Title:OPERATION KAPCHA ALAMAN, AFGHANISTAN, MARCH 2009 (TAPE 2) [Allocated Title]
Film Number:BFM 330
Other titles:COLLECTION OF ROYAL MARINES TAPES [Allocated Title]
Summary: Members of B Company, 1st Battalion the Rifles, on patrol during Operation Kapcha Alaman in the Garmsir area: direct continuation of previous tape. (Note that there is no sound on this tape, and some minor pixellation in the latter half.)
Description: IEDD (improvised explosives device disposal) team prepare the improvised explosive device (see previous tape) for its disposal at the roadside. The team take shelter behind Snatch Land Rover as the device is detonated under a cloud of dust. A further "Operation Barma" drill is carried out - a search for mines and improvised explosive devices using both hands and mine detectors. Shaky shots of the canal alongside the road. Sniper position is set up next to a weir on the canal. Shaky shots of the canal: a controlled explosion is set off on the far bank (another IED). Soldiers run along canalside. Further patrol shots: soldiers talk to local men about damage to a building, possibly caused by the premature detonation of an insurgent's bomb. Patrol continues; snipers keep watch. A jet fighter flies overhead. Patrol returns to Patrol Base Assan Abbad near Garmsir. OC of B Company talks to camera (no sound).
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 IEDD TEAM PREP IED TO BE DENIED
03:05 CONTROLLED EXPLOSION OF IED
03:45 OP BARMA SEARCH
07:00 POSITION SET UP NEST TO CANAL
11:00 CONTROLLED EXPLOSION
12:25 VARIOUS PATROL FOOTAGE – CONTACT IN DISTANCE
15:15 OC SPEAKS TO LN – BUILDING HAS BEEN DAMAGED BY EF EXPLOSIVE OWN GOAL
19:40 PATROL FOOTAGE
27:00 RETURN TO PB
29:20 PTC OC B COY
31:54 TAPE ENDS
Alternative Title:COLLECTION OF ROYAL MARINES TAPES [Allocated Title]
