LCT(R) TRIALS APRIL 1943 [Main Title]

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  • Title: LCT(R) TRIALS APRIL 1943 [Main Title]
  • Film Number: BFM 550
  • Other titles: AMPHIBIOUS TRIALS AND TRAINING UNIT, ROYAL MARINES [Allocated Series Title]
  • Summary: Silent film record showing sea trials of LCT(R) 125 – a Landing Craft, