Editing Tank classification (section)

====Infantry tank====
[[File:MatildaII.jpg|thumb|A British [[Matilda II|Matilda tank]] displaying a captured Italian flag]]
{{Main|Infantry tank}}
The idea for this tank was developed during World War I by the British and French. The [[infantry]] tank was designed to work in concert with infantry in the assault, moving mostly at a walking pace, which allowed it to carry heavy armour to survive defensive fire. Its main purposes were to clear the battlefield of obstacles, suppress or destroy defenders, and protect the infantry on their advance into and through enemy lines by giving mobile [[overwatch (military tactic)|overwatch]] and cover. The British came back to the concept in the pre-Second World War era, and one of the best-known infantry tanks was the [[Matilda II]] of World War II.