30 The training the 103rd Battery received during this time was varied and innovative. Standard gun drill practice was a staple, however learning to ride horses and the organisation of coastal defence made their way into the training programs. According to the West Australian on the 28th Oct 1937, the Battery experimented with various methods of communication – both radio telephone and field telephone to ensure uninterrupted flow of adjustments sent from the OP. Two members of the weather bureau also provided accurate information on occasions as well, reporting on wind speed and direction to increase the effectiveness of fire. The Battery also experimented with link firing – a method where one gun is used to range find, and once the range is established, would then extend the mission to the rest of the battery for the fire for effect. This method is still used today.
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