NEW ANTI-TANK GUNS were wed at Puckapunyal (Vic.) by the 4th Anti-Tank Regiment for the first time this week. The guns fire a 21b. shell with an effective range of 2000 yards. This week 20,000 troops resumed training after Christmas leave. ... [ILLUSTRATED]
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Advocate (Burnie, Tas. : 1890 - 1954), Sat 4 Jan 1941, Page 7
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