Wubbits Posted March 14, 2005 Share Posted March 14, 2005 Vissited the Museum today after dropping my brother off at his baracks. It was a rather hot and sunny day so the light contrast in some of the shots is a wee bit high Enjoy the pics. RAAC Museum link Vickers light Vickers medium Centurion bridge layer Crocodile Cromwell Crusader Sentinel, An aussie design in the early 40's. The ammount of slopped armour on this tank surprised me for when it was made. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wubbits Posted March 14, 2005 Author Share Posted March 14, 2005 Tracked truck, Another aussie design planned for the tropics. Rover, Yes another aussie made vehicle. Dingo Stuart Matilda Matilda Dozer Matilda Hedgehog, Fires off ASW projectiles! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wubbits Posted March 14, 2005 Author Share Posted March 14, 2005 Lee Grant Grant dozer Grant amphibious recovery vehicle. Sherman Staghound 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wubbits Posted March 14, 2005 Author Share Posted March 14, 2005 Chaffee M3 armoured car. Note the aa bren sling, musnt have been able to find a tripod! M3 halftrack 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BulletRat Posted March 14, 2005 Share Posted March 14, 2005 Dude mad pics, I'm especially interested in the Sentinal as our only truly "fair dinkum true blue home grown" aussie medium tank that could have taken on the panzers or jap tanks and have a fair chance of survival. (No, I'm not talking about taking on Tigers here... but maybe the other stuff that was around in '40 & '41...) I really should pay a visit to Pucka sometime, I only live 2 hours from there. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beta1 Posted March 14, 2005 Share Posted March 14, 2005 An ASW matilda? Why on earth would you want one of those? Cant have been that many U-boats in the western desert! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beta1 Posted March 14, 2005 Share Posted March 14, 2005 quick google search reveals Other Australian produced circus equipment was the CS Matilda armed with an 3inch (75mm) Howitzer, the Matilda Hedgehog another bunker buster with a piece of weaponry from naval anti-submarine stores. A spigot mechanism multi-launching 63kg-mortar bombs, in a propelling rack attached to the rear of the tank with a range of about three hundred yardshttp://worldatwar.net/article/australiantank/tankpacific.html so its basically a short range heavy mortar. I guess you wouldnt want to be too close if they fired all those off at once! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gibsonm Posted March 14, 2005 Share Posted March 14, 2005 Sentinel was a major achievement being fully cast. The turret ring was built large enough to take a 17pdr in a turret. However by the time we were ready to go into production the US were “in” and Lees, Grants and Shermans started arriving en masse. As it was they went off to the 1st Armoured Div which spent the war camped in WA waiting for the Japanese who never turned up. Meanwhile the Matildas and Stuarts did sterling service in the SW pacific. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonS Posted March 14, 2005 Share Posted March 14, 2005 Went to Pucka about a year ago. I particularly liked the plate(s) of armour out the front showing the effects of different AT rounds and weapons. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flamingknives Posted March 14, 2005 Share Posted March 14, 2005 That Cromwell looks interesting. Long, thin gun and blanked off bow MG port. As for the Sentinel, that's only a 2 pr. on that one - 17 pr? Surely the turret ring isn't that large? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gibsonm Posted March 14, 2005 Share Posted March 14, 2005 Sentinel AC1 came with 2pdr, AC3 with 25 pdr as well as a prototype with two 25 pdrs mounted in the turret (this was to test the recoil for the 17 pdr which was fitted to the AC4). Some more detail at: http://www.mheaust.com.au/Aust/Research/Sentinel/sentinel13.htm and: http://www.awm.gov.au/underattack/enlarge.asp?image=3/5/1/7 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrcar Posted March 14, 2005 Share Posted March 14, 2005 As I'm about to take up a job at Pucka (moving this week) I will be arranging a Band Of Brothers CM Club meeting there for later in the year. Its a great Museum. JonS They also have a Centurian up near gunnery wing showing the effects of fire...when I'm there I'll get some piccies. Cheers Rob 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gibsonm Posted March 14, 2005 Share Posted March 14, 2005 Rob, I’ve got some of those pics from gunnery wing - save you the walk up the hill. Will scan (back when all I had was a 35mm SLR) and post. