The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Haramura, Japan. 1950. An unidentified Vickers machine gun team, situated in a well dug in a fox hole, are members of the 3rd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR). They are demonstrating the efficacy of their weapon against a frontal counter attack by an opposing company, part of the company in defence and attack exercises with which 3RAR keeps its men up to the peak of fighting efficiency.
A company in defence has the edge on attacking infantrymen if the field of fire is clear and a daylight assault has to be countered. This Vickers machine gun team, situated in a well dug in fox hole,
A company in defence has the edge on attacking infantrymen if the field of fire is clear and a daylight assault has to be countered. This Vickers machine gun team, situated in a well dug in fox hole,
Troops of 3rd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR), with the British Commonwealth Occupation Force (BCOF) in Japan, trained intensively for combat at weekend field exercises at Haramura. Includ
Haramura, Japan. 10 August 1950. Troops of the 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR) with the British Commonwealth Occupation Force (BCOF), trained intensively for combat at weekend fiel
Haramura, Japan. Section commanders at a forward observation post check their position on an ordnance map before deploying for attack. The unidentified men are members of the 3rd Battalion, Royal Aust
PEAK HILL, NEW GUINEA. 1943-12-10. JAPANESE FOX HOLES DUG INTO THE BANK ON THE SIDE OF A MUDDY ROAD AT PEAK HILL, WHICH WAS THE ENEMY'S MAIN DEFENCE LINE. VX42910 CORPORAL E. STUART OF I SECTION 2/23R
