USMC 108183: Operation Solid Punch 75

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