Sighting an American anti-tank weapon now being used by Australian troops in Korea is 6723 ...

Sighting an American anti-tank weapon now being used by Australian troops in Korea is 6723 Corporal (Cpl) Rodney Thornton 'Snowy' Nettlefold, of Montague Bay, Tas. The gun is a 75 mm Recoilless rifle (RCL), a light and mobile weapon which weighs less than two hundredweight, but can fire a 22 pound shell more than four miles. It has been used by the Americans for some time, but is a new weapon for most of the soldiers of the 1st Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (1RAR), serving on the Korean truce line. Cpl Nettlefold came to Korea with 1RAR in April last year. After he had completed his twelve month's tour of duty, he volunteered for another year's service on the truce line. The soldier on the left is probably Private Bill Broomhall, of Mount Gravatt, Qld.