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Sentinel

Description

The Sentinel tank series was cancelled in July 1943 after 66 tanks had been made, when US tanks became available to Australia. Before then, in February 1943, an up-gunned prototype, the AC3, was made. This tank was later converted to an AC4 test vehicle in March 1943. The AC4 prototype was build and tested in late 1943.

Technical Details

  AC1 AC3 AC4
Crew
Crew 5
Physical Characteristics
Weight 27.5 t - t
Length 2.56 m - m
Width 6.35 m - m
Height 2.8 m - m
Armour
Armour (max) 65 mm - mm
Performance
Speed (max) 48 km/h - km/h
Armament
Primary weapon QF 2 pdr (1) QF 25 pdr (1) QF 17 pdr (1)
Secondary weapon
  • .303 cal. Vickers Machine Gun (2)
  • .303 cal. Bren Machine Gun (1)
  • Thompson Sub-machine Gun (1)
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Images

Black and white photograph of a Sentinel
Black and white photograph of a Sentinel
Profile view of a Sentinel
Profile view of a Sentinel
Sentinel AC4
Sentinel AC4
est vehicle for the AC4, which was fitted with two 87.6 mm (25 pdr) guns, to test whether the vehicle could sustain the recoil of the 76.2 mm (17 pdr) gun
Test vehicle for the AC4, which was fitted with two 87.6 mm (25 pdr) guns, to test whether the vehicle could sustain the recoil of the 76.2 mm (17 pdr) gun

Further Reading

Sources

  1. CHAMBERLAIN, Peter & ELLIS, Chris. British and American Tanks of World War II : The Complete Illustrated History of British, American and Commonwealth Tanks, 1939-45. Weidenfield : Cassell, 2000. 224p. ISBN: 03-0435-529-1.