| Item title: | Anti-aircraft and anti-submarine shipboard training instructions |
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| Location: | Australian War Memorial (AWM55 5/2) 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 enemy publications |
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Location details | |
| Institution: | Australian War Memorial |
| Call number: | AWM55 5/2 |
| Inst. series: | AWM55 |
| Inst. sub-series: | AWM55 5/- |
| Item: | EP-19 |
Item qualities | |
| Quantity / desc: | 19 pages |
| Access: | Open |
| Item type: | Published, Official |
| Category: | Instruction manual |
Item content | |
| Creation date (d/m/y): | 16/6/1943 |
| Conflict code: | Pacific War (1941-1945) |
| Keywords: | ANTI AIRCRAFT, ANTI SUBMARINE, ARTILLERY, IMPERIAL JAPANESE NAVY, IMPERIAL JAPANESE ARMY, TRAINING, MILITARY TRAINING |
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| Japanese unit names: | 47th Field Anti-aircraft Bn No. 3 Bty |
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| Languages: | English |
| Area: | Gona [Melanesia (PNG, Irian Jaya & Solomon Islands), Papua, Owen Stanley Range, Buna Area] |
| Content: | This item is an Allied Translator and Interpreter Section (ATIS) translation of a Japanese publication captured in the Gona beach area on 7 December 1942 during the Japanese withdrawal from the Papuan campaigns. The document is a training manual for anti-aircraft gunners and anti-submarine personnel aboard ships. It contains instructions on firing methods, observation strategies, liaison, training methods and safety precautions. It also provides firing specifications for a Type 88 7 cm anti-aircraft gun firing Type 90 anti-aircraft pointed shells. |
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| Last modified: | 03/05/2009 09:03:08 AM |
| Source: | AJRP staff |
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