Virtual Discovery #20 - Miniature Range Target
Part of a series of “Virtual Discovery” presentations featuring the military heritage of Rottnest Island produced in parallel with Virtual Visit posts relating to the Australian Army Museum of Western Australia. This “Virtual Discovery” focuses on a target model from the coast artillery miniature range at the Plotting Rooms, Rottnest island.
Live firing of coast artillery weapons in peacetime was infrequent due to both cost and limiting barrel wear. Loading and ammunition handling drills could be practiced with dummy rounds of equivalent weight. Target identification and engagement was practiced using a miniature range. One feature of the miniature range was scale models of potential enemy warships This model is the only known surviving relic from the miniature range associated with the 9.2 inch gun battery at Oliver Hill, Rottnest. The miniature range itself remains as vestigial footings outside the entrance to the Plotting Room.
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Rottnest Island was closed to the public for extended periods during the COVID-19 pandemic beginning in March 2020. The success of “Virtual Visi” series at the Australian Army Museum of Western Australia prompted the creation of a parallel series of “Virtual Discoveries” focussing on the military and heritage aspects of Rottnest Island.
Australian Army Museum of Western Australia
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