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ITEM FORM
Item title: Notes on anti-aircraft weapons
Title (kanji)
Location:Australian War Memorial (AWM55 5/8)
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AJRP module: Australian War Memorial official records
AJRP series: Allied Translator and Interpreter Section (ATIS) publications
AJRP sub-series: ATIS enemy publications
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Location details
Institution: Australian War Memorial
Call number: AWM55 5/8
Inst. series: AWM55
Inst. sub-series: AWM55 5/-
Item: EP-100
Item qualities
Quantity / desc: 37 pages
Access: Open
Item type: Unpublished, Official
Category: Notebook
Item content
Creation date (d/m/y): 14/3/1944
Conflict code: Pacific War (1941-1945)
Keywords:ANTI AIRCRAFT, ARTILLERY, TECHNICAL MANUALS, TRAINING, JAPANESE MACHINE GUNS
Australian unit names:
Allied unit names:
Japanese unit names: Merkus Garrison Unit
Names: FUKUDA, Yoshitsugu 1st Class Seaman
Languages: English
Area:Melanesia (PNG, Irian Jaya & Solomon Islands)
Content: This is an Allied Translator and Interpreter Section (ATIS) translation of a Japanese publication, date and place of capture unknown. This contains specifications and training instructions for a Type 92 7.7 mm machine-gun, a Type 93 13 mm machine-gun, a Type 96 25 mm machine cannon, and a Type 89 12.7 cm 40 calibre dual-mount anti-aircraft gun. It also contains elementary definitions of terminology relating to anti-aircraft weaponry.
Other information
Notes:              
This item was most likely captured in 1942.
Last modified:03/05/2009 09:05:32 AM
Source:AJRP staff



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