| Accession Number | P04667.580 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Digital file |
| Maker |
Gibbons, Denis Stanley |
| Place made | Vietnam: Phuoc Tuy Province |
| Date made | 31 July 1969 |
| Conflict |
Vietnam, 1962-1975 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: AWM Licensed copyright |
The gun crew of a 105mm M2A2 Howitzer of 101 Field Battery Royal Australian Artillery (RAA) ...
Description
The gun crew of a 105mm M2A2 Howitzer of 101 Field Battery Royal Australian Artillery (RAA) prepares to re-load the gun at Fire Support Base (FSB) Baton, an FSB of the Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN). The gunners are shelling an area designated for a landing zone, prior to infantry being flown in by helicopter. The operation was mounted hurriedly as an addition to Operation Mundingburra, after the company commander of C2 Company of the Viet Cong D445 Battalion surrendered under the Chieu Hoi program and revealed the battalion's location in the east of the province. D445 slipped away, however, before Australian, New Zealand and ARVN forces could trap it.