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Between reveille and lights out life for the average soldier could include a variety of tasks. But for troops of Charlie Company and the anti-tank platoon of the 8th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, the former slogan Go Action, Go Army proved itself more fact than formality during a day of intensive training at their base at Terendak Garrison in Malaysia and the nearby Asahan field firing range. For members of the anti-tank platoon the day started with practice on the Carl Gustav. Using a ferret scout car as a target, the platoon alternated between firing and loading the 84 millimetre recoiless weapon which has a muzzle velocity of approximately 1000 feet per second and an effective range of between 450-550 metres. Weighing 32 lb the anti-tank gun can be carried by one man and fired from the shoulder. Although the Carl Gustav has had limited use in Vietnam, the Armalite rifle and jungle tactics have become an integral part of the Australian infantryman s lif ....

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