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== Description ==
 
== Description ==
 
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The '''{{Specs|name}}''' is a premium gift rank {{Specs|rank}} British medium tank {{Battle-rating}}. It was introduced during [[Update "Winged Lions"]] as a reward for the [[wt:en/news/7469-event-operation-w-i-n-t-e-r-en|2021 Operation W.I.N.T.E.R.]] event.
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The war with the Axis powers demanded ever-increasing investments from all members of the British Commonwealth. Australia was no exception, as it faced the threat of a Japanese invasion. In response, in 1940, work began in Australia on the development of its own tank. Development and construction of the vehicle were delayed due to the country's underdeveloped industry and increasing army demands, resulting in the first prototype being ready only by January 1942, followed by a second in March. Around this time, the tank was named '''Australian Cruiser Mark I "Sentinel"''', or shortened to '''A.C.I'''. Prototypes underwent tests until January 1943, with serial production commencing even before their completion in November 1942. A total of 65 vehicles were produced by June 1943, but they were not adopted for service due to serious technical problems identified during testing. Coupled with the rise in [[M4]] production in the USA and the redirection of Australian industry towards supporting Allied forces, this led to the cancellation of the Australian tank program.
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The only "action" in which the A.C.I participated was its appearance in the 1944 film "Rats of Tobruk", where it was used as a stand-in for German tanks. Currently, three surviving examples are held in collections at the Bovington Museum, Puckapunyal Military Museum, and the Australian Armour and Artillery Museum.
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The '''A.C.I''' was introduced during [[Update "Winged Lions"]] as a reward for the [[wt:en/news/7469-event-operation-w-i-n-t-e-r-en|2021 Operation W.I.N.T.E.R.]] event. Originally conceived as a cruiser tank, the A.C.I shares characteristics more akin to British infantry tanks such as the [[Matilda III]] and [[Valentine I]]. The frontal armour of the hull is thick and well-angled, with one vulnerable spot in its centre covered by a developed machine gun shield. Side armour is notably weaker, but sufficient to allow angling the hull to improve protection. The turret also boasts robust armour. However, it's important to remember that the A.C.I can still encounter tanks capable of penetrating its defences. Furthermore, its armament is underwhelming: the gun has low penetration and post-penetration damage, though somewhat mitigated by a high rate of fire. Mobility is also subpar; the tank accelerates slowly and struggles to reach its maximum speed.
  
 
== General info ==
 
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In general, the A.C.I is very good at head-on engagements, due to its very well armoured front for its BR. The sides are with a thickness of only around 45 mm relatively easy to penetrate at its BR. Tanks using large-calibre HE shells are dangerous, because of the overpressure mechanics that will often take out the driver and the machine gunner as well as the transmission. The lower front is quite vulnerable, if shot, the transmission will most likely break down, the crew won't take damage usually.
  
 
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=== Modifications and economy ===
 
=== Modifications and economy ===
 
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Because it is a premium tank, the A.C.I comes with all its modifications already researched.
  
 
== Armaments ==
 
== Armaments ==
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| rowspan="2" | 130 || rowspan="2" | -10°/+20° || rowspan="2" | ±180° || rowspan="2" | N/A || 28.6 || 39.5 || 48.0 || 53.1 || 56.5 || rowspan="2" | 3.64 || rowspan="2" | 3.22 || rowspan="2" | 2.97 || rowspan="2" | 2.80
 
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| Shot Mk.1 AP/T || AP || 72 || 68 || 52 || 37 || 27 || 19
 
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| Shot Mk.IXB APCBC/T || APCBC || 89 || 86 || 77 || 66 || 57 || 50
 
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| Shot Mk.1 AP/T || AP || 792 || 1.08 || N/A || N/A || N/A || 47° || 60° || 65°
 
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| Shell Mk.2 || HE || 687 || 1.34 || 0 || 0.1 || 85 || 79° || 80° || 81°
 
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| Shot Mk.IXB APCBC/T || APCBC || 792 || 1.24 || N/A || N/A || N/A || 48° || 63° || 71°
 
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| Shell Mk.1 AP/T || APHE || 792 || 1.08 || 1.2 || 9 || 20.9 || 47° || 60° || 65°
 
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| '''130''' || 104&nbsp;''(+26)'' || 81&nbsp;''(+49)'' || 59&nbsp;''(+71)'' || 37&nbsp;''(+93)'' || 19&nbsp;''(+111)'' || 1&nbsp;''(+129)'' || No
 
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* As they are modeled by sets of 2 or 3, shells disappear from the rack only after you've fired all shells in the set.
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* To go into battle with the turret empty of shells, pack 59&nbsp;''(+71)'' shells (racks 1 & 2 depleted).
  
