Pee Shooter Traditional Cache
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For years a gun stood on the highway on the outskirts of Port Wakefield, creating a landmark for the highway town for a rest stop. After an absence of more than a year, the iconic gun was replaced with a 155mm Long Tom on an M1 carriage in early December 2008. The previous gun, arrived in Port Wakefield in 1941, and after it was decommissioned, became a well-known landmark at the turn-off to the proof range. However, in mid 2006 it was taken to Sydney to commemorate the defence of Sydney Harbour during World War II. Hundreds signed a petition protesting at the relocation, including people from across South Australia and interstate.
The new gun is a 155mm Long Tom on a M1 Carriage (circa 1943), and is located at the same site. The M1 Carriage design allowed a variety of firing systems to be mounted, enabling the testing of ammunition and firing systems of in-service Australian ordnance. The Carriage is a solid stable platform, allowing the proofing of ordnance such as 76mm Naval and 105mm Tank, and continues to be used today.
Combined, the 155mm Long Tom and M1 Carriage weigh 12,564 kilograms, with a 7.05 metre long barrel and a muzzle velocity of 853 metres per second.
Each projectile weighs more than 43 kilograms, and is 67.8 centimetres long. The gun was originally towed by a Mack 6.6, 7.5 ton truck from 1938, later replaced in 1943 by the Tracked M4 High Speed Tractor.
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