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 (total)
| 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 |
| Main 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)
| -
|
Images
- Black and white photograph of a Sentinel
- Profile view of a Sentinel
- Sentinel AC4
- 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
- Forum discussion of the Sentinel
- Forum discussion at the Tanks in World War 2 Forum, about the Sentinel.
- List of preserved Sentinel
- List of entries at the Preserved Military Vehicle Registry Project on the Sentinel.
Sources
- 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.
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