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161 Battery's first Live Shell Practice
with the 105-mm light gun, 1987

In 1987, the New Zealand Army purchased the 105-mm light gun from Australia. These images, taken by Kevin 'Brindle' Briden, RNZA, record the first live shell practice with the light gun by 161 Battery RNZA, and are reproduced here with permission.

Bombardier Briden died in 1999 when his vehicle rolled off feature 'Lion'.

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Bravo gun, 161 Battery RNZA		 Click image to enlarge it
First round - down range		 Click image to enlarge it
Full recoil		 Click image to enlarge it
Necessities
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Pre-firing checks		 Click image to enlarge it
Cleaning tube prior to direct firing		 Click image to enlarge it
First anti-tank shoot		 Click image to enlarge it
Target round

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Photographer Kevin Craig ('Brindle') Briden, RNZA.

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