The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Korea. c. 1951. Mortars are being used with pin point accuracy and devastating effect by United Nations Forces in the Korean campaign. This Australian team of the 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR), is engaging Communist positions which are well hidden in the hills. An Australian bren gun carrier (universal carrier) loaded with kit and supplies is in the rear. Note the soldier, at left smoking a cigarette, is protecting his ears from the noise.
Two unidentified members of a mortar platoon of the 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR), unpack and fuse shells ready to to be loaded into the mortar they have set up near them. A sta
A line of mortars has been set up by the 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR), in a small valley between snow covered hills. In the foreground are two tents, a jeep and supplies unload
BEING TURNED OUT IN A NUMBER OF AUSTRALIAN WORKSHOPS IS THE ARMOURED, UNIVERSAL GUN CARRIER, AN IMPROVEMENT ON THE BREN GUN CARRIER THAT SUPERSEDED THE ARMOURED CAR. THE UNIVERSAL GUN CARRIER CAN MOUN
Two unidentified members of a mortar platoon of the 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR), prepare shells to be loaded into the mortar they have set up near them, while a third soldier (
Korea, c. 1950-10. Members of the Mortar Platoon, 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR), shell North Korean positions with their 3-inch mortars. The soldiers firing the mortar are turnin
Korea, c. 1950-10. Members of the Mortar Platoon, 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR), shell North Korean positions with their 3-inch mortars. The soldiers are turning away and blockin
