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http://www.armytankmuseum.com.au/sentinel.htm
http://www.mheaust.com.au/Aust/Research/Sentinel/sentinel13.htm

This thread is inspired by the previous thread on the Kiwi corrugated iron tank- now, WI the Australian army utilised the AC1 Sentinel in action by early 1943 in combat against the Japs in New Guinea, instead of phasing it out after US tanks became more available ? Or maybe in such a scenario as a Jap invasion of northern Australia (a la the chapter in Tsouras' RISING SUN after a Jap victory at the Coral Sea & the fall of Moresby), so that the 1st Australian Armd Div is rushed into action equipped with the Sentinel ? Would the Sentinel's performance in combat have been similar to the CAC Boomerang's, the Owen gun's, or other domestically-produced weapons ?

btw, I haven't seen the AC1 Sentinel which was on display at the War Memorial in Canberra- it must be in their storage area...
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