One of the special kinds of hate every Infantryman should be introduced to is carrying an M-79 in the close country and/or firing and maneuvering with it. They quickly understand why we have underslung 40mm launchers now.
Exercise Alon has wrapped up and HMAS Canberra is en route back to Australia.
Wasting no time, Australian Army soldiers from the 1st Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment members kept up training with a small arms shoot.
Exercise Alon is one component of Indo-Pacific Endeavour (IPE). IPE, Australia's flagship regional engagement activity, supporting the Australian Government's commitment to investing in our regional diplomatic and defence partnerships will continue until the end October 2023.
One of the special kinds of hate every Infantryman should be introduced to is carrying an M-79 in the close country and/or firing and maneuvering with it. They quickly understand why we have underslung 40mm launchers now.
One of the best for launching bombs, and one of the worst for carrying. I remember no grenadier in our Army being sad the day M-203's came into service for our Steyrs and replaced the M79's.
Soldiers from 4th Regiment, Royal Australian Artillery, engaged targets in ‘danger close’ proximity to simulate friendly troops with live 155mm rounds from their M777 Howitzers during Exercise NADZAB
* What are you laughing at Sappy?
* The thing is that the cannon that fires that projectile broke down about half an hour ago and he's been walking around there for a while!
Soldiers from the 3rd Brigade - Australian Army, took part in a blank-fire stalk during a recent Sniper Basic Course at Townsville Field Training Area, Queensland, Sepember 2023. This component of the course hones skills specific to an Australian Army sniper, including camouflage and concealment, stalking a target, marksmanship, firing from a concealed position without detection, navigation, and judging distance.
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