Hello all, here is today's article posted on TheArmoryLife.com. It is titled “Owen Gun: Down Under’s Upside Down SMG” and can be found at https://www.thearmorylife.com/owen-gun/.
Owen Gun: Down Under’s Upside Down SMG
- Thread starter Mike H.
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bmclaughlan
Alpha
Oddly enough, I just "googled" this firearm after first learning of it in the "Monster Hunter" series of books, by Larry Correia.
Bemused Berserker
Elite
My first "look" at the Owen came from Ian McCollum of Forgotten Weapons. He has a video made around 2019 I believe in which he covered the weapon. The Australian Military really did give them the run around, insisting on various ridiculous caliber changes that made no sense whatsoever. Finally, Wardell got significant pressure to put on the military through the public, media and Politicians for the government to tell the military to knock their crap off and give it an honest trial. In trial, it beat out everything else including the Thompson and Bergman SMGs and even operated in conditions that froze up the Sten.
CaptainSkip
Alpha
In the last photo, my Father Jack H Skipper MC is drinking pineapple juice after a patrol.
The full caption is
Weary soldiers of B Company, Ist Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (1RAR), just back from an all night patrol during which they engaged am enemy force. Pictured left to right, Lieutenant J. H. Skipper of Perth WA, Lance Corporal David Young of Cuper-Fife Scotland, Corporal Bill Crotty of Adelaide SA, drinking pineapple juice by their platoon cook house. All three are armed with Owen sub-machine gun.
The action that night and other actions on other days were mentioned in the citation for my Fathers Military Cross.
The full caption is
Weary soldiers of B Company, Ist Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (1RAR), just back from an all night patrol during which they engaged am enemy force. Pictured left to right, Lieutenant J. H. Skipper of Perth WA, Lance Corporal David Young of Cuper-Fife Scotland, Corporal Bill Crotty of Adelaide SA, drinking pineapple juice by their platoon cook house. All three are armed with Owen sub-machine gun.
The action that night and other actions on other days were mentioned in the citation for my Fathers Military Cross.
HayesGreener
Hellcat
Fun fact: Their toilets swirl counterclockwise down there.
HayesGreener
Hellcat
Ya'll go flush your toilet and report back if you have an Australian or American toilet.
Snake45
Professional
I asked a friend who visited Australia if that were really true some years ago, and he confirmed that it was. And then added, "But the REALLY weird thing is that all the light switches work backwards, too--down is ON and up is OFF." It only just occurred to me that he might have been yanking my chain.
CaptainSkip
Alpha
Its trueI asked a friend who visited Australia if that were really true some years ago, and he confirmed that it was. And then added, "But the REALLY weird thing is that all the light switches work backwards, too--down is ON and up is OFF." It only just occurred to me that he might have been yanking my chain.
CaptainSkip
Alpha
They do, its trueI asked a friend who visited Australia if that were really true some years ago, and he confirmed that it was. And then added, "But the REALLY weird thing is that all the light switches work backwards, too--down is ON and up is OFF." It only just occurred to me that he might have been yanking my chain.
Talyn
SAINT
The Coriolis Effect: Earth's Rotation and Its Effect on Weather
The Coriolis effect describes the pattern of deflection taken by objects not firmly connected to the ground as they travel long distances around the Earth.
education.nationalgeographic.org
The Coriolis Effect - Currents: NOAA's National Ocean Service Education
National Ocean Service's Education Online tutorial on Corals?
oceanservice.noaa.gov
And the Aussie's drive on the wrong side of the road.