48 Field Battery, Royal Australian Artillery

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105mm M2A2

"The role of 48 Fd Bty is to engage targets of immediate concern to units of the 9 Brigade and the provision of timely, intimate offensive fire support to such units." - http://www.defence.gov.au/Army/48fdbty/

48 Field Battery is a part of the Australian Army's 9th Brigade, currently located at Keswick Barracks South Australia.

The Battery is a six gun battery utilizing the US designed M2A2 Howitzer firing 105 mm ammunition.

Official Website of 48 Field Battery

48 Field Battery was formed at Tel el Kebir, Egypt, on 6 March 1916 and first saw action in France from June 1916 to January 1917, after which the Battery was disbanded to be re-raised in 1921 and attached to 13th Field Brigade. The Battery was re-formed in 1939 and became part of the 6th/13th Field Regiment in 1988. 48 Field Battery has been an independent battery since the disbandment the 6/13th Field Regiment in 1997.

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