3.7" aa

[John McGillivray]

3.7 inch AP shot.

[John McGillivray]

Diagram of 3.7 inch HE and shrapnel shells.

[John McGillivray]

Here is an interesting photo I found posted on Facebook. It shows a 3.7 in AA gun in action against Japanese positions on Tarakan Island near Borneo. . Note that the 3.7 in when used for direct fire has a much lower profile than the German 88 flak gun. .
https://www.facebook.com/BATRACInter...&theater&ifg=1

[Mike Cecil]

I think you will find that is a very nice shot of the 3.7 inch HAA operating on the Margy feature on Tarakan.

There are a number of images of it on the Aust War Memorial (AWM) website. In the Collections search window, put in '3.7' followed by 'Joyce' and nine images will come up for viewing. The gun was situated on the Margy feature, and shooting at the Japanese entrenched on the Joyce feature.

For more general views of 3.7 inch guns, leave 'Joyce' off the search. Result will include many shots of manufacturing the 3.7 inch at Ordnance Factory Maribyrnong (OFM).

Mike

[Tony Smith]

Originally Posted by Mike Cecil

I think you will find that is a very nice shot of the 3.7 inch HAA operating on the Margy feature on Tarakan.

There are a number of images of it on the Aust War Memorial (AWM) website. The gun was situated on the Margy feature, and shooting at the Japanese entrenched on the Joyce feature.

Mike

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Mike, in one of those images, AWM108901, there is a trailer in the lower right. Is this a "Aust, No2" Jeep Trailer with canopy fitted, or is it a larger sized trailer? There not many pics that show the details of the canopy arrangement on these trailers.

[Mike Cecil]

Hi Tony,

Not sure, Tony. The bodywork and axle look like No.1 or 2 trailer (No.1 trailers were all converted to No.2 standard) but the canopy frame and canopy are much more extensive than the original No.2 canopy, which was made up of half circle hoops with a simple canvas cover, like a covered wagon. The canopy was designed to cover a single stretcher case, so was not very high. The trailer was designed with apertures in each end for the stretcher handles to protrude through.

I'm reasonably sure there are No.2 trailer (with and without canopy installed) images in this file:

https://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/Sear...=649070&isAv=N

Hopefully, someone will feel the need to have the file copied (which will automatically make it available on the website).

Mike

[Mike K]

A VMVC member restored a rare Aust. No.2 trailer and the club members were somewhat bemused by its basic primitive appearance with comments like "did you make that thing yourself " . Yes the trailer cover consisted of curved hoops rather similar to the covered wagons of the western movies.