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The Australian Cruiser tank programme was terminated in July 1943 as it was thought better for Australia to put the effort spent on the AC tanks towards building her own railway locomotives and supporting the large number of US tanks due to arrive. [13] The tanks that had been produced were placed in storage until the end of the war. [14]
The AC4 (Australian Cruiser Tank Mk. 4) was a cruiser tank designed in Australia in World War II as the intended successor to the AC3 Thunderbolt. Like its predecessors the AC4 was to have a one piece cast hull and turret. The AC4's most important characteristic would be the use of a 17 pounder tank gun.
The Australian tank program developed and produced two tank designs, a cruiser tank called the Sentinel, and the Thunderbolt. An order was made to build a total of 200 Thunderbolt tanks, [67] [68] and after the pilot model AC3 had been completed, large scale production began. [69]
The Australian War Memorial's AC3 in 2013. At the end of World War II all but three Australian Cruiser tanks were disposed of by the Australian government. [9] [10] [Note 2] The 65 tanks that were not required to serve as a physical record in war museums in Australia and the UK were sold off by the Commonwealth Disposals Commission. [9]
Pages in category "Cruiser tanks of Australia" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. AC4 tank; S.
The Australian Experimental light tank (AELT, and also known as "Chassis 160") was a prototype light tank built by Australia during World War II, using a local pattern carrier hull. It was one of two indigenously developed tank designs, the other being the cruiser Sentinel tank.
The museum hosts two rare Australian Cruiser tanks (two of six left in the world), an AC1 Sentinel and a hybrid AC1 with an AC3 turret, presented as an AC4. The AC1 Sentinel was purchased and given to the museum by Wargaming Inc, producer of the World of Tanks tank game.
Sentinel tank Australian Cruiser Tank Mk. 1 (65; Australia) Şeniletă Malaxa Tip UE prime mover/light carrier (towing tractor) (126; Romania) Sexton self-propelled howitzer (2,150; Canada) Sherman Firefly medium tank (~2,200; United Kingdom & USA) sIG33 auf Panzer I heavy infantry gun on Pz I chassis (38; Germany)