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Photograph 069470 Second World War, 1939-1945BALIKPAPAN, BORNEO. 1946. PANORAMIC VIEW OF A DAMAGED JAPANESE 127MM TWIN BARREL, NAVAL TYPE, DUAL PURPOSE GUNS ON THE "PARRAMATTA" FEATURE. THE CONTROL CENTRE CAN BE SEEN IN THE RIGHT FOREGROUND.

The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Balikpapan, Borneo. A damaged control tower for 127mm twin barrelled dual purpose guns.
BALIKPAPAN, BORNEO. 1946. PANORAMIC VIEW OF A DAMAGED JAPANESE 127MM TWIN BARREL, NAVAL TYPE, DUAL PURPOSE GUNS ON THE "PARRAMATTA" FEATURE. THE CONTROL CENTRE CAN BE SEEN IN THE RIGHT FOREGROUND.

BALIKPAPAN, BORNEO. 1946. THE BOMB WRECKED CONTROL CENTRE OF THE JAPANESE 127MM TWIN BARREL, NAVAL TYPE, DUAL PURPOSE GUNS ON THE "PARRAMATTA" FEATURE.

Balikpapan, Borneo. Aerial reconnaissance photograph showing gun positions of two 127 twin barrelled dual purpose guns.

BALIKPAPAN, BORNEO. 1946. THE BOMB WRECKED CONTROL CENTRE OF THE JAPANESE 127MM TWIN BARREL, NAVAL TYPE, DUAL PURPOSE GUNS ON THE "PARRAMATTA" FEATURE. THE RANGEFINDER CAN BE SEEN ON THE TOP OF THE WR

BALIKPAPAN, BORNEO. 1946. MECHANISM OF THE COMPARATOR FOR THE JAPANESE 127MM NAVAL TYPE, TWIN BARREL, DUAL PURPOSE GUNS AT BAROE, REF. 56306421. PIT IS FROM 10' TO 12' IN DIAMETER.

BALIKPAPAN, BORNEO. 1946. REAR VIEW OF A BADLY DAMAGED JAPANESE SOUND LOCATOR FOR THE TWO 127MM NAVAL TYPE, DUAL PURPOSE GUNS AT BAROE, REF. 56236422. THE BOARD REVETTED PIT IS 14' TO 16' IN DIAMETER.
