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Ruapehu Bulletin, Volume 6, Issue 300, 18 August 1989, Page 21

Hunting for Something to Do? ||H . W^mlKn preserve New Zealand's military heritage SB contributed to the development of the The Museum Complex alongside SH 1 offers 'MB M k "'! '" •" b^W ample parking, tearooms, toilets and 1 ^SH^S souvenir shop All the facilities for a II V^\K®»Jr v% pleasant family outing. ,7%. >c?" •; ,-.; ' • f> VHfc pt \M^Pgp admbson *lgj& J||r V * ^5- Adults $6.(30 Children $3.00 | • -> 3F' ' , .££}* Children under 5 years free •*P~S, tj- ' J ' ISF'.-- Family Group ff; ' :rsjp JMP*i 1 (2 adults, 4 children max) ..$15.00 ^lilil VK ^ vlf^ Tours ....$5.00 : -^ST ; X isK* Phone (0658) 56-234 15 m .. ,m£m K I Ihe habitat depicts an S-8S patrol deep in the 9{pmeo jungle. (Dertse vegetation and dim fyjht makg. observation diffiadt , and each member of tfte patroC is ontfe alerl, as eachstep potentiaCCy cCraws teh patroC cCoser to danger. \2PEl Ihe LeadScout carries a pump-action sfiotgum, capbaCe of providing very effectivefinat the . ijSlF 1B ctose ratye typical cf jungCe contact situalions. Hehind flint is an Iban tribesman, identifiabCe Cnj f t , Jf apllfii para. ' the tattoo on fiis throat. ihe Ibans prothded trackersfor the 'Heiv Zealand patroCs. TO the rear, jjBK f^ . fflr,* the rtmainder of the patroC ■watch predetermined arcs for possible signs of the fudden enemy. Ihe JU LeadScout mannequin is modeCCedon Major$JP. Withers, the Museum's first Director, taho ® \ ^ served in Homeo as a Corporal. * | : tffe + Ihe speed and coordination required in hedcopter insertion operations is evident in the Vietnam SHft: fabat, ■which depicts sotdiers deplanning inarice padcCy. Ihe fMachine Qwmer, his 9{umber attHSSB Tvjo, and the (Radio Operator areforming a iefensive peimeter to secure a Landing Zone (LZ). Ihe machine £un team are equipped with the 9d60 macfine gun, and are canying belted rounds ^vf jl of ammunition in such a zoay as to enabCing rapid (oading andfiring of the weapon. fjfp headdress is u/om zohen rvorfqng in cCase pro^imity to helicopters, soas to prevent damage I to the rotor bCades shotdd objects be drattm into theirpath. Ihe %adio Operator has fds aeriaC bent doum thefront of his ■u/ebbingfor the same reason. ? W^StBSmS^ff ' * 3 * Ruapehu "89 Friday 18thAugust 1989 • 21