USMC 100465: "Heavy Assault Weapon TOW"

Description: Item Description Title USMC 100465: "Heavy Assault Weapon TOW" Citation information USMC 100465: "Heavy Assault Weapon TOW". United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina. USMC History Division inventory no BY Marine Corps Library Number 0000-16 Additional identifiers VC-212 MIRC inventory no. USMC 100465 Decade 1970 Date 1973-2-7 Description Industrial film produced by Hughes Aircraft Company showcasing their BGM-71 TOW anti-tank assault weapon. The first part of the film illustrates, through diagrams and test footage, use of the missile and launcher in ground combat, highlighting its portability and versatility. The second part features the XM-26 TOW weapons system, mounted on a helicopter, on its May 1972 combat test runs in Vietnam. This part includes footage from the weapons system camera showing the firing of missiles at both enemy and abandoned American tanks during combat near Kon Tum in a display of the TOW's high success rate. Location(s) Kon Tum (Vietnam) Producing entity Hughes Aircraft (Production unit) Genre Informational Film date (note) Filmed during the first half of 1973. Item collection United States Marine Corps Film Repository Original color Color Original audio Sound Original gauge Film: 16mm Original generation Reversal: Positive Original physical length 300 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. For further information please contact Moving Image Research Collections, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208. Digital media type Moving Image Date digital file created 06/04/2018 Digitization information High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Digital Vision Goldeneye. Digital runtime 09:37 Digital file type video/H264