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Fuzeman
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Hi Colin
Thanks for the information ive looked at my copy of TM5-280 Foreign Mine Warfare Equipment but cannot find it .
Thanks for the information ive looked at my copy of TM5-280 Foreign Mine Warfare Equipment but cannot find it .
BOUGAINVILLE
Well-Known Member
Japanese type 93 landmine
Here is just a bit of info that hasn't been posted yet. This is from the booklet published by the Australian Army on JAPANESE EQUIPMENT.
Hi all,
Have just realised that the pages that I posted concerning the Japanese type 93 landmine scaned from the Australian Army Booklet "Japanese Equipment" had an amendium pasted inside the front cover. This stated that for the Japanese type 93 landmine the thickness of the shearwire should read as 20 - 270 lbs. not 70 - 270 lbs.
Cheers,
BOUGAINVILLE
Cheers
BOUGAINVILLE
Here is just a bit of info that hasn't been posted yet. This is from the booklet published by the Australian Army on JAPANESE EQUIPMENT.
Hi all,
Have just realised that the pages that I posted concerning the Japanese type 93 landmine scaned from the Australian Army Booklet "Japanese Equipment" had an amendium pasted inside the front cover. This stated that for the Japanese type 93 landmine the thickness of the shearwire should read as 20 - 270 lbs. not 70 - 270 lbs.
Cheers,
BOUGAINVILLE
Cheers
BOUGAINVILLE
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Fuzeman
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Hi Tim
Thats an interesting sheet on the igniter?
Thats an interesting sheet on the igniter?
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Fuzeman
Guest
Hi Bougainville
Many thanks that publication is the official austrailian mines manual?
Many thanks that publication is the official austrailian mines manual?
BOUGAINVILLE
Well-Known Member
Japanese type 93 land mine
Hi Steve,
This is from a pocket size booklet produced by the Australian Army during WWII covering all of the type of Japanese Equipment that a soldier was likely to meet in the field. It covers everything from gas masks and munitions (in colour) down to radios, telephones, mines, artillery, grenades, etc, etc,. It was made as a handy quick field reference giving the sort of information that a soldier needed to know.
Cheers,
BOUGAINVILLE
Hi Steve,
This is from a pocket size booklet produced by the Australian Army during WWII covering all of the type of Japanese Equipment that a soldier was likely to meet in the field. It covers everything from gas masks and munitions (in colour) down to radios, telephones, mines, artillery, grenades, etc, etc,. It was made as a handy quick field reference giving the sort of information that a soldier needed to know.
Cheers,
BOUGAINVILLE
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Fuzeman
Guest
Hi Bougainville
Ive seen a lot of publications on Japanese ordnance but were mainly American publications, ive never seen an Australian one , does it cover bombs and fuzes or would that be mainly for the Engineers?
Ive seen a lot of publications on Japanese ordnance but were mainly American publications, ive never seen an Australian one , does it cover bombs and fuzes or would that be mainly for the Engineers?
BOUGAINVILLE
Well-Known Member
Dear Steve,
Unfortunately it is not that technical. The booklet was basicly a field guide for the everyday soldier and was produced in a format that could be carried in your pocket.
I find American publications good and very helpfull but they don't measure up to the quality and standard of the information that I have seen produced by the British at Kirkee in India. I reckon that the British always produced more detailed information. Just a different mind set.
Touching on that subject I wounder where I can get hold of good quality scans of all of the Kirkee material. I noticed that a Kirkee diagram was posted concerning the Japanese Type 93 Land Mine Fuse but it is not a good enough image and would take a lot of time for me touch it up. I gather that they were printed on a pinkish paper as I have some profesional scans which indicate this. I achieved excellent results using the satuation tool on my photo editing program to get rid of that pinkish background while still mantaining an excellent quality image.
Cheers,
BOUGAINVILLE
Unfortunately it is not that technical. The booklet was basicly a field guide for the everyday soldier and was produced in a format that could be carried in your pocket.
I find American publications good and very helpfull but they don't measure up to the quality and standard of the information that I have seen produced by the British at Kirkee in India. I reckon that the British always produced more detailed information. Just a different mind set.
Touching on that subject I wounder where I can get hold of good quality scans of all of the Kirkee material. I noticed that a Kirkee diagram was posted concerning the Japanese Type 93 Land Mine Fuse but it is not a good enough image and would take a lot of time for me touch it up. I gather that they were printed on a pinkish paper as I have some profesional scans which indicate this. I achieved excellent results using the satuation tool on my photo editing program to get rid of that pinkish background while still mantaining an excellent quality image.
Cheers,
BOUGAINVILLE
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Fuzeman
Guest
Hi Bougainville
Im not sure of that Kirklee material you are after , i wonder if any of our members can help!
Im not sure of that Kirklee material you are after , i wonder if any of our members can help!
BOUGAINVILLE
Well-Known Member
Kirkee
Yes Kirkee, India, was as far as I understand the British HQ for the Burma theatre of war. This was definately where all of the captured Japanese material was examined in extensive detail.
Cheers,
BOUGAINVILLE
Yes Kirkee, India, was as far as I understand the British HQ for the Burma theatre of war. This was definately where all of the captured Japanese material was examined in extensive detail.
Cheers,
BOUGAINVILLE