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GUSIKA, NEW GUINEA. 1944-03-15. THE EFFECTS OF A .55" TANK ATTACK RIFLE FIRED FROM A RANGE OF 75 YARDS AT THIS CUPOLA, WHICH HAS BEEN FITTED TO THE BODY OF A MATILDA TANK BY MEMBERS OF THE 1ST TANK BATTALION. ON THE ARMOUR ITSELF, THE ROUNDS ENTERED TO A DEPTH OF 1 1/4" WITHOUT ACHIEVING COMPLETE PENETRATION. AT LEAST TWO ROUNDS HOWEVER, PENETRATED THE SLITS AND GLASS, PASSING THROUGH BOTH SIDES OF A TIN INSIDE THE CUPOLA. THE TIN ALSO HAD SMALLER HOLES, PROBABLY CAUSED BY FRAGMENTATION.
GUSIKA, NEW GUINEA. 1944-03-15. THE EFFECT OF 3 ROUNDS RAPID FIRE OF 2 POUNDER ARMOUR PIERCING SHOT ON A CUPOLA FITTED TO THE BASE OF A MATILDA TANK UNDERGOING VULNERABILITY TESTS CONDUCTED BY THE 1ST
GUSIKA, NEW GUINEA. 1944-03-15. A MATILDA TANK FROM THE 1ST TANK BATTALION, FIRING A 3" HOWITZER HIGH EXPLOSIVE 119 TO TEST THE VULNERIBILITY OF A CUPOLA FITTED TO THE BODY OF ANOTHER MATILDA TANK. AT
GUSIKA, NEW GUINEA. 1944-03-15. A MATILDA TANK FROM THE 1ST TANK BATTALION, FIRING A 3" HOWITZER HIGH EXPLOSIVE 119 TO TEST THE VULNERIBILITY OF A CUPOLA FITTED TO THE BODY OF ANOTHER MATILDA TANK. AT
GUSIKA, NEW GUINEA. 1944-03-15. A MATILDA TANK FROM THE 1ST TANK BATTALION, FIRING A 3 INCH HOWITZER HIGH EXPLOSIVE 119 TO TEST THE VULNERIBILITY OF A CUPOLA FITTED TO THE BODY OF ANOTHER MATILDA TANK
GUSIKA, NEW GUINEA. 1944-03-15. THE EFFECTS OF SMALL ARMS FIRE, INCLUDING JAPANESE RIFLES, THE OWEN SUBMACHINE GUN AND THE BREN GUN ON AN ALL ROUND VISION CUPOLA FITTED TO THE BODY OF A MATILDA TANK I
GUSIKA, NEW GUINEA. 1944-03-15. A CUPOLA FITTED BY MEMBERS OF THE 1ST TANK BATTALION TO A MATILDA TANK BODY, PICTURED UNDERGOING VULNERABILITY TESTS. THE BURSTS OF HIGH EXPLOSIVE ARE FROM A 3" HOWITZE
