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Interesting radio show
On Radio National ABC, 11am this morning . A great program , it is available for download at their web site .
Go to : http://www.abc.net.au/rn/summer/2006/hindsight.htm Scroll down to "The guns of Ioribaiwa" , and click on download audio . Veterans of the 14th field regiment were interviewed , telling of their experiences with 25 pounders during the desperate days defending Port Moresby . They manhandled 4 guns up and over steep ridges to shell the entreched Japs only 40 miles from Moresby . One fellow mentioned using Marmon Herrington tractors to drive up to where the road was too narrow , they then hitched the guns onto Jeeps for another few miles , til they reached the track itself . Using long ropes and pulleys the guns were hauled into position . A forward observer crawled right up to the Jap lines with a field phone and directed the guns . They fired over ridges in howitzer mode . Mike
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23-01-07, 15:32
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Well spotted, Mike, I'm downloading it now. The ABC has some excellent radio documentaries, which thanks to podcasting we can all enjoy.
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