USMC 104495: Weapons demo, M30 Mortar

Item Description
Title
USMC 104495: Weapons demo, M30 Mortar

Citation information
USMC 104495: Weapons demo, M30 Mortar. (Q-16-37-32-67.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.

USMC History Division inventory no
01/45

Marine Corps Library Number
2913-16

Additional identifiers
Q-16-37-32-67

MIRC inventory no.
USMC 104495

Decade
1960

Date
1967-03-10

Description
Weapons demonstration. Marine removes cardboard from 81mm mortar round. An M30 Mortar (Heavy Mortar) is loaded and fired by marines standing on boxes. A 107mm and 105mm mortar is fired. A 106mm recoilless rifle mounted on Mech Mule is loaded and fired.

Location(s)
Quantico (Va.)

Camera crew
Newman (GySgt); Thompson (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
176

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
5:02

Digital file type
video/H264