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Photograph 069475 Second World War, 1939-1945BALIKPAPAN, BORNEO. 1946. TIMBER AND SOD JAPANESE AMMUNITION STORAGE BUNKER ON THE "PARRAMATTA" FEATURE. CAPACITY, APPROXIMATELY 120 ROUNDS OF 127MM AMMUNITION.

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BALIKPAPAN, BORNEO. 1946. JAPANESE 127MM SHELLS AND AMMUNITION STORAGE BIN IN THE GUN PITS ON THE "PARRAMATTA" FEATURE. THE STEEL AMMUNITION BOXES ARE HOUSED IN THE SIDES OF THE WALLS OF THE GUN EMPLACEMENT.
BALIKPAPAN, BORNEO. 1946. TIMBER AND SOD JAPANESE AMMUNITION STORAGE BUNKER ON THE "PARRAMATTA" FEATURE. CAPACITY, APPROXIMATELY 120 ROUNDS OF 127MM AMMUNITION.

BALIKPAPAN, BORNEO. 1946. REAR VIEW, SHOWING THE MECHANISM, OF A DAMAGED JAPANESE 127MM TWIN BARREL, AVAL TYPE, DUAL PURPOSE GUN. THIS IS ONE OF THE TWO GUNS SITED ON THE "PARRAMATTA" FEATURE. PITS AR

BALIKPAPAN, BORNEO. 1946. THE BOMB WRECKED CONTROL CENTRE OF THE JAPANESE 127MM TWIN BARREL, NAVAL TYPE, DUAL PURPOSE GUNS ON THE "PARRAMATTA" FEATURE.

BALIKPAPAN, BORNEO. 1946. PANORAMIC VIEW OF A DAMAGED JAPANESE 127MM TWIN BARREL, NAVAL TYPE, DUAL PURPOSE GUNS ON THE "PARRAMATTA" FEATURE. THE CONTROL CENTRE CAN BE SEEN IN THE RIGHT FOREGROUND.

BALIKPAPAN, BORNEO. 1946. THE BOMB WRECKED CONTROL CENTRE OF THE JAPANESE 127MM TWIN BARREL, NAVAL TYPE, DUAL PURPOSE GUNS ON THE "PARRAMATTA" FEATURE. THE RANGEFINDER CAN BE SEEN ON THE TOP OF THE WR

BALIKPAPAN, BORNEO. 1946. AN UNOCCUPIED JAPANESE COAST DEFENCE GUN POSITION ON THE FORWARD SLOPES OF THE "ROTTNEST" FEATURE. THIS EMPLACEMENT WAS SIMILIAR IN CONSTRUCTION TO A POSITION HOUSING A 155MM