 
=== Machine guns ===
 
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== Usage in battles ==
 
== Usage in battles ==
 
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The A.C.I's sloped frontal armour is great in medium range skirmishes since it will bounce most shots. The weak gun however forces you to come close to your targets to get a chance to penetrate. The armour is best used in combination with the A.C.I's good mobility.
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Notable enemies include the Panzer III, the Marder III H and the early T-34s.
  
 
=== Pros and cons ===
 
=== Pros and cons ===
 
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'''Pros:'''
 
  
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* Diversely sloped armor is effective at bouncing enemy shots
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* Outstanding depression, allowing the use of "hull down" tactics
 
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* Can easily frontally engage most enemies at its BR
 
  
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* Diversely sloped frontal hull armour is sturdy against common foes, like [[M3 Stuart (Family)|M3A3 Stuart]] and [[M5 Stuart (Family)|M5 Stuart]], [[T-50]]
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* Outstanding gun depression, allowing hull-down tactics
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* Can easily frontally engage most enemies
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* Fast reload allows quick follow-up shots
  
 
'''Cons:'''
 
'''Cons:'''
  
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* Only 44 mm of side armor
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* Only 44 mm of side armour
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* Painfully slow reverse speed of 4 km/h
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* Painfully slow reverse speed of -4 km/h
 
* Tightly packed crew
 
* Tightly packed crew
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* Frontal turret armour is quite weak
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* Slow acceleration
  
 
== History ==
 
== History ==
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== Media ==
 
== Media ==
 
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{{Youtube-gallery|HR57u5I3V58|'''Australian Cruiser Tanks - AC I "Sentinel" - AC IV "Woomera" (review starts at 1:49)''' - ''Cmdr. Tyrael''}}
  
 
== See also ==
 
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Related development:
  
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== External links ==
 
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{{TankManufacturer New South Wales Railway Company}}
 
{{Britain medium tanks}}
 
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{{Britain premium ground vehicles}}
 
{{Britain premium ground vehicles}}
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{{Winter Event}}

Latest revision as of 19:44, 28 August 2024

Rank VI USA | Premium | Golden Eagles
A-10A Thunderbolt (Early)
A.C.I
uk_ac1_sentinel.png
GarageImage A.C.I.jpg
ArtImage A.C.I.png
A.C.I
Britain flag.png Britain
II Rank
Battle rating:
AB RB SB
3.3 3.0 3.0
Class:
PREMIUM
Purchase:Bundle or Gift
Show in game

Description

The war with the Axis powers demanded ever-increasing investments from all members of the British Commonwealth. Australia was no exception, as it faced the threat of a Japanese invasion. In response, in 1940, work began in Australia on the development of its own tank. Development and construction of the vehicle were delayed due to the country's underdeveloped industry and increasing army demands, resulting in the first prototype being ready only by January 1942, followed by a second in March. Around this time, the tank was named Australian Cruiser Mark I "Sentinel", or shortened to A.C.I. Prototypes underwent tests until January 1943, with serial production commencing even before their completion in November 1942. A total of 65 vehicles were produced by June 1943, but they were not adopted for service due to serious technical problems identified during testing. Coupled with the rise in M4 production in the USA and the redirection of Australian industry towards supporting Allied forces, this led to the cancellation of the Australian tank program.

The only "action" in which the A.C.I participated was its appearance in the 1944 film "Rats of Tobruk", where it was used as a stand-in for German tanks. Currently, three surviving examples are held in collections at the Bovington Museum, Puckapunyal Military Museum, and the Australian Armour and Artillery Museum.

