This is a jeep and 25 pounder on a training exercise at Trinity Beach Queensland. Capton says the gun spade has caught on the barge ramp - no wonder with the back of the jeep sagging with all that weight.
The British and Canadian people might not immediately recognise all these guns as 25 pounders. They were Australian "short" or "light weight" modifications for manhandling in the jungle covered mountains of New Guinea, Bougainville etc.
The platform, armoured blast shield and numerous other bits were removed reducing the weight by about a ton. In a few photos you can see the 9.00X16 wheels have been replaced by what appears to be car wheels to further reduce weight.
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30-04-07, 09:01
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