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11-04-13, 14:01
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Did the Australian Army during WW2 have these British 6 inch guns amongst it's equipment?
Cliff, I picked this up on Ebay last week. I guess it came from an Australian gun. regards Rick.
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11-04-13, 17:12
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Rick,
See my earlier post. The short answer is yes. The '/L' is the sub-type letter, ie the build standard of the particular weapon. The Brits used an alphabetical sequence, but its rarely, if ever, referred to as part of the nomenclature. (Like a Centurion Mk.5 Type K, or P, or...) Mike C
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11-04-13, 22:54
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Mike, Are you sure about that? (I am cringing) I think it means "Land" service as opposed to "A" (admiralty) and I forget what the air service was.
See examples. Tony Smith posted the info which included ammunition I think by the time the Centurion was built a different system was in place. I think the "/L" went into dis-use about mid war (WWII) (What lesson might I learn from this?....)
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12-04-13, 00:18
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Ooops!
Lynn,
Yes, you may well be correct: I'd based it on the latter period without double checking, so my comments appear to be wrong. Land Service sounds good! The term is also part of the expanded nomenclature of the period, eg 'Ordnance QF 25 Pdr Mark 2 on Carriage, 25 pdr MK.1 Land Service'. The date of this reference is 1940, so right within the period we are talking about. So, scratch my previous second paragraph - or apply only to later equipment!! Mea Culpa Mike C
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05-05-13, 10:07
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Marmon H FAT No 5
Re the FAT mentioned earlier as the towing platform for the Aust. 6inch .... herewith an image. Rod
PS: also used in recovery work as a Breakdown (Aust.) No. 3A where it sported a heavy weight steel boom protruding from the rear. Last edited by BSM; 06-05-13 at 07:49.
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