The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
A large collection of Chinese-made weapons stands displayed on the ground after being captured by elements of the 9th Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) Division in the southern portion of the Parrot's Beak between 2 May 1970 and 15 May 1970. In the foreground (left) is a 7.62mm heavy machine gun with a pith helmet resting on it. Erected on tripods directly behind the machine gun is a row of heavy mortars, while standing (right) are two 75mm recoilless rifles. A pile of other weapons lies on the ground (right). Standing in a semicircle at rear, a large group of South Vietnamese soldiers looks over the array of captured weapons. The Parrot's Beak was a part of Cambodia that jutted into Vietnamese territory west of Saigon. (Compare image P01003.008)
A large collection of Chinese-made crew-served weapons of sufficient numbers to equip an entire weapons battalion stands displayed on the ground after being captured by elements of the 9th Army of the
South Vietnam. May 1970. Australian Army Training Team Vietnam (AATTV) adviser Warrant Officer Class 2 Bert Franks of Stafford Heights, Qld, with the 2nd Battalion, 5th Regiment, 2nd Vietnamese Divisi
KALAI PLANTATION, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-03-16. CAPTURED JAPANESE WEAPONS A HEADQUARTERS 6TH INFANTRY BRIGADE. THE WEAPON IN THE FOREGROUND IS A 7.7 MM TYPE 92 "WOODPECKER" HEAVY MACHINE GUN. IN THE BACKGR
An array of weapons and equipment abandoned by 141 Regiment, North Vietnamese Army, (NVA), after an early morning attack on Fire Support Base, (FSB), Coral. The NVA launched a number of pre dawn attac
Leaning over (right), a Viet Cong (VC) instructor at a VC training camp in a rural area shows three other VC soldiers how to aim and fire a Chinese 75mm recoilless rifle which has a range of 700 yards
1970, SOUTH VIETNAM. A BROWNING 7.62MM M219 MACHINE GUN MOUNTED ON A US IROQUOIS HELICOPTER.
