USMC 108595: Howitzer Tests and LORAS

Description: Item Description Title USMC 108595: Howitzer Tests and LORAS Citation information USMC 108595: Howitzer Tests and LORAS . (FA-16-2-77; 012-16-93-77; R-1-1; 8-2177.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina. USMC History Division inventory no 15/3466 Marine Corps Library Number 8609-16 Additional identifiers FA-16-2-77; 012-16-93-77; R-1-1; 8-2177 MIRC inventory no. USMC 108595 Decade 1970 Date 1977-06-24 Description Reel contains two subjects. First, 105 and 155 towed Howitzers test. Marines go about tasks at the Fire Support Coordination Center, some using telephones and others completing paperwork. Marines load and fire 105 and 155 Howitzers into the desert. Second subject contains views of LORAS instruments aboard a UH1N helicopter. UH1N lifts off, hovers. Location(s) 29 Palms (Calif.); Quantico (Va.) Camera crew Unknown; Knutti Producing entity United States Marine Corps (Production unit) Genre Equipment tests 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 01/25/2023 Digitization information High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Lasergraphics ScanStation 6.5K Digital runtime 11:22 Digital file type video/H264