The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
WESTERN DESERT, EGYPT. 1942-11-05. CHURCHILL IV TANKS WHICH HAVE JUST COME OUT OF A SUCCESSFUL ACTION. THESE 40 TONNERS HAVE A HIGH VELOCITY 6 POUNDER GUN & TWO 7.92 MM BESA MARK 2 MACHINE GUNS. TANK CREWS LIKEN THEM TO THEIR FAMOUS NAMESAKE. THEY HAVE NAMED THE 6 POUNDER GUN THE CIGAR AND THE SMOOTH SLOPED TURRET THE BOWLER HAT.
KEPPEL HARBOUR, SINGAPORE. 1942-02. PORT BOW VIEW OF THE CRUISERS HMS GLASGOW (LEFT) AND ENTERPRISE. NOTE THE TWIN 6 INCH MARK XVII TURRET AND THE DIRECTOR CONTROL TOWER ON THE ENTERPRISE WHICH WERE S
View of six of eight Mark IV tanks stranded tanks at Jackdaw Switch, near Clapham Junction, in the Ypres Salient, put out of action by shellfire or swamped in the mud during the attack on 20 September
Krannenburg, Germany. C. 1945-02. An Archer self propelled anti-tank gun mounting a 17 pounder gun and a Churchill IV tank bogged in the mud during the attack on Krannenburg. White tapes mark the mine
SINGAPORE. 1955. STARBOARD SIDE VIEW OF THE CRUISER HMS NEWCASTLE AS SHE APPEARED AFTER HER 1952 MODERNISATION. SHE HAS BEEN FITTED WITH A NEW BRIDGE STRUCTURE STEAMLINED TO REDUCE ATOMIC BLAST EFFECT
This gun shield was fitted to a 6 pounder Hotchkiss QF Mk II 6 cwt gun (RELAWM05041). The shield is made from 10 mm steel plate. It is painted grey and bears 'ghost' marks on the inner surface, the
PORT SIDE VIEW OF THE DESTROYER HMS DEFENDER. HER THREE TWIN 4.5 INCH MARK 6 GUN MOUNTINGS ARE CONTROLLED BY THE MARK 6 DIRECTOR WITH ITS TYPE 275 FIRE CONTROL RADAR ABAFT THE BRIDGE. TWIN 40 MM BOFOR