The A.C.I was introduced during Update "Winged Lions" as a reward for the 2021 Operation W.I.N.T.E.R. event. Originally conceived as a cruiser tank, the A.C.I shares characteristics more akin to British infantry tanks such as the Matilda III and Valentine I. The frontal armour of the hull is thick and well-angled, with one vulnerable spot in its centre covered by a developed machine gun shield. Side armour is notably weaker, but sufficient to allow angling the hull to improve protection. The turret also boasts robust armour. However, it's important to remember that the A.C.I can still encounter tanks capable of penetrating its defences. Furthermore, its armament is underwhelming: the gun has low penetration and post-penetration damage, though somewhat mitigated by a high rate of fire. Mobility is also subpar; the tank accelerates slowly and struggles to reach its maximum speed.

General info

Survivability and armour

Armourfront / side / back
Hull64 / 46 / 32
Turret64 / 51 / 44
Crew5 people
Visibility91 %

In general, the A.C.I is very good at head-on engagements, due to its very well armoured front for its BR. The sides are with a thickness of only around 45 mm relatively easy to penetrate at its BR. Tanks using large-calibre HE shells are dangerous, because of the overpressure mechanics that will often take out the driver and the machine gunner as well as the transmission. The lower front is quite vulnerable, if shot, the transmission will most likely break down, the crew won't take damage usually.

Armour type:

Armour Front (Slope angle) Sides Rear Roof
Hull ___ mm ___ mm Top
___ mm Bottom 		___ mm ___ - ___ mm
Turret ___ - ___ mm Turret front
___ mm Gun mantlet 		___ - ___ mm ___ - ___ mm ___ - ___ mm
Cupola ___ mm ___ mm ___ mm ___ mm

Notes:

Mobility

Speedforward / back
AB54 / 7 km/h
RB and SB49 / 6 km/h
Number of gears5 forward
1 back
Weight26.0 t
Engine power
AB649 hp
RB and SB340 hp
Power-to-weight ratio
AB25.0 hp/t
RB and SB13.1 hp/t
Game Mode Max Speed (km/h) Weight (tons) Engine power (horsepower) Power-to-weight ratio (hp/ton)
Forward Reverse Stock Upgraded Stock Upgraded
Arcade 54 7 26 527 649 20.27 24.96
Realistic 49 6 301 340 11.58 13.08

Modifications and economy

Repair cost
AB780 Sl icon.png
RB420 Sl icon.png
SB1 154 Sl icon.png
Crew training3 400 Sl icon.png
Experts23 000 Sl icon.png
Aces160 Ge icon.png
Research Aces380 000 Rp icon.png
Reward for battleAB / RB / SB
Talisman.png 2 × 40 / 50 / 70 % Sl icon.png
Talisman.png 2 × 118 / 118 / 118 % Rp icon.png
Modifications
Mobility Protection Firepower
Mods new tank traks.png
Tracks
Mods new tank suspension.png
Suspension
Mods new tank break.png
Brake System
Mods new tank filter.png
Filters
Mods new tank transmission.png
Transmission
Mods new tank engine.png
Engine
Mods tank tool kit.png
Improved Parts
Mods extinguisher.png
Improved FPE
Mods tank reinforcement uk.png
Crew Replenishment
Mods new tank horizontal aiming.png
Horizontal Drive
Mods tank ammo.png
40mm_uk_2pdr_APHE_ammo_pack
Mods tank cannon.png
Adjustment of Fire
Mods new tank vertical aiming.png
Elevation Mechanism
Mods art support.png
Artillery Support
Mods tank ammo.png
40mm_uk_2pdr_APCBC_ammo_pack

Because it is a premium tank, the A.C.I comes with all its modifications already researched.

