Army gun explosion kills two
From page 1 two fatal) is that an artillery piece of this size needs a crew of about 12 to load, train, lay and fire the 40-50kg projectile. The New Zealand Army has had no direct input into these Singaporean exercises apart from providing the ranges and some range safety officers to ensure that the shells are falling into areas that have been cleared of personnel who might otherwise be training in exercises. All the equipment - artillery pieces, ammunition, transport, etc, have been brought in by the 150 strong 23 Battalion Singapore Artillery Unit.
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Ruapehu Bulletin, Volume 14, Issue 677, 11 March 1997, Page 2
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99Army gun explosion kills two Ruapehu Bulletin, Volume 14, Issue 677, 11 March 1997, Page 2
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