One of a three gun battery of 105 mm M2A2 Howitzers, at Fire Support Base (FSB) Maree/Marie, ...

Accession Number P02636.033
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white - Print silver gelatin
Maker Army Public Relations
Place made Vietnam: Phuoc Tuy Province
Date made c September 1971
Conflict Vietnam, 1962-1975
PNG [Bougainville] (PMG), 1998-2003
Copyright Item copyright: © Australian War Memorial
Creative Commons License This item is licensed under CC BY-NC
Description

One of a three gun battery of 105 mm M2A2 Howitzers, at Fire Support Base (FSB) Maree/Marie, during Operation Ivanhoe (19 September - 2 October 1971). A group of unidentified soldiers or gunners are standing around a fortified observation post in the background, where a chair and a 7.62 mm M60 general purpose machine gun (GPMG) have also been set up.