Title:EXERCISE DRIVE ALIVE, 12 OCTOBER 1998 [Allocated Title]
Film Number:BFJ 39
Other titles:BRITISH ARMY NORTHERN IRELAND TRAINING CENTRE VIDEOCASSETTES [Allocated Series Title]
Summary: Unedited scenes of this training exercise on CQBR urban training range at Ballykinler Training Centre; after brief preparation scenes, the scenario is played out several times. In each case, a car full of off-duty soldiers is stopped by masked gunmen and stolen; the soldiers, now ejected from their car, find themselves in a hostile area and have to protect themselves from an angry mob. Eight versions of the scenario are shown, some with minor variations (different camera angles, different numbers of assailants etc). It is dusk, and the later enactments take place after dark. Finally, a ninth scene is played out: in this version, a Ford Transit van is stopped by the gunmen, but here, troops in riot gear leap out; a huge scuffle ensues (difficult to see under the poor street lighting).
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Alternative Title:BRITISH ARMY NORTHERN IRELAND TRAINING CENTRE VIDEOCASSETTES [Allocated Series Title]
