USMC 104477: Weapons Demonstration

Description: Item Description Title USMC 104477: Weapons Demonstration Citation information USMC 104477: Weapons Demonstration. (Q-16-32-67; R-1-10.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina. USMC History Division inventory no 01/1664 Marine Corps Library Number 2904-16 Additional identifiers Q-16-32-67; R-1-10 MIRC inventory no. USMC 104477 Decade 1960 Date 1967 Description Marine fires a light machine gun, Stoner 63. Marine continues weapons demonstration before fellow military personnel. Tanks (M48A1 and M67A2), M-50 ONTOS, LVTP5s, and self-propelled Howitzers roll past observing marines. A CH46A sits grounded. Marines run onto the field to test/fire several mortars. A heavy mortar (107mm Howtar) is loaded with 4.2 rounds and fired multiple times. The rounds land just beyond the tree-line. A 106RR mounted on a Mechanical Mule is fired. M50 ONTOS is fired followed by an M67A2 flame tank. A 155mm self-propelled Howitzer and 150mm Howitzer are fired. Location(s) Quantico (Va.) Producing entity United States Marine Corps (Production unit) Genre Documentary Film date (note) Probably filmed in early March, 1967 (related to USMC 104478). 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 393 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 11:00 Digital file type video/H264