Matilda Projector, Hedgehog, No. 1 Mark I

Matilda Hedgehog

Infantry tank
Origin United Kingdom
Service history
In service 1939-1945
Used by United Kingdom, Australia, Soviet Union
Wars Second World War
1948 Arab–Israeli War
Designer Mechanization Board and Messrs Vulcan[1]
Designed 1937[1]
Manufacturer Vulcan Foundry and others
Produced 1937–1943
Number built 2,987
Crew 4 (Driver, gunner, loader, commander)
Armour 78 mm max
Primary armament 2 pounder (40 mm), 93 armour-piercing rounds
Hedgehog 7-chambered spigot mortar in an armoured box on the rear hull
Secondary armament 7.92 mm Besa machine gun 2,925 rounds
Range 257 km
Speed 26 km/h on road, 14 km/h off road