The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
A group of unidentified Australians watching a demonstration firing of a US M20 3.5 inch rocket launcher (Bazooka). Australian infantry companies used the M20 to good effect against North Korean T-34 tanks in the fighting in late October 1950. At Chongju a bazooka team from 3 Platoon, A Company, the 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR), destroyed three T-34s.
M20 3.5 inch Mk 2 Rocket Launcher. Alloy tube comprising of two parts. The rear section is fitted with a pistol grip, shoulder brace, adjustable monopod and an optical sight on the left side. The fron
Hiro, Japan. 1950-08-09. NX178555 Private (Pte) G. T. Hilton (left), 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR), with 3.5 inch Bazooka; Mangle from Engineer Regiment with 2.5 inch Bazooka and
Hiro, Japan. 1950-08-09. Troops inspecting 3.5 inch and 2.5 inch Bazookas with a rocket lying across the 2.5 Bazooka (short cylindrical cases are rocket containers) during instruction by an American t
Hiro, Japan. 1950-08-09. NX178555 Private G. T. Hilton in kneeling position firing a 3.5 inch Bazooka during instruction by an American team led by 1st Lieutenant Parr to members of 3rd Battalion, The
Hiro, Honshu, Japan, 1950-08-09. Two US Army weapons instructors line up a 2.5 inch Bazooka ready for firing at the Miniature Range, while a member of the 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment
Hiro, Japan. 1950-08-09. NX178555 Private (Pte) G. T. Hilton (left), 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR), with 3.5 inch Bazooka and Mangle from Engineer Regiment with 2.5 inch Bazooka,
