| Accession Number | AWM2021.352.1 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | |
| Date made | c 1944 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Allied Intelligence Photographs of Captured Japanese Artillery
Description
Allied Intelligence Photographs of Captured Japanese Artillery
1. Captured Japanese 75 mm Type 88 Mobile Anti-aircraft Gun somewhere in Australia, date and place unknown. Rear stamping says: Produced by GS (INT) ADV LHQ Photographic Section Neg. A285.
2. Captured Japanese 13.15 mm Type 93 No.3 Twin Barrel Anti-aircraft Gun somewhere in Australia, date and place unknown. This image also appears in Intelligence Manual TM–E 30–480 War Department Technical Manual Handbook on Japanese Military Forces 15 September 1944, Figure 231 p.233, Intelligence Manual Japanese Equipment: Photographs and Characteristics of Basic Weapons Encountered in the SWPA GS (INT) ADV HQ Allied Land Forces SWPA, June 1943, p.22 and Intelligence Manual Japanese Equipment, General Staff Intelligence , May 1944 Australian Military Forces, p. 48. Rear stamping says: Produced by GS (INT) ADV LHQ Photographic Section Neg. A193.
3. Captured Japanese emplaced 8 cm Taisho 10 High Angle Gun, with an American Service Personnel to the right, date and place unknown. Rear stamping says: Produced by GS (INT) ADV LHQ Photographic Section Neg. A108.
4. Captured Japanese 20 mm Type 98 Anti-aircraft/Anti-tank Gun somewhere in Australia, date and place unknown. This image most likely appears in Intelligence Manual Japanese Equipment: Photographs and Characteristics of Basic Weapons Encountered in the SWPA GS (INT) ADV HQ Allied Land Forces SWPA, June 1943, p.24 and Intelligence Manual Japanese Equipment, General Staff Intelligence , May 1944 Australian Military Forces, p. 50. Rear stamping says: Produced by GS (INT) ADV LHQ Photographic Section Neg. A273.
5. Captured Japanese 37 mm Type 94 Anti-tank Gun, date and place unknown. This image most likely appears in Intelligence Manual Japanese Equipment, General Staff Intelligence , May 1944 Australian Military Forces, p. 56. Rear stamping says: Produced by GS (INT) ADV LHQ Photographic Section Neg. A340.
6. Captured Japanese 70 mm Type 92 Battalion Gun, date and place unknown. This image most likely appears in Intelligence Manual Japanese Equipment: Photographs and Characteristics of Basic Weapons Encountered in the SWPA GS (INT) ADV HQ Allied Land Forces SWPA, June 1943, p.30. Rear stamping says: Produced by GS (INT) ADV LHQ Photographic Section Neg. A342.
7. Captured Japanese 75 mm Type 41 Regimental Gun, date and place unknown. This image most likely appears in Intelligence Manual Japanese Equipment: Photographs and Characteristics of Basic Weapons Encountered in the SWPA GS (INT) ADV HQ Allied Land Forces SWPA, June 1943, p.32. Rear stamping says: Produced by GS (INT) ADV LHQ Photographic Section Neg. A358.
8. Captured Japanese emplaced 25 mm Type 96 Triple Barrel Anti-aircraft/Anti-tank Gun, with an American Service Personnel to the right, date and place unknown. This image also appears in Intelligence Manual Japanese Equipment: Photographs and Characteristics of Basic Weapons Encountered in the SWPA GS (INT) ADV HQ Allied Land Forces SWPA, June 1943, 26. Rear stamping says: Produced by GS (INT) ADV LHQ Photographic Section Neg. A104.
9. Captured Japanese 50 mm Type 89 Grenade Discharger, date and place unknown. This image most likely appears in Intelligence Manual Japanese Equipment: Photographs and Characteristics of Basic Weapons Encountered in the SWPA GS (INT) ADV HQ Allied Land Forces SWPA, June 1943, 12. Rear stamping says: Produced by GS (INT) ADV LHQ Photographic Section Neg. A42.