The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Australian Military Forces military training film AB4 AC4 on the Ordnance QF 25-pounder Short. Reel 1 shows the manufacture of the 25-pounder Short, the completed gun and its ammunition; demonstrates stripping and assembly also portability of the 25-pounder Short. Reel 2 shows drill and preparation for action, practice firing and camouflage. Reel 3 shows methods of moving the gun over rough terrain by hand and towing by different types of vehicles. Demonstrates method of loading the 25-pounder Short into C-47 Dakota (A65-39) transport aircraft and dropping by parachute. Troops in last few scenes assembling guns after airdrop are wearing American type steel helmets.
British military training film RAOC series B90 C65 featuring the Bren Gun light machine gun. It demonstrates the method of stripping the gun, maintenance and re-assembly; each part is named. Also illu
Australian Military Forces Directorate of Military Training film C 558 from the RAEME (Royal Australian Electrical and Mechanical Engineers) Training Centre Command Library. Use of 246 artillery tool
An Australian Army Research film produced by Military History (Cinema Section). Promotional film on the production and development of various types of artillery pieces by Australian industry. The star
The Ordnance Q F 25 pounder Short (Aust) Mark 1 mounted on Mark 1 carriage was designed and introduced in Australian Army service for use in jungle warfare. The gun is designed to be broken down into
A military training film produced by the Strand Film Co., Limited. This film illustrates the erection of a No.9 wireless set ground station. Two separate detachments are shown: "A" and "B". "A" detach
A British military training film produced for the Directorate of Army Kinematography by Publicity Productions, approved June 1943. This film describes the Ordnance QF 17-pounder anti-tank gun sight, t