USMC 100467: LVTPX12 operations

Description: Item Description Title USMC 100467: LVTPX12 operations Citation information USMC 100467: LVTPX12 operations . 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-8 MIRC inventory no. USMC 100467 Decade 1980 Date 1981 Description Testing of the LVTPX12, an experimental amphibious vehicle model accepted in 1967. Six experimental LVTs are shown debarking from a carrier and maneuvering to shore in heavy surf. In additional footage, the LVTPX12 is shown in various environments: operating in jungle terrain, heavy snow and sandy regions. The film culminates in what appears to be a test of the vehicles' resiliency to artillery fire. Location(s) Unknown Producing entity United States Marine Corps (Production unit) Genre Equipment tests 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 160 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 4:54 Digital file type video/H264