Portal:Military history of Australia/Equipment/7

The Sentinel tank was designed in Australia in World War II in response to the war in Europe, and to the threat of Japan expanding the war to the Pacific or even a possible Japanese invasion of Australia. It was based on the engine, drive train, and lower hull of the American M3 Medium tank but was built closely along the lines of a British Crusader. The few Sentinels that were built never saw action as Australia's Armoured Divisions had been equipped by that time with British and American tanks.