Armaments

Main armament

40 mm QF 2-pounder cannon
Shoulder stabilizer
Reduces the swing of the gun in one plane while moving
Ammunition130 rounds
Reloadbasic crew → aces
3.6 → 2.8 s
Vertical guidance-10° / 20°
Main article: QF 2-pounder (40 mm)
40 mm QF 2-pounder Turret rotation speed (°/s) Reloading rate (seconds)
Mode Capacity Vertical Horizontal Stabilizer Stock Upgraded Full Expert Aced Stock Full Expert Aced
Arcade 130 -10°/+20° ±180° N/A 28.6 39.5 48.0 53.1 56.5 3.64 3.22 2.97 2.80
Realistic 17.9 21.0 25.5 28.2 30.0

Ammunition

Penetration statistics
Ammunition Type of
warhead 		Penetration @ 0° Angle of Attack (mm)
10 m 100 m 500 m 1,000 m 1,500 m 2,000 m
Shot Mk.1 AP/T AP 72 68 52 37 27 19
Shell Mk.2 HE 9 8 7 6 6 5
Shot Mk.IXB APCBC/T APCBC 89 86 77 66 57 50
Shell Mk.1 AP/T APHE 66 62 49 36 26 20
Shell details
Ammunition Type of
warhead 		Velocity
(m/s) 		Projectile
mass (kg) 		Fuse delay
(m) 		Fuse sensitivity
(mm) 		Explosive mass
(TNT equivalent) (g) 		Ricochet
0% 50% 100%
Shot Mk.1 AP/T AP 792 1.08 - - - 47° 60° 65°
Shell Mk.2 HE 687 1.34 0.1 0.1 85 79° 80° 81°
Shot Mk.IXB APCBC/T APCBC 792 1.24 - - - 48° 63° 71°
Shell Mk.1 AP/T APHE 792 1.08 1.2 9 20.9 47° 60° 65°

Ammo racks

Ammo racks of the A.C.I
Full
ammo 		1st
rack empty 		2nd
rack empty 		3rd
rack empty 		4th
rack empty 		5th
rack empty 		6th
rack empty 		Visual
discrepancy
130 104 (+26) 81 (+49) 59 (+71) 37 (+93) 19 (+111) 1 (+129) No

Notes:

  • As they are modeled by sets of 2 or 3, shells disappear from the rack only after you've fired all shells in the set.
  • To go into battle with the turret empty of shells, pack 59 (+71) shells (racks 1 & 2 depleted).

Machine guns

7.7 mm Vickers machine gun (coaxial)
Ammunition5 500 rounds
Belt capacity250 rounds
Reloadbasic crew → aces
10.4 → 8.0 s
Fire rate390 shots/min
Main article: Vickers (7.7 mm)
7.7 mm Vickers
Mount Capacity (Belt) Fire rate Vertical Horizontal
Coaxial 4,250 (250) 390 N/A N/A

Usage in battles

The A.C.I's sloped frontal armour is great in medium range skirmishes since it will bounce most shots. The weak gun however forces you to come close to your targets to get a chance to penetrate. The armour is best used in combination with the A.C.I's good mobility.

Notable enemies include the Panzer III, the Marder III H and the early T-34s.

Pros and cons

Pros:

  • Diversely sloped frontal hull armour is sturdy against common foes, like M3A3 Stuart and M5 Stuart, T-50
  • Outstanding gun depression, allowing hull-down tactics
  • Can easily frontally engage most enemies
  • Fast reload allows quick follow-up shots

Cons:

  • Only 44 mm of side armour
  • Painfully slow reverse speed of -4 km/h
  • Tightly packed crew
  • Frontal turret armour is quite weak
  • Slow acceleration

History

Describe the history of the creation and combat usage of the vehicle in more detail than in the introduction. If the historical reference turns out to be too long, take it to a separate article, taking a link to the article about the vehicle and adding a block "/History" (example: https://wiki.warthunder.com/(Vehicle-name)/History) and add a link to it here using the main template. Be sure to reference text and sources by using <ref></ref>, as well as adding them at the end of the article with <references />. This section may also include the vehicle's dev blog entry (if applicable) and the in-game encyclopedia description (under === In-game description ===, also if applicable).

