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At 56 secs and 1.05 the loaders appear to be prepping an anti tank round (long rod penetrator) ? I didn't know they existed for the French 75mm. Does anyone have any other information on this or is it an entirely different round ?“The nation that will insist on drawing a broad line of demarcation between the fighting man and the thinking man is liable to find its fighting done by fools and its thinking done by cowards.”
― Thucydides
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I've been informed by a former Gunner in the 42nd Bty who fired the 75's in the Glen in 1958 (!) that it was indeed an anti tank round and that they did an Anti Tank practice using the 75 on the old AT range with the motorised wooden tank targets that were operational in the Glen at the time. Unfortunately he had no further data on the round itself.“The nation that will insist on drawing a broad line of demarcation between the fighting man and the thinking man is liable to find its fighting done by fools and its thinking done by cowards.”
― Thucydides
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I've been informed by a former Gunner in the 42nd Bty who fired the 75's in the Glen in 1958 (!) that it was indeed an anti tank round and that they did an Anti Tank practice using the 75 on the old AT range with the motorised wooden tank targets that were operational in the Glen at the time. Unfortunately he had no further data on the round itselfCovid 19 is not over ....it's still very real..Hand Hygiene, Social Distancing and Masks.. keep safe
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"EX Loch Gertain July 1999
A large Defence Forces exercise took place in the Loch Gertain area of Donegal involving 600 troops. Also involved was the Naval Service flagship Le Eithne, which transported some of the troops."
Last edited by Rhodes; 2 March 2013, 22:13.
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