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A VIEW OF FIRE SUPPORT BASE CORAL, LOOKING TOWARDS THE SOUTHWEST, AT THE TIME OF THE BATTLE OF CORAL. IN THE FOREGROUND ARE THE GENERATORS OF 131 DIVISIONAL LOCATING BATTERY, ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ARTILLERY, WHICH WERE HIT AND PUT OUT OF ACTION BY NORTH VIETNAMESE TROOPS DURING THEIR ATTACK ON THE NIGHT OF 1968-05-12. BEHIND THE GENERATORS IS A TANK BRIDGE WHICH HAS JUST ARRIVED AT THE BASE.
A VIEW OF FIRE SUPPORT BASE CORAL, LOOKING TOWARDS THE WEST, AT THE TIME OF THE BATTLE OF CORAL. IN THE FOREGROUND ARE THE GENERATORS OF 131 DIVISIONAL LOCATING BATTERY, WHICH WERE HIT AND PUT OUT OF
A VIEW OF FIRE SUPPORT BASE CORAL, LOOKING TOWARDS THE SOUTHWEST, AT THE TIME OF THE BATTLE OF CORAL. AT LEFT IS 131 DIVISIONAL LOCATING BATTERY, ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ARTILLERY. AN AMERICAN SKYCRANE HELIC
A VIEW OF FIRE SUPPORT BASE CORAL, LOOKING TOWARDS THE WEST, AT THE TIME OF THE BATTLE OF CORAL. IN THE FOREGROUND IS 131 DIVISIONAL LOCATING BATTERY, ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ARTILLERY, AND BEYOND IT THE AME
43613 Lieutenant John Martin, survey officer with Detachment 131 Divisional Locating Battery (in hat) and Captain Phil Perrin, OC of Detachment 131 Divisional Locating Battery (and who was also the Ta
A VIEW OF FIRE SUPPORT BASE CORAL, LOOKING TOWARDS THE SOUTHWEST, AT THE TIME OF THE BATTLE OF CORAL. IN THE FOREGROUND, CIGARETTE IN HAND, CAPTAIN DAVID BROOK, BATTERY CAPTAIN OF 102 FIELD BATTERY, R
A VIEW OF FIRE SUPPORT BASE CORAL, LOOKING TOWARDS THE EAST, AT THE TIME OF THE BATTLE OF CORAL. IN THE FOREGROUND RAY MCVEY IS WALKING PAST THE HOOCHIES OR TEMPORARY SHELTERS OF 102 FIELD BATTERY, RO
