the only British tank to remain in service throughout World War II.
Armor thicknessMeasured
Nominal plate thickness straight from the game client. Click any plate to highlight it on the 3D model and focus the camera on it.
Hull
All 13 plates
Turret 2 of 2
All 8 plates
Specifications
- DPM
- 1,571
- Damage
- 55
- Penetration
- 102 mm
- … at 500m
- 87 mm
- Reload time
- 2.10 s
- Rate of fire
- 28.57/min
- Aim time
- 1.90 s
- Dispersion
- 0.360 m
- … moving
- 0.180
- … tank traverse
- 0.180
- … turret traverse
- 0.140
- … after firing
- 4.0
- Damage vs. modules
- 54
- Caliber
- 40.0 mm
- Shell velocity
- 1,041 m/s
- Max range
- 720 m
- Ammo capacity
- 140
- Potential damage
- 7,700
- Shell cost
- 40 cr
- Top speed
- 24 km/h
- Reverse speed
- 11 km/h
- Power/weight
- 7.79 hp/t
- Tank traverse
- 40.0 °/s
- Turret traverse
- 34.0 °/s
- Effective top speed
- … hard
- 24.0 km/h
- … medium
- 24.0 km/h
- … soft
- 14.8 km/h
- Effective traverse
- … hard
- 40.0 °/s
- … medium
- 30.0 °/s
- … soft
- 17.1 °/s
- Gun elevation
- 20 °
- Gun depression
- 10 °
- Gun traverse range
- 360°
- Terrain resistance
- … hard
- 0.90
- … medium
- 1.20
- … soft
- 2.10
- Hull armor
- 75 / 70 / 55
- Turret armor
- 75 / 75 / 75
- Health
- 570
- Engine health
- 135
- … repaired
- 68
- Track health
- 80
- … repaired
- 60
- … repair time
- 5.71 s
- Ammo rack health
- 140
- … repaired
- 90
- Fuel tank health
- 150
- … repaired
- 50
- Total weight
- 26,970 kg
- Stationary camo
- 13.25 / 5.27%
- Moving camo
- 9.95 / 3.96%
- View range
- 340 m
- Fire chance
- 15%
- Tank cost
- 140,000 cr
360° traverse
CommanderRadio Operator
Gunner
Driver
Loader
Module research









Server performance
Aggregate stats from NA players over the last 30d
Aggregated from 2,979 tracked NA players · 18,508 battles. Coverage grows as more players are tracked.
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Performance over time
Daily NA 30-day aggregates — how this tank trends as patches and meta shift
Population spread
How NA players actually perform in this tank (30-day window)
Top players
Highest performers in the Matilda on NA
Video reviews
Curated reviews, replays, and guides from veteran players
12:25replayWorld of Tanks Matilda WoT Replay - 13 Kills 2.1K DMG(Patch 1.4.0)
10:32replayWorld of Tanks Matilda WoT Replay - 8 Kills 2.3K DMG(Patch 1.4.0)
11:58replayWorld of Tanks Matilda WoT Replay - 8 Kills 1.4K DMG(Patch 1.4.0)
3:30reviewWhy is it at tier 5? Defiance Matilda
10:28replayWorld of Tanks Matilda Replay - 13 Kills 2K DMG(Patch 1.4.0)
13:07replayWorld of Tanks || 1 vs 13 - Matilda
by QuickyBaby
18:11reviewWorld of Tanks || Matilda - Tank Review
by QuickyBaby
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Balance changelog
What changed for this tank between game versions
- 2.0Sep 1, 2025
- Traverse speed3438
- Mobility on hard terrain——
- Mobility on medium terrain——
- Mobility on soft terrain——
- Traverse speed3640
- Power174195
- Power190210
- GunMatilda Mk. IIA / QF 2-pdr Mk. XMatilda Mk. IIA / QF 2-pdr Mk. X (A12)
- Reload time2.12
- AP penetration7894
- GunMatilda Mk. IIA / OQF 3-inch Howitzer Mk. Iremoved
- —HE
- HE damage—60
- AP penetration121102
- APCR* penetration145135
- HE penetration—23
- AP velocity13411041
- HE velocity—792
- HE purchase cost—15
- HE damage radius—0.35
- GunMatilda Mk. IIA* / QF 2-pdr Mk. XMatilda Mk. IIA* / QF 2-pdr Mk. X (A12)
- Reload time2.12
- AP penetration7894
- GunMatilda Mk. IIA* / OQF 3-inch Howitzer Mk. Iremoved
- —HE
- HE damage—60
- AP penetration121102
- APCR* penetration145135
- HE penetration—23
- AP velocity13411041
- HE velocity—792
- HE purchase cost—15
- HE damage radius—0.35





