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Photo Flashback: Jamaica Regiment demonstrates firepower of modern weapons

Published:Friday | May 10, 2024 | 8:00 AM
A 3.5 inch rocket launcher and anti-tank weapon is brought into action by L/Cpl Vernel Walford.
Cpl Carl Baker, heavyweight boxing champion of Jamaica, fires a Bren light machine gun.
A 3-inch mortar detachment in action.
Cpl Durrant fires the new self-loading rifle, now in use in most Commonwealth armies, from the standing position. The new weapon is taking the place of the 303.
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Step back in time to May 1964 with these captivating snapshots capturing the firepower demonstration by the Jamaica Regiment. From the precision of a 3.5-inch rocket launcher to the wielding of a Bren light machine gun.