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25-POUNDER GUNS OF THE 2/8TH FIELD REGIMENT, ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ARTILLERY, IN ACTION ON THE COASTAL SECTOR NEAR EL ALAMEIN. THEY ARE BEING FIRED AT A RANGE OF 9,800 YARDS ON TO ENEMY POSITIONS. AS A REPRISAL SHOOT THIS TROOP FIRED 1,250 ROUNDS IN ONE AND A HALF HOURS AT RAPIDLY CHANGING RANGES IN REPLY TO GERMAN ARTILLERY WHICH FIRED 700 ROUNDS IN ONE HOUR. A PILE OF EMPTY SHELL CASES IS SEEN IN FOREGROUND.
TROOP FROM 2/8TH AUSTRALIAN FIELD REGIMENT, ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ARTILLERY, FIRING THEIR 25-POUNDER GUN AT A RANGE OF 9,800 YARDS ON GERMAN POSITIONS ON THE COASTAL SECTOR NEAR EL ALAMEIN. ON THE NIGHT OF
GUNNERS OF 2/8TH AUSTRALIAN FIELD REGIMENT, ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ARTILLERY, FIRING A 25-POUNDER FIELD GUN AT A RANGE OF 9,800 YARDS ON GERMAN POSITIONS ON THE COASTAL SECTOR NEAR EL ALAMEIN. ONE MAN IS SE
TROOPS FROM 2/8TH AUSTRALIAN FIELD REGIMENT, ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ARTILLERY, FIRING AT A RANGE OF 9,800 YARDS ON ENEMY POSITIONS ON THE COASTAL SECTOR NEAR EL ALAMEIN. EMPTY SHELL CASES ARE STREWN TO RIGH
WESTERN DESERT, EGYPT. 1942-07-19. A HEAP OF THOUSANDS OF EMPTY 25-POUNDER SHELL CASES FIRED BY THE 2/12TH FIELD REGIMENT, ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ARTILLERY WHEN THE GERMANS WERE BEING DRIVEN BACK FROM EL AL
WESTERN DESERT, EGYPT. 1942-07-19. SALVAGING OF THOUSANDS OF EMPTY SHELL CASES AND AMMUNITION BOXES. THESE SHELL CASES WERE FIRED BY THE 2/12TH FIELD REGIMENT, ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ARTILLERY WHEN THE GERM
WESTERN DESERT, EGYPT. 1942-07-19. PART OF A HEAP OF THOUSANDS OF EMPTY SHELL CASES AND AMMUNITION BOXES BEING SALVAGED. THE SHELL CASES WERE FIRED BY THE 2/12TH FIELD REGIMENT, ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ARTIL
