Australian Army.? You are the chief designer in charge of producing an indiginous tank for Australia to use against a possible Japanes invasion (They didn't know they would turn the Japanese back at this stage). England have refused to supply tanks due to Europeon theartre, America can supply M3 Parts but not tanks until they are better supplied for lend lease. However England has sent a Crusader mk1 Tank and engineers to assist. The Australians have no Tank building industry and what skilled labour there is, are already used in other industries towards the war effort, So keep that in mind for your design.
Optical glass and gun sights are already made in Australia. Basically I want you to choose numbers or write answer from my list to design your own tank.
A) Armor Construction
1) Welded 2) Bolted 3) Cast
B) Intended Weight
(write approx weight ie. 32 T)
C) Any parts used from M3 Lee
(write yes or no and if yes what)
D)Any design features from English Crusader Tank.
E) Engine Type
1) GM6046
2) Guilberson 2 stroke radial
3) Wright R-975 Whirlwind
4) Meteor
5)Other
F) Suspension type
1) Hotchkiss (Like French H35 Tank, R35 Tank, Sentinel Tank.
2) Christie (Like T34 Tank, BT Series, Crusader & many more, Better for lighter faster vehicles.)
3) Vertical Volute Sring Suspension (Earlier M4 Sherman Tanks)
4) Horizontal Volute Sring Suspension (later M4 Sherman Tanks)
5) Hortsmann (Vickers Light Tank)
6) Bell Crank (Chi Ha Tank and Ha Go Tank)
7) Coiled Spring (Churchill Tank)
8)Torsion Bar (Many Later German an allied tanks). My favorite and I know the knowledge was available in Australia at the time as one AC E series Tank prototype had Torsion Bar Suspension.
9) Leaf Spring (Used on Panzer 2 and 4 German Tanks.)
10) other
G) Primary Armament
1) 2 Pounder
2) 6 Pounder
3) 17 Pounder
4) 25 Pounder
5)18 Pounder
6) 32 Pounder
7) 37mm US Gun off M3 Tanks upper turret.
8)75mm M4 Gun
9) QF 75mm Cromwell Gun.
10) Other
H) Secondary Amarments
(list how many, what type and where you'd have them situated.)
I) Crew Number and function/functions.
J) Wide or Average track width and type, ie, rubber blocks mounted on tracks like M3 Lee Tank or steel type.
K) Sloping armor, yes or no and what thickness for
1) Frontal 2) Turret 3) Sides, rear and top.
L) What other features would you add to make your Australian WW2 Tank a winner.
Good luck and be creative.
Optical glass and gun sights are already made in Australia. Basically I want you to choose numbers or write answer from my list to design your own tank.
A) Armor Construction
1) Welded 2) Bolted 3) Cast
B) Intended Weight
(write approx weight ie. 32 T)
C) Any parts used from M3 Lee
(write yes or no and if yes what)
D)Any design features from English Crusader Tank.
E) Engine Type
1) GM6046
2) Guilberson 2 stroke radial
3) Wright R-975 Whirlwind
4) Meteor
5)Other
F) Suspension type
1) Hotchkiss (Like French H35 Tank, R35 Tank, Sentinel Tank.
2) Christie (Like T34 Tank, BT Series, Crusader & many more, Better for lighter faster vehicles.)
3) Vertical Volute Sring Suspension (Earlier M4 Sherman Tanks)
4) Horizontal Volute Sring Suspension (later M4 Sherman Tanks)
5) Hortsmann (Vickers Light Tank)
6) Bell Crank (Chi Ha Tank and Ha Go Tank)
7) Coiled Spring (Churchill Tank)
8)Torsion Bar (Many Later German an allied tanks). My favorite and I know the knowledge was available in Australia at the time as one AC E series Tank prototype had Torsion Bar Suspension.
9) Leaf Spring (Used on Panzer 2 and 4 German Tanks.)
10) other
G) Primary Armament
1) 2 Pounder
2) 6 Pounder
3) 17 Pounder
4) 25 Pounder
5)18 Pounder
6) 32 Pounder
7) 37mm US Gun off M3 Tanks upper turret.
8)75mm M4 Gun
9) QF 75mm Cromwell Gun.
10) Other
H) Secondary Amarments
(list how many, what type and where you'd have them situated.)
I) Crew Number and function/functions.
J) Wide or Average track width and type, ie, rubber blocks mounted on tracks like M3 Lee Tank or steel type.
K) Sloping armor, yes or no and what thickness for
1) Frontal 2) Turret 3) Sides, rear and top.
L) What other features would you add to make your Australian WW2 Tank a winner.
Good luck and be creative.