The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
FORTIFICATION POINT, NEW GUINEA. 1944-04-08. THE EFFECT OF THREE ROUNDS OF ARMOUR PIERCING PROJECTILE FIRED FROM A RANGE OF 150 YARDS BY MEMBERS OF THE 2/14TH FIELD REGIMENT USING A CAPTURED JAPANESE 75MM FIELD GUN PACK TYPE, MEIJI 41, AGAINST THE FRONT ARMOUR OF A DISABLED MATILDA TANK. THE WEAPON WAS SERVICED BY MEMBERS OF THE 2/83RD LIGHT AID DETACHMENT IN THE TESTS ARRANGED BY THE OPERATIONAL RESEARCH SECTION, ARMY ORDNANCE CORPS AT HEADQUARTERS 5TH DIVISION.
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. 1944-04-08. 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 FRONTAL ARMOUR OF A DISABLED MATILDA TANK SHOWING THE EFFECT OF FIRE POWER FROM A JAPANESE 75MM FIELD GUN PACK TYPE MEIJI 41 FIRED BY MEMBERS OF THE 2/
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. 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
