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RAA Liaison Letter Spring 2008 The Royal Australian Artillery LIAISON LETTER Spring Edition 2008 The Official Journal of the Royal Regiment of Australian Artillery Incorporating the Australian Gunner Magazine First Published in 1948 Contents Editors Comment 1 Letters to the Editor 3 Regimental 15 Operations 33 Take Post 43 Around the Regiments 49 Honour Title 59 RAA Coral 40th Anniversary 87 Professional Papers 109 Capability & Training 143 LIAISON Associations & Organisations 151 Next Edition Contribution Deadline LETTER Contributions for the Liaison Letter 2009 – Autumn Edition should be forwarded to the editor at his home postal or email address, by no later than Friday 20th February 2009. ‘Late’ correspondence or submissions after that date Spring Edition should be forwarded to the editor via the School of Artillery 2008 or his defence email address. LiaisonLetterInColourOn-line If you have access to the defence restricted network you can read the Liaison Letter in colour on the Regimental web-site found at:http://intranet.defence.gov.au/armyweb/Sites/RRAA/ Publication Information Front Cover: Top left: 12th Field Regiment AWM Plaque; top right: Colonel Ian Ahearn – GPO 102nd Field Battery; centre left: Combined RAA Band; centre right: Lieutenant Colonel Craig Furini is presented the Coral Honour Scroll by the Governor General; bottom left: Minute Guns; bottom centre: Royal Guard; bottom right: RAA Coral Sub Committee Front Cover Designed by: Corporal Michael Davis, 1st Joint Public Affairs Unit (formerly 8th/12th Medium Regiment) Edited and Compiled by: Major D.T. (Terry) Brennan, Staff Officer to Head of Regiment Published by: Deputy Head of Regiment, School of Artillery, Bridges Barracks, Puckapunyal, Victoria 3662 Desktop Publishing by: Michelle Ray, Combined Arms Doctrine and Development Section, Bridges Barracks, Puckapunyal, Victoria 3662 Printed by: Defence Publishing Service – Victoria Distribution: For issues relating to content or distribution contact the Editor on email [email protected] Contributors are urged to ensure the accuracy of the information contained in their articles; the Royal Australian Artillery, Deputy Head of Regiment and the RAA Liaison Letter editor accept no responsibility for errors of fact. The views expressed in the Royal Australian Artillery Liaison Letter are the contributors and not necessarily those of the Royal Australian Artillery, Australian Army or Department of Defence. The Commonwealth of Australia will not be legally responsible in contract, tort or otherwise for any statement made in this publication. RAA Liaison Letter 2008 - Spring Edition Defence MEDIA RELEASE Photographs Media Release on Page 14 AUSSIE GUNNERS PULL THEIR WEIGHT IN AFGHANISTAN Lieutenant Nick Cooper confirms map information versus Gun Detachment Commander Sergeant Bryce Watson target information after receiving a request for artillery with his L118 Light Gun at the remote Forward Operating support from a coalition patrol. Base Kajaki in Helmand Province, Afghanistan. Gunner Nathan Wallace proudly flies the Australian flag in Gunner Nathan Wallace prepares a new salvo of rounds his outdoor bomb sheltered accommodation at Forward during a firing mission in support of coalition forces. Operating Base Armadillo, Afghanistan. Gunner Damien Chatterton keeps watch from a lookout post at Forward Operating Base Kajaki in Afghanistan. Gunner Adrian Broadhead and a British Gunner stack ammunition boxes at Forward Operating Base Kajaki. RAA Liaison Letter 2008 - Spring Edition their audience and that in some small way you are contributing to recording the Regiment's history. I Editors would make a plea that you reduce abbreviations as much as possible and when necessary explain what it stands for or means; and minimise the use Comment of upper case and capitals. When referring to an individual either provide their initials or preferred Introduction name, for example, Major D.T. Brennan or Major Terry Brennan, do not simply provide a rank and Welcome to another surname. Above all else be consistent in the Liaison Letter, I am manner and style of your writing, for example, do pleased to report I have not swap between using a term in full and had great support from randomly reverting back to it in abbreviation. across the Regiment for this edition. The Terminology Regiment remains busy As part of my reading I am also required to digest a both home and overseas significant amount of terminology which is andthewidevarietyofarticlesinthiseditionisa included in various articles. I do not plan to air my reflection ranging from current operations in opinion on whether I think our terminology is Afghanistan to the awarding of the honour title being ‘Americanised’ especially for the sake of ‘Coral’ to 102nd Field Battery for the exploits of its doing it – I will leave that to those more directly members 40 years ago. involved than me to decide. As a former