PAPUA. BODIES OF FOUR DEAD JAPANESE, KILLED IN THE BUNA ACTION, LYING BESIDE A LARGE PILLBOX. ...

PAPUA. BODIES OF FOUR DEAD JAPANESE, KILLED IN THE BUNA ACTION, LYING BESIDE A LARGE PILLBOX. THESE WERE DEFENDED BY THE JAPANESE TO THE LAST MAN, AND WITHOUT THE AUSTRALIAN-MANNED STUART TANKS IT WOULD HAVE BEEN DIFFICULT TO HAVE DESTROYED THEM QUICKLY. EACH PILLBOX WAS PLACED SO AS TO GIVE SUPPORTING FIRE TO OTHERS IN THE VICINITY. SOME HAD STEEL AND CONCRETE TOPS. MANY PILLBOXES OF THIS TYPE WERE CRUSHED IN BY THE TANKS AND THE JAP MACHINE GUNNERS INSIDE WERE QUICKLY DEALT WITH BY THE INFANTRY FOLLOWING THE ARMOURED VEHICLES.