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Trooper Lachlan Hinspeter, of 2nd Cavalry Regiment, dismounts from an Australian light armoured vehicle at Townsville Field Training Area, Queensland. Story and photo by Captain Brittany Evans.

Cavalry dismounts to attack

28/02/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 1536 Views 0 Comments 2nd Cavalry Regiment, Carl Gustav 84mm, EF88 Austyer rifle

Troopers from the 2nd Cavalry Regiment conducted anti-armour stalks at Piccadilly Gate, Townsville Field Training Area, in February to test

Australian Army soldiers from 1st Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment, during live-fire practice with the 84mm Carl Gustaf, Townsville Field Training Area, Queensland. Story by Captain Brittany Evans. Photos by Corporal Guy Sadler.

Australian Army News

1RAR building confidence with recoilless rifles

16/02/202418/02/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 1612 Views 1 Comment 1st Battalion Royal Australian Regiment, Carl Gustav 84mm

Soldiers from the 1st Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, recently conducted static live-fire training with the 84mm Carl Gustaf, engaging 450-metre

Private Kyle Franklin poses with a Mark IV 84mm Carl Gustav recoilless rifle during a Direct Fire Support Weapons course at Singleton Military Area. Story by Captain Katy Manning. Photo by Coporal Michael Currie.

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It’s all a balancing act

31/10/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1058 Views 0 Comments 11th/28th Battalion, Army Reserve, Carl Gustav 84mm, Javelin, MAG 58s machine gun

Based in Bunbury, WA, Private Kyle Franklin, of 11/28 Battalion the Royal Western Australia Regiment, has fast-tracked his career in

Australian Army soldiers from the 2nd (Australian) Division prepare their weapon posts for MAG 58 machine guns during a Direct Fire Support Weapons course in the Singleton Military Area during September 2023. Story by Major Jesse Robilliard. Photos by Private Sarah Fisher.

Australian Army News Videos

DFSW returns to 2 Div

10/10/202310/10/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 3952 Views 0 Comments 11th/28th Battalion, 25th/49th Battalion Royal Queensland Regiment, 2nd Division, 4th/3rd Battalion RNSW Regiment, Army Reserve, Carl Gustav 84mm, DFSW, MAG 58s machine gun

The Direct Fire Support Weapons (DFSW) capability, including anti-armour weapons, has returned to the 2nd (Australian) Division after an absence

A soldier from the 3rd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment fires an 84mm Carl Gustav during Exercise Chau Pha in Townsville Field Training Area. Story by Major Taylor Lynch. All photos by Lance Corporal Riley Blennerhassett.

Australian Army News Videos

Combined-arms team defends artillery gun line

28/06/202328/06/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 2362 Views 0 Comments 3rd Battalion RAR, 4th Regiment, 5th Aviation Regiment, Carl Gustav 84mm, CH-47F Chinook, Exercise Chau Pha, M777 Howitzer

Bullets, rockets and artillery shells flew down range simultaneously in an intense defence of the gun line during Exercise Chau

A 4 Squadron combat controller practises enhanced combat shooting skills at Singleton Military Training Area, NSW.

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Havoc on live-fire shooting ranges

23/06/202326/06/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 2337 Views 0 Comments 40mm Grenade Launcher, Carl Gustav 84mm, Claymore mine, Exercise Havoc Fire, No. 4 Squadron, School of Infantry

Personnel from Royal Australian Air Force 4 Squadron conducted Exercise Havoc Fire to improve the weapon skills of the combat

Private Jack Sewell, of Direct First Support Weapons Platoon, demonstrates a one-man reload of the 84mm Carl Gustav recoilless rifle. Story and photo by Warrant Officer – Class 2 Max Bree.

Australian Army News

1RAR boning up on anti-armour weapons

17/03/202317/03/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 2386 Views 1 Comment 1RAR, Carl Gustav 84mm, DFSW

Their cannons, heavy machine guns and impressive speed make armoured vehicles perfect for annihilating dismounted infantry. CAPTION: Private Jack Sewell,