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Gun laws in Australia are predominantly within the jurisdiction of Australian states and territories, with the importation of guns regulated by the federal government.In the last two decades of the 20th century, following several high-profile killing sprees, the federal government coordinated more restrictive firearms legislation with all state governments.
Sub-machine-guns. F1 submachine gun (9×19mm Parabellum) Owen Gun (9×19mm Parabellum) Sterling submachine gun (used by Australian SAS troopers in Vietnam) CAR-15 (5.56 calibre) (used by Australian SAS troopers) General-purpose machine gun. M60 machine gun (7.62 calibre) Infantry-support. L16 81mm Mortar; M2A1-7 flamethrower; Anti-personnel
An Australian variant of the Accuracy International Arctic Warfare, it is the standard-issue sniper rifle in the Australian Army and is chambered for 7.62×51mm. It replaced the Parker Hale Model 82 rifle in the late 1990s. Manufactured under licence in Australia by Thales Australia. AW50F United Kingdom: Anti-materiel rifle.50 BMG
An Australian soldier manning the machine gun while on guard duty in Borneo during 1965. The Indonesia-Malaysia confrontation was fought from 1962 to 1966 between the British Commonwealth and Indonesia over the creation of the Federation of Malaysia, with the Commonwealth attempting to safeguard the security of the new state.
On 4 May 1960, the administrative cadre of the new 4th Field Regiment, Royal Australian Artillery (4 Fd Regt RAA) was established at Wacol, Brisbane. The regiment was to raise Regimental Headquarters, a Headquarters Battery and 103rd Field Battery (Fd Bty) RAA, while 105th Fd Bty RAA was transferred from 1st Field Regiment RAA in Holsworthy ...
The history of the Australian Army is the culmination of the Australian Army's predecessors and its 120-year modern history. The Army has its origins in the British Army and colonial military forces of the Australian colonies that were formed prior to the Federation of Australia.
After negotiations between the Australian and British governments between 1960 and 1962, the British Ministry of Defence (MOD) requested that Australia conduct a trial of the FV432 in tropical conditions. The Australian Army rapidly agreed to this request, and two FV432s were shipped to Australia, arriving in September 1962.
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