Media

Skins
Videos
Australian Cruiser Tanks - AC I "Sentinel" - AC IV "Woomera" (review starts at 1:49) - Cmdr. Tyrael

See also

Related development:

Vehicles of similar configuration or role:

External links


New South Wales Railway Company
Medium tanks  A.C.I · A.C.IV

Britain medium tanks
Valentine  Valentine I · Valentine IX · Valentine XI
Cromwell  Cromwell I · Cromwell V · Cromwell V (RP-3)
Cromwell derivatives  Challenger · Avenger · Comet I · Comet I "Iron Duke IV" · Charioteer Mk VII
Centurion  Centurion Mk 1 · Centurion Mk.2 · Centurion Mk 3 · Centurion Mk.5 AVRE · Centurion Mk 10 · Centurion Action X · FV4202
Vickers MBT  Vickers Mk.1 · Vickers Mk.3 · Vickers Mk.7
Chieftain  Chieftain Mk 3 · Chieftain Mk 5 · Chieftain Mk 10
Challenger 1  Challenger Mk.2 · Challenger Mk.3 · Challenger DS
Challenger 2  Challenger 2 · Challenger 2 (2F) · Challenger 2 TES · Challenger 2 OES · Challenger 2E · Challenger 2 Black Night
Challenger 3  Challenger 3 TD
Australia  A.C.I · A.C.IV · Centurion Mk.5/1
South Africa  Olifant Mk.1A · Olifant Mk.2 · TTD
India  Vijayanta · Bhishma TWMP
Israel  ▄Sho't Kal Dalet
Jordan  Khalid
Sweden  ▄Strv 81 (RB 52)
USA  Grant I · Sherman II · Sherman Firefly · Sherman IC "Trzyniec"

Britain premium ground vehicles
Light tanks  A13 Mk I (3rd R.T.R.) · A13 Mk II 1939 · AEC Mk II · Crusader "The Saint" · Rooikat 105
Medium tanks  A.C.I · Grant I · Cromwell V (RP-3) · Sherman IC "Trzyniec" · A.C.IV · Comet I "Iron Duke IV"
  Centurion Mk.2 · ▄Strv 81 (RB 52) · Centurion Mk.5 AVRE · Centurion Mk.5/1 · ▄Sho't Kal Dalet · Centurion Action X
  Vijayanta · Khalid · Challenger DS · Challenger 2 OES
Heavy tanks  Independent · Matilda Hedgehog · Excelsior · TOG II · Churchill Crocodile · Black Prince
Tank destroyers  Alecto I · Achilles (65 Rg.) · QF 3.7 Ram

Winter events
2022  Winter Quest
Pilot stars  Late 298D · ◄Tornado IDS MFG
Tanker stars  T-80UM2
Sailor stars  USS Newport News
2021  Operation W.I.N.T.E.R.
Pilot stars  C. 202D · ◊MiG-23MF
Tanker stars  A.C.I · AGS
Sailor stars  IJN Hayanami · MPK Pr.201K
2020  Operation W.I.N.T.E.R.
Pilot stars  Ro.57 Quadriarma · MiG-21PFM
Tanker stars  E.B.R. (1954) · Class 3 (P)
Sailor stars  Type K-8 No.13 · USS Baltimore
2019  Operation F.R.O.S.T.
Pilot stars  TIS MA · J6K1
Tanker stars  QF 3.7 Ram · ▃Merkava Mk.2B
Sailor stars  PT-811 · Jaguar
2018  Festive Quest
Pilot stars  M.B.152C1 · Fw 190 C
Tanker stars  SU-85A · T30
Christmas Lights  P-43A-1 · Comet I "Iron Duke IV"
2017  Festive Quest
Pilot christmas toys  P-40C · NC.900
Tanker christmas toys  AEC Mk II · Ersatz M10
Christmas Lights  Fw 189 A-1 · KV-2 (1940)
2016  Winter Holiday
Pilot stages  Ki-21-I hei · Me 262 A-2a
Tanker stages  ▃LVT(A)(4) (ZIS-2) · ▂Type 62
2015  War Thunder Fulfills Your Wishes!
Pilot reward  ▂P-63C-5
Tanker reward  VK 45.01 (P)
2014  Holiday War Thunder Marathon!
Pilot reward  I-301
Tanker reward  M8A1 GMC

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