018048
Photograph 018048 Second World War, 1939-1945Tsimba Area, Bougainville Island. Australian infantrymen of 31/51st Infantry Battalion captured this Japanese 70mm mountain gun and 47mm tank attack gun.
P02729.013 Accession Number: P02729.013
Description
Bonis Peninsula, Bougainville. June - July 1945. A two pounder anti tank gun, named ?Gilly, of the 31/51st Battalion being towed behind a jeep. The anti tank guns of this battalion found little opportunity for action as the Japanese forces did not have any tanks. Captain J. Whitelaw, 11th Battery, 4th Field Regiment, (the battery attached to 31/51st Battalion) calculated the range tables for the guns and they were used to bombard Japanese positions around Chabai and the Porton Plantation. The gunners would chose a target area on a random basis and bombard the area with two or three hundred rounds and then chose another area within range for the next day.
Details
Accession Number
P02729.013
Classification
Photograph
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
c June 1945
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain
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