USMC 108183: Operation Solid Punch 75

Description: Item Description Title USMC 108183: Operation Solid Punch 75 Citation information USMC 108183: Operation Solid Punch 75. (122-1118-75; R-8-8; 8-1814.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina. USMC History Division inventory no 15/3539 Marine Corps Library Number 8345-16 Additional identifiers 122-1118-75; R-8-8; 8-1814 MIRC inventory no. USMC 108183 Decade 1970 Date 1975-10 Description Operation Solid Punch 75 tank training exercises. Marines double time, use PRC77 radio, lay in prone firing positions, eat ""C"" rations. Various views of USA Soldiers in the role of aggressors and a USA M60. An M60 fires 105mm gun and 50 caliber machine gun. Marines load and fire the 105mm gun of an M60. A Marine maintenance man installs an M13A2 ballistics computer aboard an M60. Location(s) Fort Pickett (VA) Camera crew Gray, R.J. (SSgt); Cook, E.C. (SSgt) Producing entity United States Marine Corps (Production unit) Genre Documentary Film date (note) Filmed between 1975-10-07 and 1975-10-23 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 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 01/04/2023 Digitization information High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Lasergraphics ScanStation 6.5K Digital runtime 11:47 Digital file type video/H264