US Army 8in Howitzer M1 firing on Japanese positions, Okinawa, Japan, April 19 1945.

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crewmen of a U.S. Army 40mm Bofors M1 Anti-Aircraft Gun, prepare to fire on enemy aircraft. The gun is dug in next too a 'liberated' section of the German Siegfried Line. All 40mm ammo for the Bofors consisted of fixed rounds, either armor-piercing with tracer or high-explosive. the gun was traversed and elevated by manually operated controls. (scanned by HOS Bandit)