Gunners of A Field Battery, Royal Australian Artillery (RAA), at Fire Support Base (FSB) Ziggie ...

Accession Number P05389.012
Collection type Photograph
Object type Transparency
Maker Tick, John
Place made Vietnam: Phuoc Tuy Province, Thua Tich
Date made April 1971
Conflict Vietnam, 1962-1975
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Description

Gunners of A Field Battery, Royal Australian Artillery (RAA), at Fire Support Base (FSB) Ziggie fire their M2A2 105 mm Howitzer towards enemy positions, as they provide artillery support for 3RAR on Operation Briar Patch II. The FSB was established amid the gardens of the abandoned village of Thua Tich.