doctrine A constant theme after the mail out of each edition officer I would like to comment on what at this is I always receive a number of ‘return to sender’ pointintimeappearstobetheuseofthefirstterm copies back and the last edition was no exception. I that comes to mind rather than what is the current would ask readers to let me know if you change accepted / authorised term. I appreciate your mailing address. Further as a consequence of terminology changes and evolves, and doctrine is a this and my ongoing efforts to reach as many of our flexible beast. What concerns me at the moment is Gunner community as possible, I plan on regularly that there appears to be no one griping up and publishing the names of a few lost people starting managing or at least implementing this change. with this edition. I would appreciate assistance The task is not difficult! with obtaining the contact details for Colonel's Customs and Traditions Kevin Farrer and David Pearce. Commencing with this edition I invited Chris Subscriptions Jobson, author of RAA Customs and Traditions to There has been a great response from both serving make a regular contribution. I am pleased to say and retired members of the Regiment with regard that Chris readily agreed. Whilst on the subject of to subscriptions especially life subscriptions. customs and traditions it continues to annoy me Whilst I thank everyone who has decided to that some Gunners do not understand that when contribute and it is pleasing to see the significant referring to the Royal Australian Artillery, Gunners increase in junior officers and warrant officers use the term Regiment or Royal Regiment – the heeding the request. The gesture by these term ‘Corps’ should not be used! It is especially individuals and others is a wonderful example but grating to read officers and senior we can still do better. I am still very disappointed at non-commissioned officers using ‘Corps’ when the number of senior officers including many who they should know better. have held key appointments within the Regiment The other aspect of customs and traditions which but have not taken up the opportunity to become a has come to my attention recently has been what life subscriber. I would ask them to seriously could be best called ‘local’ traditions. The first was consider becoming a life subscriber. a reference to the ‘Premier Regiment’ in an article Writing Articles by 16th Air Defence Regiment. I am sorry air defenders, but as a former second in command of As editor I am required to read all the submissions I 1st Field Regiment there has only ever been one receive and this can at times be as frustrating as it is ‘Premier Regiment’ and that is 1st Field Regiment. time consuming. I would ask that those who are charged with writing or drafting articles remember 1 RAA Liaison Letter 2008 - Spring Edition Colonel Reg Foster - Colonel Commandant Central was pleased to hear that more recently Captain Phil Region recently posed the following local tradition Hickey had adopted the tradition. It may catch on to the Staff Officer Grade Two Head of Regiment, across the Regiment! Major Kym Schoene: Conclusion ‘As a former member of 8th/12th Medium Regiment I In the last edition I discussed a number of recall it is tradition that medium artillery officers wear milestones and anniversaries reached by the one blue and one red sock to a dinner. Could you remind Regiment. I have reached a small personal me which sock is worn on which foot. …. There is a story milestone with this edition – it is the 15th Liaison about a medium gunner who was wounded in the field Letter I have compiled and edited since and who bled so profusely it turned one of his socks red, commencing starting with the 2000 edition. In my well you can guess the rest, but in the mid ‘80’s in 8/12 it view the quality and variety of content has cost you extras if you got it wrong or failed to wear one improved greatly and this is due in part to the red and one blue sock to dinners.’ increasingly positive support received for each Major Kym Schoene responded with the following: subsequent edition. ‘I have found several answers, which is always a good Again thank you to everyone who has made the start. effort to support this edition by contributing, even those who I think may have been dragged a little The first states that the custom originated in the reluctantly to the computer. Your support and sergeants' mess where the medium battery sergeants interest is most certainly appreciated not only by worearedandabluesock.Theredwaswornontheleft me but also the wider Gunner community. foot. Red over blue = left foot always steps off first. Another version included ‘no red port left’, the link to the lights on a boat mixed with coastal gunnery. This medium gunner dress then spread to the officers' mess, and is continued to this day. The officers' mess version has the red sock worn on the right foot.
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