USMC 105396: Ordinance testing

Description: Item Description Title USMC 105396: Ordinance testing Citation information USMC 105396: Ordinance testing. (AWPS-37; R-1-1; 57-0084.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina. USMC History Division inventory no 15/2152 Marine Corps Library Number 3336-16 Additional identifiers AWPS-37; R-1-1; 57-0084 MIRC inventory no. USMC 105396 Decade 1960 Date 1961-01-27 Description Compilation reel of various subjects. Demonstration of a typewriter and electronic equipment. Marines drive construction equipment through a field. Marines transport an M98 HOWTAR, then fire multiple times. An M113 APC transports a howitzer. Marines drive an M561 Gama Goat through snowy conditions. Air suspension watercraft (aka hovercarft) demonstration. Close-ups of a Marine wielding a flamethrower and a Marine demonstrating gear. Location(s) Camp Pendleton (Calif.); MCAS Quantico (VA) Camera crew Rhoads, R.F.; Wright (Lt); Shipp, H.L.; Beebe Producing entity United States Marine Corps (Production unit) Genre Equipment tests Film date (note) Third and final footage taken on the 9th of May, 1961. Item collection United States Marine Corps Film Repository Original color Color Original audio Silent Original gauge Film: 16mm Original generation Negative Original physical length 400 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 07/09/2022 Digitization information High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Lasergraphics ScanStation 6.5k Digital runtime 10:24 Digital file type video/H264