First blood at Bardia

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As it moved into position around Bardia in late December 1940, the 6^th Australian Division was still experiencing shortages.
It had only two of its three artillery regiments and only the 2/1^st Field Regiment was equipped with the new 25-pdr, which it had received only that month. The 2/2^nd Field Regiment was still equipped with twelve 18-pdr and twelve 4.5-inch howitzers.

To make up for this, O'Connor augmented Brigadier Edmund Herring's 6^th Australian Division Artillery with part of the XIII Corps artillery:

• the 104^th (Essex Yeomanry) Regiment, Royal Horse Artillery, equipped with sixteen 25-pdr,
• F Battery, Royal Horse Artillery, with twelve 25-pdr,
• the 51^st Field Regiment, Royal Artillery, with twenty four 25-pdr and
• the 7^th Medium Regiment, Royal Artillery equipped with two 60-pdr, eight 6-inch howitzers and eight 6-inch guns (Captured Italian 152/37?).

There were also two antitank regiments, the 3^rd and 106^th Regiments, Royal Horse Artillery, equipped with 2-pdr and Bofors 37mm guns.

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[Source : Wikipedia]

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