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TR 22490. Towed by a landrover a 105mm Howitzer crosses an improvised bridge.

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Overview - This article was made to compile evidence and data that could show us a glimpse of how the ancient native societies of the Philippines developed and how they interacted with other foreign societies around them. All of the evidences that have been compiled below also suggests that the a...

[Photo] Australian troops in an Indian Pattern Carrier Mk II vehicle in Malaya, 9 Mar 1942

25pdr guns with their quad tractors & ammo lumbers embarked at Keppel Harbour, Singapore November 1941 - enroute to Northern Malaya via rail. (source:life) The list is not complete as I have difficulty tracing some batteries composition that have been attached, detached from their Field Regiments. Your inouts are most welcome - TOM Dec 1941 Artillery Units in Malaya 11th Indian Division 137th ( 2nd West Lancashire) Field Regiment (G Holmes) – attached to 15th Indian Brigade 24 x 25pdrs - 349th Battery 8 x 25pdr - 350th Battery “ - 501st Battery “ 155th (Lanarkshire Yeomary) Field Regiment 16 x 4.5 inch howitzers (A Murdoch) – moved to Malaya Oct 1940 from Kirkee, India - A Battery (Gold) – stayed in India to form 160th Field Regiment - B Battery (Wilson) - C Battery (?) 8x25pdr/8x4.5 howitzer 80th Anti Tank Regiment (Napier) - 2nd Battery (Clegg) 12x2 pdr antitank(40mm Vickers A/T) - 215th Battery (Steward) 12x40mm Vickers A/T - 272nd Battery 2 pdrs - 273rd Battery (Gairdow) 14x40mm Vickers A/T minus 01 troop Vickers 40mm A/Tx2 attached to KROHCOL 85th Anti Tank Regiemnt ( 36x 2pdrs) - 45th Battery - 251st Battery - 270th Battery - 281st Battery 6th Indian Brigade 22nd Mountain Regiment (Huges)- 24x3.7inch Howitzers - 4th Battery (Sawyer) - 7th Battery (Scott) - 10th Battery (Gowie)- attached to KrohCol - 21st Battery ( Soper) – attached to8th Indian Brigade 28th Indian Brigade Attached, 88th Field Regiment, from 9th Division 16th Anti-Aircraft Battery (Ivers) – 8x40mm Bofors 12th Indian Brigade 122nd ( West Riding) Field Regiment (Clegg) - 278th Battery 12x4.5inch Howitzer - 280th Battery 12 x 4.5inch Howitzer KrohCol Attached, 10th Mountain Battery (Gowie) – 8x3.7inch Howitzers, from 22nd Mountain Regiment, 6th Indian Brigade Attached, 01 Troop (2xVickers 40mm A/T) from 273rd Battery, 80th Antitank Regiment, 11th Indian Division 9th Indian Division 5th Field Regiment - Jephson( from Rawalpindi & Nowshera, India 1939-1941) 16 x 4.5 inch howitzers - 63rd Battery, - 73rd Battery - 81st Battery 88th (2nd West Lancashire ) Field Regiment (D’Aubuz) – attached to 28th Indian (Gurkha) Brigade (Indian III Corps Reserve) - 351st Battery(Cornish) - A)Troop 4x25pdr - B)Troop 4x25pdr - 352st Battery (Ford) 8x25pdr - 464th Battery 8 x 25pdr

[Photo] 2 pounder gun of 4th Anti-Tank Regiment of Australian 8th Division on the Muar-Parit Sulong Road, Malaya, 18 Jan 1942; note knocked out Japanese Type 95 Ha-Go tank in distance

One belt to gather them all Forester Belt is designed for comfortably carrying bushcraft items in the woods. A special mounting system on the belt loops keeps everything in check. It complements the Helikon-Tex offer of carrying systems designed for bushcraft. The Forester Bushcraft Belt has one thing in common with the tactical belts: it can be worn on the outer layer of clothes, and it’ll easily substitute typical outdoor bags or small backpacks. The Forester Bushcraft Belt nicely works with: SERE Pouch, Water Canteen Pouch, Compass/Survival Pouch, or a Survival Water Filter Bag. Together it will make a comfortable setting for bushcraft enthusiasts. A belt with a turbulent history The origin of the Forester Bushcraft Belt dates back to the 1950s and the military conflict in Malaya. At that time, the SAS soldiers used nylon straps with clamps as tactical belts, which were obtained from straps securing loads dropped by parachutes. Over time, most British special units (SAS, SBS), marines, and paratroopers began to use the same solutions. The belt with a roll pin buckle was much better than the other options. It had a simple adjustment and adapted to the user's body. More complicated was the Vietnam War STABO evacuation harness and its predecessor, the McGuire harness. It consisted of suspenders with a belt sewn from nylon parachute straps with clamping buckles similar to the British ones. Equipment elements were attached to the belt: ammunition pouches, canteens with water, grenades, etc.