| Item title: | Grenade launchers (Type 89) firing charts with different ammunition |
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| Location: | Australian War Memorial (AWM55 12/31) View information about obtaining a copy of this document |
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| 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 12/31 |
| Inst. series: | AWM55 |
| Inst. sub-series: | AWM55 12/- |
| Item: | RR-51 |
Item qualities | |
| Quantity / desc: | 6 pages |
| Access: | Open |
| Item type: | Unpublished, Official |
| Category: | Information report |
Item content | |
| Creation date range (d/m/y): | 12/10/1943 to 24/10/1943 |
| Conflict code: | Pacific War (1941-1945) |
| Keywords: | AMMUNITION, GRENADE LAUNCHERS, WEAPONS, TECHNICAL MANUALS |
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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 Japanese Type 89 grenade launcher with various types of ammunition. The enquiry was received on 12 October 1943 and an answer despatched on 24 October 1943. This report contains detailed information about the Japanese grenade launcher, including method of firing, types of ammunition, rate of fire, range with various types of ammunition, adjustment, and burst and dispersion patterns. The enquirer was particularly interested in dispersion patterns of different types of ammunition. |
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| Last modified: | 03/05/2009 09:07:04 AM |
| Source: | AJRP staff |
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