Editing Valentine (section)

==IRL==
[[File:Valentine.jpeg|thumb|From Britain, with love]]
The name of the Valentine is largely unknown, though the simplest explanations are that it was either named that on the day it was submitted to the War Office, or it was simply a generic codename used by Vickers Armstrong. After the loss of a ton of material after the Fall of France, the Valentine was rushed into production.

In spite of the concerns from the war department on the size of its turret and crew compartment, the tank rapidly began to replace the Matilda II after proving to be not only tough, but also for exceptional mechanical reliability. The QF 2 pounder lacked HE shells or adequate penetrating power, so later variants incorporated 75mm cannons. It made up the core of British lend-lease to the Soviet Union. The Soviets found the gun lacked penetrating power, but in general they enjoyed its reliability, smaller size, and superior armor. 

Valentines also saw service in the Battle of Madagascar along their Tetrarch cousins, and in the Pacific New Zealand-crewed Valentines fought the Japanese on Nissan Island. In the latter part of the war, the Valentine was largely replaced by the Churchill, though some stayed on as command vehicles for detachments of Archer Tank Destroyers. The final official recorded use of the Valentine MK II was by the Greeks, who used a turretless variant during the Cyprus Emergency with a Bren gun.

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