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PAPUA, NEW GUINEA. 1942-09-07. A JAPANESE TYPE 94, 37 MILLIMETRE ANTI-TANK GUN, CAPTURED AT MILNE BAY, WHICH WEIGHS APPROXIMATELY 800 POUNDS AND FIRES ARMOUR-PIERCING AND HIGH-EXPLOSIVE SHELLS. IT IS COLLAPSIBLE AND CAN BE QUICKLY TAKEN TO PIECES AND WAS POSSIBLY INTENDED FOR USE AS A MOUNTAIN GUN IN ADDITION.
PAPUA, NEW GUINEA. 1942-09-07. A 7.7 MILLIMETRE JAPANESE MACHINE GUN CAPTURED AT MILNE BAY. IT WEIGHS APPROXIMATELY 130 POUNDS AND IS CARRIED BY MEANS OF POLES BY TWO OR THREE MEN. IT IS AIR COOLED AN
PAPUA, NEW GUINEA. 1942-09-07. A 7.7 MILLIMETRE JAPANESE MACHINE GUN CAPTURED AT MILNE BAY. IT WEIGHS APPROXIMATELY 130 POUNDS AND IS CARRIED BY MEANS OF POLES BY TWO OR THREE MEN. IT IS AIR COOLED AN
PAPUA, NEW GUINEA. 1942-09-07. CLOSE UP OF JAPANESE 7.7 MILLIMETRE MACHINE GUN CAPTURED AT MILNE BAY. AIR COOLED AND GAS-OPERATED IT WEIGHS ABOUT 130 POUNDS AND CAN BE CARRIED BY TWO OR THREE MEN BY M
FINSCHHAFEN - SIO AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1944-03-31. JAPANESE AMMUNITION COLLECTED FROM DUMPS IN THE AREA BY THE CHIEF ENGINEER'S BRANCH, HEADQUARTERS 2ND AUSTRALIAN CORPS. THE AMMUNITION DISPLAYED, READIN
FORTIFICATION POINT, NEW GUINEA. 1944-04-08. THE STATIC EFFECT OF ROUND 12, A HOLLOW CHARGE HIGH EXPLOSIVE SHELL FIRED FROM A JAPANESE 75MM FIELD GUN, PACK TYPE, MEIJI 41 FROM A RANGE OF 150 YARDS AGA
Fortification Point, New Guinea. 1944-04-08. A sisal craft paper splinter sheet showing the piercing effect of a round against the frontal armour of a disabled Australian Matilda tank. The round had b
