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Australian J mine
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25thapril
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Hello Ivashkin sorry for the delay but I had to find the books again, the articles are from a set of books published by the Australian Army they started in Oct 1942 as Army Ordnance memorandum { Australian }the objects of this publication are
[a] To promulgate general information regarding new equipment where normally such information is only received by units which operate the equipment . For instance, information regarding new ammunition is normally only promulgated to the artillery , yet other arms of the service should know the tactical characteristics.
To promulgate changes in organization ,etc,in the Ordnance service which should be known outside the service.
The second book pub in Jan 1943 the name changed to MGO Equipment Memorandum the last book I have is dated Aug 1946. In Book 3 Feb 1943 they started publishing articles on Japanese weapons/Ordnance etc
a great little set filled with vast amounts of info ranging from Japanese soap bar booby trap to how to wrap 3 in mortar bombs in a special waterproof bitumenised paper for tropical use
[a] To promulgate general information regarding new equipment where normally such information is only received by units which operate the equipment . For instance, information regarding new ammunition is normally only promulgated to the artillery , yet other arms of the service should know the tactical characteristics.
To promulgate changes in organization ,etc,in the Ordnance service which should be known outside the service.
The second book pub in Jan 1943 the name changed to MGO Equipment Memorandum the last book I have is dated Aug 1946. In Book 3 Feb 1943 they started publishing articles on Japanese weapons/Ordnance etc
a great little set filled with vast amounts of info ranging from Japanese soap bar booby trap to how to wrap 3 in mortar bombs in a special waterproof bitumenised paper for tropical use
I sow in this book about mine Mk. V words, that this mine produce in Australia. Thant`s why I`m asking about this book - very interesting to know which else land-mine did Australia produce during WWII?
Hi. Attached is a copy of the manual cover where reference to the J mine can be found. I've not managed to find an original copy of the manual, With these mines were found a number of wooden rectifiers. I think I still have one and will post a pic when I find it, Cheers
Attachments
Finally got round to putting the fuse on my one (thanks Colin) and putting a reproduction plug on the Body (Thanks Rob)
These are the tins you need for the rectifier Colin,,,,,,, Dave
Trying to find an archived copy of the subject Reference "Middle East Training Pamphlet No6 - Part XI". Not sure if the Pam is Aust or UK produced (although the cover shown above was printed in Melbourne). Not found in Australian Archives or Australian War memorial library dbases.
I have sufficient UXO/EOD info for the Mine, from above; and my own library has complete details of the Pistol Trip mech.
Would be nice to round out the library with a pdf of the Pam 6
Cheers
Pedro.
I have sufficient UXO/EOD info for the Mine, from above; and my own library has complete details of the Pistol Trip mech.
Would be nice to round out the library with a pdf of the Pam 6
Cheers
Pedro.
The Rectifiers were provided with the Detonators and were used for dilating the hole in a Guncotton primer, but not a CE primer. CE primers gradually replaced GC Primers but Rectifiers were still provided with Det No27. Pistol Trip Mech was supplied with CE primers hence the rectifier would be discarded.
I note the rectifiers above as made at the Ordnance Factory (MO) in Melbourne, where they also made wood and metal boxes and projectile bodies.