Anzac Day Sydney, 1951
This day became the first time
men of 3RAR, returned from Korea, marched together, mostly Bods still in
uniform, either from R.G.H. Concord or from G.D.D. Marrackville. They put on a
terrific show, as you can see, all in step and heads held high.
Note the
triangle colour patches of the 27th Commonwealth Brigade 3x9 still worn by most
of the troops.
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Battle of the Broken Ridge Oct 25-26th, 1950
KUJIN
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The battle of the broken bridge was another bit of excitement for the
rifle companies. They managed to knock over a few tanks as they had their
bazookas in good working order. They also did a good job clearing out a number
of the enemy still in the area. It was a good situation to call in some air
support, but the American Jet on call was too good/fast - the preferred strikes
were by propeller-driven planes that were more accurate and could pin-point a
target a lot better. There were quite a few casualties during this battle, and
the enemy was attacking more strongly, the closer they got to the Yalu River.
The enemy had quite a few tanks and plenty of troops who were now attacking with
whistles and bugles blowing.
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CROSSING THE HAN RIVER NEAR SEOUL OCTOBER
1950
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KW: Tanks and Fighting
Vehicles |
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T34/85 North
Korea |
SU-76 North
Korea |
M4A3E8 "Easy
8" Sherman |
M-24 Chaffee |
M-26 Pershing |
M-46 Patton |
A41 Centurion (UK) |
Class |
Medium |
SP Gun |
Medium |
Light |
Heavy |
Medium |
Heavy (MBT) |
Weight |
35 ton |
12.35 ton |
34.8 ton |
20 ton |
46 ton |
46 ton |
57 ton |
Armor |
18-90mm |
10-35mm |
15-100mm |
10-38mm |
13-102mm |
13-102mm |
17-152mm |
Arms |
85mm 2-7.62mm MGs |
76.2mm |
76.2mm 3-MGs SmkMrtr |
75mm 3-MGs SmkMrtr |
90mm 3-MGs |
90mm 3-MGs |
105mm 3-MGs Smk |
Pwr/Wt |
15.9hp/ton |
12.5hp/ton |
16.9hp/ton |
12.2hp/ton |
10.9hp/ton |
13.3hp/ton |
12.2hp/ton |
Speed Range |
34.2mph 186miles |
28mph 166miles |
26mph 100miiles |
34mph 100miles |
30mph 100miles |
30mph 80miles |
21.5mph 118miles |
Crew |
5 |
4 |
5 |
4-5 |
5 |
5 |
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U.S. Coast Guard LORAN Station at Pusan,
South Korea -- Nine such LORAN (Long Range Aids to Navigation) Stations provided
direct navigation support to U.N. ships and aircraft engaged in the Korean War.
The Korean War
1950-1953
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