Title:SURGE OPERATION BY 1ST BATTALION THE RIFLES IN THE NAWA-I-BARAKZAYI DISTRICT, HELMAND PROVINCE, AFGHANISTAN, 6 MARCH 2009 (TAPE 2) [Allocated Title]
Film Number:BFM 325
Other titles:COLLECTION OF ROYAL MARINES TAPES [Allocated Title]
Summary: Members of 1st Battalion the Rifles, accompanied by the Afghan National Army (ANA), come under fire while patrolling in the Nawa-i-Barakzayi district; continuation from previous tape.
Description: The soldiers (British and Afghan) make their way along a road at the edge of a compound; various soldiers are also gathered within the compound. There is sporadic firing. Shaky camerawork as the troops advance. Rocket-propelled grenades are fired at possible enemy positions as patrol closes in and pauses behind a wall. Long shot of soldiers patrolling compounds. Soldiers close in on the enemy firing point; at this time, the enemy has retreated. Further sporadic firing can be heard in the distance.
Scenes shot later: 1 Battalion the Rifles head off on patrol in Pinzgauer trucks, WMIK and Snatch Land Rovers; Afghan National Police pick-up truck is also seen; a line of Afghan National Army pick-ups is also seen.
(Footage between 12 minutes and 58 minutes is useless; the camera has been left on after being placed in a closed crate - tape ends with very short patrol sequence.)
ROYAL MARINES VIDEO PRODUCTION UNIT SHOTSHEET
The following has been copied, without amendment, from RMVPU electronic shotsheets:
TIME CODE SHOT DESCRIPTION
00:00 BARS
00:30 SAF contact – various shots
05:25 Various patrol shots
06:30 Various shots of EF firing point
07:45 ANA and UK vehicles leave on patrol
10:30 ANA prep for patrol
12:00 GASH
58:40 UK vehicles on patrol taken from top cover
59:58 TAPE ENDS
Alternative Title:COLLECTION OF ROYAL MARINES TAPES [Allocated Title]
Production Details: Royal Marines Video Production Unit (Production company)
Cooper (Production individual)
Personalities, Units and Organisations: British Army, The Rifles, 1st Battalion (regiment/service)
Afghan National Army (regiment/service)
Taliban (regiment/service)
Keywords: Nawa-i-Barakzayi, Helmand, Afghanistan (geography)
British Operations in Afghanistan from 2002 (event)
Afghanistan post-2001 (theme)
