The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
GUSIKA, NEW GUINEA. 1944-03-15. SENIOR OFFICERS ATTENDING VULNERABILITY TESTS ON A CUPOLA FITTED TO THE BASE OF A MATILDA TANK BY THE 1ST TANK BATTALION. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ARE: VX89 BRIGADIER L. G. H. DYKE DSO, COMMANDER CORPS ROYAL ARTILLERY, 2ND AUSTRALIAN CORPS (1); NX110380 BRIGADIER C. E. CAMERON MC ED, COMMANDER, 8TH INFANTRY BRIGADE (2); QX36344 BRIGADIER G. V. MORIARTY MC VC, COMMANDER ROYAL ARTILLERY, 5TH DIVISION (3); VX18016 LIEUTENANT COLONEL J. S. BLOOMFIELD, COMMANDING OFFICER, 4TH LIGHT ANTI-AIRCRAFT REGIMENT (4).
GUSIKA, NEW GUINEA. 1944-03-15. SENIOR OFFICERS ATTENDING A SHOOT HELD BY MEMBERS OF THE 1ST TANK BATTALION TO TEST THE VULNERABILITY OF A CUPOLA FITTED TO THE BODY OF A MATILDA TANK. IDENTIFIED PERSO
GUSIKA, NEW GUINEA. 1944-03-15. SENIOR OFFICERS INSPECTING AN ALL ROUND VISION CUPOLA FITTED TO THE DISMANTLED TURRET OF A MATILDA TANK DURING A VULNERABILITY TEST SHOOT CONDUCTED BY MEMBERS OF THE 1S
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
GUSIKA, NEW GUINEA. 1944-03-15. A CUPOLA POSITIONED ON A MATILDA TANK. IT IS DESIGNED TO PROTECT THE TANK COMMANDER'S HEAD AND GIVE ALL ROUND VISION UNDER FIRE. TESTS ARE BEING CONDUCTED FOR ITS VULNE
GUSIKA, NEW GUINEA. 1944-03-15. MEMBERS OF THE 1ST TANK BATTALION USING THE "BOYES" TANK ATTACK RIFLE TO TEST THE VULNERABILITY OF AN ALL ROUND VISION CUPOLA FITTED TO THE BODY OF A MATILDA TANK
KILIGIA, NEW GUINEA, 1944-03-16. QX36344 BRIGADIER G.V. MORIARTY , MC, VD, COMMANDER, HEADQUARTERS, ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ARTILLERY, 5TH DIVISION, IN HIS OFFICE.
