New Zealand troops loading an L5 howitzer into an M113 armoured personnel carrier in Vietnam.
From Ian McGibbon, New Zealand s Vietnam War (2010) p95:
The L5 howitzer, [US Brigadier General Ellis W.] Williamson noted soon after the New Zealanders arrived appears to be an ideal gun for this war . His enthusiasm derived from the weapon s portability. Weighing only 1300 kilograms, it was light enough to be carried by helicopter and compact enough to fit into the M113 armoured personnel carrier (APC). NZ Gov.
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Itâs time to send returning travellers away from cities
Itâs time to send returning travellers away from cities
December 21, 2020 â 12.01am
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Many experts and most people think itâs time for returning travellers to be redirected to unpopulated areas for quarantine (ââCity on high alertââ, December 19-20). Leakage from quarantine in Victoria cost many lives and billions of dollars. And thereâs little doubt that the current outbreak in Sydney will ruin Christmas for far more people than those who want to return to Australia for the holidays. Surely the Prime Minister and the premiers should call time on quarantining in major population centres. Any cost benefit analysis will prove that decision as being correct.
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