Obviously the term "infantry tank" was, in itself, a statement that showed the British had not truly embraced the armored doctrine which they themselves had invented. That said, I ask the question why did the British label the Matilda II an infantry tank? I will give the obvious answer, that the thing was so slow they might not have initially considered it useful for anything else. But it that is the case why did they not equip it with any HE ammo with which to engage opposing infantry? It seems a paradox.