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrcar Posted March 14, 2005 Share Posted March 14, 2005 Ok no probs... was up there last week working on sim use for the new tanks.... but didn't have the camera. Cheers Rob 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Private Bluebottle Posted March 15, 2005 Share Posted March 15, 2005 Originally posted by flamingknives: That Cromwell looks interesting. Long, thin gun and blanked off bow MG port. As for the Sentinel, that's only a 2 pr. on that one - 17 pr? Surely the turret ring isn't that large? The turret ring was substantially enlarged between that used on ACI and the ACIII, from 54in to 64in (admittedly, that was only on the experimental twin 25 Pdr vehicle but more than likely would have been adopted for the ACIV with its 17 Pdr). What was significant was that the tests with twin 25 Pdr were noted and applied to the Firefly. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Private Bluebottle Posted March 15, 2005 Share Posted March 15, 2005 Originally posted by Beta1: quick google search reveals </font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Other Australian produced circus equipment was the CS Matilda armed with an 3inch (75mm) Howitzer, the Matilda Hedgehog another bunker buster with a piece of weaponry from naval anti-submarine stores. A spigot mechanism multi-launching 63kg-mortar bombs, in a propelling rack attached to the rear of the tank with a range of about three hundred yardshttp://worldatwar.net/article/australiantank/tankpacific.html so its basically a short range heavy mortar. I guess you wouldnt want to be too close if they fired all those off at once! </font> 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gibsonm Posted March 15, 2005 Share Posted March 15, 2005 What about the Matilda “Frog” (the flamethrower variant) or did that come from the UK? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Private Bluebottle Posted March 15, 2005 Share Posted March 15, 2005 You're right, doh! I forgot about that Frog's were used in Borneo by 2/1 Armoured Brigade! Make that two pieces of "circus" equipment. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gibsonm Posted April 1, 2005 Share Posted April 1, 2005 Sorry its taken so long - had to dig the pictures out (took them during my basic course in 1988). Anyway they are at: Centurion at gunnery wing Here are couple to wet the appetite: Frontal shot of Centurion: Penetration plate: Notice the time lapse. The vehicles behind the plate in my shots are in the open whilst in Wubbits’ they are under cover. I also have some snaps of cut away rounds for HEAT, HESH, APDS etc. if anyone is interested. Just reply to this or drop me a line and I’ll scan them too. (now that I’ve found the particular photo album). [ April 04, 2005, 02:43 PM: Message edited by: gibsonm ] 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Emrys Posted April 2, 2005 Share Posted April 2, 2005 Originally posted by Wubbits: Grant amphibious recovery vehicle. Something about that thing looks positively medieval. Michael 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Other Means Posted April 2, 2005 Share Posted April 2, 2005 If you have a piccy of the back of the penetration plate I'd be interested in seeing spalling caused by the HESH rounds. Cheers. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flamingknives Posted April 3, 2005 Share Posted April 3, 2005 What are the other holes in the plate? I'd guess full bore AP and APDS, which would imply a 20pr. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gibsonm Posted April 4, 2005 Share Posted April 4, 2005 There is all sorts of stuff, including from memory: 17 pdr 20 pdr APDS 20 pdr APCBC (Capped Ballistic Cap) Eintac (ATGW) Milan (ATGW) 84mm Somewhere I have a picture of the brass plate that identifies what is responsible for which hole. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gibsonm Posted April 4, 2005 Share Posted April 4, 2005 I’ve updated the web page to include some ammunition information and additional effects. Updated web page. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonS Posted April 4, 2005 Share Posted April 4, 2005 Originally posted by gibsonm: There is all sorts of stuff, including from memory: 17 pdr 20 pdr APDS 20 pdr APCBC (Capped Ballistic Cap) Eintac (ATGW) Milan (ATGW) 84mm Somewhere I have a picture of the brass plate that identifies what is responsible for which hole. IIRC, the Eintac went though all 16? plates. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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