| Item title: | Markings on Japanese shells and bombs |
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| Location: | Australian War Memorial (AWM55 12/38) View information about obtaining a copy of this document |
AJRP details | |
| AJRP module: | Australian War Memorial official records |
| AJRP series: | Allied Translator and Interpreter Section (ATIS) publications |
| AJRP sub-series: | ATIS research reports |
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Location details | |
| Institution: | Australian War Memorial |
| Call number: | AWM55 12/38 |
| Inst. series: | AWM55 |
| Inst. sub-series: | AWM55 12/- |
| Item: | RR-60 |
Item qualities | |
| Quantity / desc: | 3 pages |
| Access: | Open |
| Item type: | Unpublished, Official |
| Category: | Information report |
Item content | |
| Creation date range (d/m/y): | 15/2/1944 to 24/2/1944 |
| Conflict code: | Pacific War (1941-1945) |
| Keywords: | NAVAL GUNS, ARTILLERY, WEAPONS, TECHNICAL MANUALS, JAPANESE MACHINE GUNS, BOMBS, INCENDIARY WEAPONS |
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| Languages: | English |
| Area: | Melanesia (PNG, Irian Jaya & Solomon Islands) |
| Content: | This is an Allied Translator and Interpreter Section (ATIS) research report on the markings on Japanese ammunition. The enquiry was received on 15 February 1944 and an answer despatched on 24 February 1944. The report contains information on the markings and colour bands of artillery shells, shells used in turret guns, and incendiary-shrapnel bombs and machine-gun cartridges used by the Japanese Army and Navy. The information in this report was updated in RR-60 supplement 1. |
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| Last modified: | 03/05/2009 09:03:08 AM |
| Source: | AJRP staff |
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