USMC 104491: Weapons demo, self propelled mortars

Item Description
Title
USMC 104491: Weapons demo, self propelled mortars

Citation information
USMC 104491: Weapons demo, self propelled mortars. (Q-16-37-32-67; R-8-10.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.

USMC History Division inventory no
01/47

Marine Corps Library Number
2911-16

Additional identifiers
Q-16-37-32-67; R-8-10

MIRC inventory no.
USMC 104491

Decade
1960

Date
1967-03-10

Description
Marines fire mortars for a weapons demonstration. One marine in the background knocks his helmet off in his haste to cover his ears as they fire 60mm mortars. Various artillery (M-48 and M-67) fire before an audience as a part of a demonstration. An M50 ONTOS is fired. 105mm Howtar is repeatedly fired. 155 Howitzer M-114A1 demonstration commences with a card describing the specifications. M67 Flame tank spews fire. Another 155mm Howitzer card M-109. 107mm Howtar is fired. Targets are blown up on camera before a large audience of Marines several times.

Location(s)
Quantico (Va.)

Camera crew
Patterson, D. F.; Miller (GySgt)

Producing entity
United States Marine Corps (Production unit)

Genre
Documentary

Item collection
United States Marine Corps Film Repository

Original color
Color

Original audio
Silent

Original gauge
Film: 16mm

Original generation
Reversal: Positive

Original physical length
400

Original aspect ratio
1.37:1 (Academy)

Original media type
Motion pictures (visual works)

Language
English

Contributing organization
University of South Carolina. Moving Image Research Collections


Digital collection name
United States Marine Corps Films


Rights information
Public domain.

Digital media type
Moving Image

Date digital file created
04/17/2022

Digitization information
High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Lasergraphics ScanStation 6.5k

Digital runtime
11:19

Digital file type
video/H264