USMC 108198: ""XM-198 155 Howitzer Loading Test""

Description: Item Description Title USMC 108198: ""XM-198 155 Howitzer Loading Test"" Citation information USMC 108198: ""XM-198 155 Howitzer Loading Test"". (014-16-37-76; R-2-2; 8-1928.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina. USMC History Division inventory no 15/3558 Marine Corps Library Number 8374-16 Additional identifiers 014-16-37-76; R-2-2; 8-1928 MIRC inventory no. USMC 108198 Decade 1970 Date 1976-03-12 Description 6x6 trucks and Marines load into position a 155 Howitzer aboard beached LCM. 6x6 truck along with the Howitzer disembarks LCU in surg. LVTP7s tow 155 Howitzer onto beach. LVTP7 tows M114 155mm Howitzer through the surg. Marines set up XM-198. Location(s) North Island (San Diego, Cal.) Camera crew Albrektsen, N.E. 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 340 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 9:36 Digital file type video/H264