USMC 105240: Howitzer Testing

Description: Item Description Title USMC 105240: Howitzer Testing Citation information USMC 105240: Howitzer Testing. (Q-16-703; R-2-2; 57-0307.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina. USMC History Division inventory no 15/2041 Marine Corps Library Number 3240-16 Additional identifiers Q-16-703; R-2-2; 57-0307 MIRC inventory no. USMC 105240 Decade 1960 Date 1960-04-05 Description A 105mm Howitzer is positioned and prepared by several Marines. The gun's stabilizers are anchored into the ground and the muzzle is adjusted and aimed at different angles. The howitzer is packed up and attached by trailer to the end of a vehicle before being deposited in a field where it is unpacked and set up. Location(s) Quantico (Va.) Camera crew Beebe Producing entity United States Marine Corps (Production unit) Genre Documentary Item collection United States Marine Corps Film Repository Original color B&W Original audio Silent Original gauge Film: 16mm Original generation Negative 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. Digital media type Moving Image Date digital file created 06/30/2022 Digitization information High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Lasergraphics ScanStation 6.5k Digital runtime 7:32 Digital file type video/H264