024611 Accession Number: 024611

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WESTERN DESERT, EGYPT. 1942-07-22. TWO-POUNDER ANTI-TANK GUN MOUNTED ON A TRUCK. THESE SMALL CALIBRE WEAPONS HAVE DONE STERLING SERVICE IN THE WESTERN DESERT CAMPAIGNS BUT, WITH THE INTRODUCTION OF HEAVIER GERMAN ARMOURED UNITS, ARE NOW BEING REPLACED WITH 6-POUNDER GUNS.

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024611
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Photograph
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Colour: Black & white
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1
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