2/3rd Machine Gun Battalion
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The 2/3rd Machine Gun Battalion was an Australian Army infantry support unit of the Second World War, providing sustained fire support with medium machine guns in campaigns across the Middle East and the Pacific.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| 2/3rd Machine Gun Battalion canonical | 1 |
Statements (28)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Australian Army battalion
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Second World War military unit ⓘ infantry support unit ⓘ |
| alliedForce | Allies of World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| branch | Australian Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| combatArm | infantry ⓘ |
| conflict |
World War II
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surface form:
Second World War
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| country | Australia ⓘ |
| equipmentType | medium machine guns ⓘ |
| era | 20th century ⓘ |
| militaryFunction |
area denial
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defensive fire tasks ⓘ direct fire support ⓘ offensive fire support ⓘ |
| nationality | Australian ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
provided sustained automatic fire for infantry formations
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specialized in medium machine-gun support ⓘ |
| organizationalLevel | battalion ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Middle East campaigns of World War II
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Pacific campaigns of World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role |
infantry support
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sustained fire support ⓘ |
| serviceBranchType | infantry ⓘ |
| supportCategory | combat support unit GENERATED ⓘ |
| theatreOfOperations |
Middle East
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Pacific NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeOfFireSupport | sustained fire ⓘ |
| weaponClass | Vickers machine gun NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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