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C.1946. PRACTICE FIRING WITH A 40MM BOFORS ANTI-AIRCRAFT GUN ABOARD THE DESTROYER HMAS BATAAN, AS INDICATED BY THE RED FLAG. A FOUR ROUND CLIP OF AMMUNITION IS BEING HELD READY BY THE LOADER. NOTE THE PIPE GUARD TO PREVENT THE GUN FROM FIRING INTO THE SHIP. A QUADRUPLE TWO POUNDER AA GUN IS VISIBLE IN THE LEFT BACKGROUND. SHE CARRIES AN EARLY SC SERIES RADAR AT THE MASTHEAD. THE (NAVAL HISTORICAL COLLECTION)
C.1950. PRACTICE FIRING OF 40 MM BOFORS AA GUN (RIGHT) AND THE QUADRUPLE 2 POUNDER AA GUN ON THE DESTROYER HMAS BATAAN. NOTE THE LOADER WITH THE FOUR ROUND CLIP OF AMMUNITION READY TO BE LOADED INTO T
1945. AERIAL PORT SIDE VIEW OF THE DESTROYER ESCORT USS ROBERT I PAINE (DE-578). THE SHIP CARRIES A RANGEFINDER BUT NO DIRECTOR FOR HER THREE 3 INCH/50 GUNS. FOUR 20 MM OERLIKON AND FOUR 40 MM BOFORS
KURE, JAPAN. 1949. ABOARD THE FRIGATE HMAS SHOALHAVEN THE CREW OF THE STARBOARD 40MM BOFORS MARK 3 AA GUN PRACTICE GUN DRILL. NOTE THE PIPE GUARDS IN THE FOREGROUND TO PREVENT THE GUN FROM FIRING INTO
STARBOARD SIDE VIEW OF THE DESTROYER HMAS BATAAN (EX-HMAS KURNAI) LITTLE CHANGED FROM HER ORIGINAL APPEARANCE, EXCEPT THAT SHE IS NOW PAINTED IN A MUCH LIGHTER GREY AND CARRIES HER FINAL PENNANT NUMBE
PORT SIDE VIEW OF THE DESTROYER HMAS BATAAN (EX-HMAS KURNAI) (D191). AMERICAN SC-4 AIR SEARCH RADAR IS CARRIED AT THE MASTHEAD WITH SG SURFACE SEARCH EQUIPMENT ON A SMALL PLATFORM LOWER ON THE MAST. B
SYDNEY, NSW. 1949-03-04. STARBOARD BOW VIEW OF THE DESTROYER HMAS BATAAN (EX-HMAS KURNAI) LITTLE CHANGED FROM HER ORIGINAL APPEARANCE, EXCEPT THAT SHE IS NOW PAINTED IN A MUCH LIGHTER GREY AND CARRIES
