It became the 1st Armoured Regiment, entirely re-equipped with Matilda tanks. In the meantime, the 1st Royal New South Wales Lancers were fully motorized. In 1939, ten Light Tank Mark VIa were obtained from Great Britain and completed the units. The 1st Tank Section was disbanded and replaced by the 1st Light Tank Company (Randwick, New South Wales) and the 2nd Light Tank Company (Caulfield, Victoria) in 1937. However, the great depression of 1930 stopped all development on the matter, whereas a regular tank cadre at least maintained some basic instruction.
The first was based in New South Wales as a part-time militia unit. By 1927, two independent tank sections were raised with four Vickers Medium Mark II tanks provided by the UK. After WWI, the idea of integrating mechanized elements in traditional cavalry units was constantly on the minds of military men. Australian troops were indeed committed in action with British tanks, working on close cooperation tactics, notably at the Battle of Hamel (June 1918) and Amiens (August 1918). The roots of the Australian armored service can be traced back to the latter part of the First World War. AC IV 17-pdr Armed Sentinel Cruiser Tank.Matilda Frog and ‘Murray FT’ Flame Tank.About 4,545 AFVs produced locally and 5,000+ provided Tanks
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