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6th Jun 2021, 11:53 PM #1
Australia makes a tank
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7th Jun 2021, 10:49 AM #2Senior Member
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Ahh, what we could once do in Aus! Thanks MM.
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7th Jun 2021, 11:07 AM #3Diamond Member
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Thanks for posting this Simon, it makes for very interesting reading, and is a reminder of what this country could do if there was the political leadership and will.
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7th Jun 2021, 02:59 PM #4
Wen I was working at UNSW back in the 70s a student researched these tanks as his major project.
The production photos are great. Thanks.
He came up with photos of them test driving them and also test firing twin 25 lb guns at once to make sure the turret ring would be ok for the 17lb.
There was two of these tanks and a hull at the tank museum in Melbourne.
We went to the auction but the 40mm bofors was too expensive.
I’ve a catalog somewhere with the prices.
Don’t think the missus was too keen on it as a yard ornament anyway.
When they flattened the Foundry out Bankstown way where these were cast, the old patterns were just buried.
H.Jimcracks for the rich and/or wealthy. (aka GKB '88)
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7th Jun 2021, 07:44 PM #5
Film
https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/F07029
The Dingo scout car appears in the film https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/REL23826
And, the Rover https://www.tanks-encyclopedia.com/w...r_light_AC.php
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7th Jun 2021, 10:22 PM #6Mechanical Butcher
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The Australian cast steel tank never saw real action, but I think did appear in a movie.
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7th Jun 2021, 10:41 PM #7
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20th Jun 2021, 10:20 PM #8Most Valued Member
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I see it came with two powerplant options: a power unit with THREE Cadillac engines or a single Pratt and Whitney radial aircraft engine. Both sound like a maintenance nightmare!
Chris
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