WITH ITALIAN GUNS
An interesting change, from infantry routine was recently experienced by battalions ol' a New Zenland third echelon brigade when they engaged in a live shoot with captured Italian field guns. The weapons have an interesting history and can he used either as anti-per-sonncl or anti-tank.
Firing from a mounting on n truck, the infantry novices displayed remarkable skill. ' Sonic very good performances were put up with very little, preliminary ranging. An amazing feature of the performance was the fact that most of the gun crews had never done artillery work, and had been given lit" tie more than one day"s instruction on the guns.
Used as a mountain gun In the Great War, the weapon can serve many purposes and undoubtedly the versatile New Zealanders are capable of making the best use of it
The practice was thoroughly enjoyed by the soldiers and they were jocularly barracked by fellow soldiers when the guns jammed to ap. ply the remedies so familiar to . <■ Lewis gunner. All agreed they were willing to let the Italian sample a fittle of his own medicine.
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Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 4, Issue 153, 10 September 1941, Page 6
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183WITH ITALIAN GUNS Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 4, Issue 153, 10 September 1941, Page 6
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