Image Gallery: May 2008
Live fire practice
28 May 2008
Labor Day long weekend at Tin Can Bay went with a bigger bang than usual as artillery soldiers from the 1st Field Regiment converged on Wide Bay Training Area for live firing.
More than 220 artillery rounds weree fired during three days from May 2-5 during Exercise Shark’s Thrust to qualify Army Reserve soldiers to operate the massive M198 155mm Howitzer.
The M198 can fire a 40kg shell to ranges of up to 30km. It can also engage targets with pinpoint accuracy using precision-guided munitions.
South East Queensland’s Reservists will now be ready to support the Regular Army artillery.
Commanding Officer 1st Field Regiment Lieutenant Colonel Stuart Kenny said it was a big achievement for part-time soldiers from local communities.
“This demonstrates the high level of efficiency and readiness of the Army Reserve in general and the expertise of our soldiers from Caboolture, Brisbane, the Gold Coast and Ipswich,” Lieutenant Colonel Kenny said.
“It is a watershed moment for the Army Reserve Artillery in demonstrating that Reservists provide a real capability to the Australian Army.”
| 20080503adf8222937_002 Reservist artillerymen ram home the 155mm projectile during live firing practice at the Wide Bay Training Area. (Date taken: 03 May 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20080503adf8222937_003 Enoggera-based Reservists ram the propellant charge behind the loaded projectile during Exercise Shark's Thrust at Wide Bay Training Area near Gympie. (Date taken: 03 May 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20080503adf8222937_004 Enoggera-based Reservists ram an artillery shell into the open breech during Exercise Shark's Thrust at Wide Bay Training Area near Gympie. (Date taken: 03 May 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20080503adf8222937_007 Brisbane Army Reservist Gunner Matthew Check "sends a round down range" during Exercise Shark's Thrust at Wide Bay Training Area near Gympie. (Date taken: 03 May 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20080503adf8222937_009 Gold Coast Army Reserve Gunners Shane Dixon and Nick Haslemore "bomb up", preparing a 155mm shell for firing during Exercise Shark's Thrust at Wide Bay Training Area near Gympie. (Date taken: 03 May 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20080503adf8222937_010 Army Reserve Gunners from the South Queensland-based 1st Field Regiment go into action at Wide Bay Training Area on the M198 155mm Howitzers. (Date taken: 03 May 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20080503adf8222937_011 Gold Coast Gunners send a round "down range" during Exercise Shark's Thrust at Wide Bay Training Area near Gympie. (Date taken: 03 May 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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