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AN L5 PACK HOWITZER OF 161 FIELD BATTERY (161 FD BTY), ROYAL NEW ZEALAND ARTILLERY, LOADED IN THE HOLD OF AN ARMOURED PERSONNEL CARRIED (APC) OF 1 APC TROOP, PRINCE OF WALES'S LIGHT HORSE, AS THE BATTERY PREPARES TO MOVE TO A TEMPORARY FIRING POSITION ON THE SOUTHERN SIDE OF THE DONG NAI RIVER, SIX KILOMETRES NORTH OF BIEN HOA AIRBASE. THIS OPERATION (OPERATION ORDER 8/65 - TASK FORCE LANDER) WAS IN SUPPORT OF TWO ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM (SOUTH VIETNAM) (ARVN) BATTALIONS IN THE AREA (IN SEARCH OF A SUSPECTED VIET CONG REGIMENTAL ASSEMBLY AREA NORTH WEST OF TAN UYEN). THE GUNS OF 161 FD BTY WERE CARRIED TO THE FIRING SITE INSIDE APC'S TO CONCEAL THE NATURE OF THE OPERATION. THIS WAS THE FIRST OCCASION THAT THE L5'S OF 161 FD BTY WERE CARRIED INSIDE APCs.
GUNNERS OF 161 FIELD BATTERY (161 FD BTY), ROYAL NEW ZEALAND ARTILLERY, MANHANDLE A 105MM L5 PACK HOWITZER INTO AN ARMOURED PERSONNEL CARRIER (APC) OF 1 APC TROOP, PRINCE OF WALES'S LIGHT HORSE, AS TH
GUNNERS OF 161 FIELD BATTERY (161 FD BTY), ROYAL NEW ZEALAND ARTILLERY, MANHANDLE A 105MM L5 PACK HOWITZER INTO AN ARMOURED PERSONNEL CARRIER (APC) OF 1 APC TROOP, PRINCE OF WALES'S LIGHT HORSE, AS TH
GUNNERS OF 161 FIELD BATTERY (161 FD BTY), ROYAL NEW ZEALAND ARTILLERY, MANHANDLE A 105MM L5 PACK HOWITZER INTO AN ARMOURED PERSONNEL CARRIER (APC113) OF 1 APC TROOP, PRINCE OF WALES'S LIGHT HORSE, AS
GUNNERS OF 161 FIELD BATTERY (161 FD BTY), ROYAL NEW ZEALAND ARTILLERY, MANHANDLE A 105MM L5 PACK HOWITZER INTO AN ARMOURED PERSONNEL CARRIER (APC113) OF 1 APC TROOP, PRINCE OF WALES'S LIGHT HORSE, AS
THE 161 FIELD BATTERY (161 FD BTY), ROYAL NEW ZEALAND ARTILLERY, COMMAND POST SET UP INSIDE AN ARMOURED PERSONNEL CARRIER (APC) OF 1 APC TROOP, THE PRINCE OF WALES'S LIGHT HORSE, IN THE FIELD AT A TEM
L5 PACK HOWITZERS OF 161 FIELD BATTERY (161 FD BTY), ROYAL NEW ZEALAND ARTILLERY, SET UP IN THE FIELD AT A TEMPORARY FIRING POSITION ON THE SOUTHERN SIDE OF THE DONG NAI RIVER, SIX KILOMETRES NORTH OF
