Thread: Historic 4-bunker near Fairlie ?

Originally Posted by Tentman

I recall visiting the bunkers there in about 1981/82 with 31B Battery, 3rd Field Regiment and I think we loaded 105 ammo there (but it was a long time ago . . . )

You must have just stopped using 25 pounders a year or 2 before that. I remember a lSP about 78 or 9 where 3 medium were using 5.5 inch WW2 field guns and the south island battery had 25 pounders. We had the L5a5 105s it was interesting to crew on the 5 5s. We never got to rotate to the 25s sadly.