Australian Snipers

Discussion in 'War Against Japan' started by jacobtowne, Sep 8, 2006.

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  1. jacobtowne

    jacobtowne Senior Member

    Sharpshooter at work.

    Effective sniping was (and is) a trademark of the Australian Army. The Short, Magazine Lee-Enfield Mk. III (or No. 1. Mk. III as renamed in 1926) formed the basis of the Australian sniper rifle in WWII mainly because it was the only military rifle in production in Australia at the government small arms factory at Lithgow in New South Wales. (American Rifleman magazine, August, 2003).

    The photo: Private L. Tunks of C Company in the Australian Imperial Force’s 2/43rd Battalion takes aim with his Lee-Enfield high-mount sniper rifle during fighting against the Japanese on Borneo in August 1945. The scope is fitted with a rubber eyepiece.
    (Australian War Memorial photo)

    JT
     

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