The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
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 AGAINST THE FRONT ARMOUR OF A DISABLED MATILDA TANK. THE ROUND DID NOT PENETRATE THE ARMOUR. THE GUN WAS FIRED BY MEMBERS OF THE 2/14TH FIELD REGIMENT DURING TESTS CONDUCTED BY THE OPERATIONAL RESEARCH SECTION, ARMY ORDNANCE CORPS AT HEADQUARTERS 5TH DIVISION. THE WEAPON, SERVICED BY MEMBERS OF THE 2/83RD LIGHT AID DETACHMENT, FIRED ARMOUR PIERCING, HIGH EXPLOSIVE AND HOLLOW CHARGE AMMUNITION DURING THE TESTS.
Fortification Point, New Guinea. 1944-04-08. An interior view inside a disabled Australian Matilda tank showing the effect of a trial round fired from a Japanese 75mm field gun, pack type, Meiji 41. T
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
FORTIFICATION POINT, NEW GUINEA. 1944-04-06. THE EFFECT OF A HOLLOW CHARGE ROUND NO. 6 PROJECTILE FIRED FROM A JAPANESE 75MM REGIMENTAL GUN TYPE MEIJI 41 AT THE FRONTAL ARMOUR OF A DISABLED MATILDA TA
FORTIFICATION POINT, NEW GUINEA. 1944-04-08. THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THREE ROUNDS OF 75MM HOLLOW CHARGE AMMUNITION FIRED FROM A RANGE OF 150 YARDS BY MEMBERS OF THE 2/14TH FIELD REGIMENT USING A CAPTURED
FORTIFICATION POINT, NEW GUINEA. 1944-04-06. THE EFFECT OF AN ARMOUR PIERCING PROJECTILE FIRED FROM A JAPANESE 75MM REGIMENTAL GUN TYPE MEIJI 41 AT THE FRONTAL ARMOUR OF A DISABLED MATILDA TANK DURING
FORTIFICATION POINT, NEW GUINEA. 1944-04-06. THE EFFECT OF A HOLLOW CHARGE PROJECTILE FIRED FROM A JAPANESE 75MM REGIMENTAL GUN TYPE MEIJI 41 AT THE FRONTAL ARMOUR OF A DISABLED MATILDA TANK DURING TE
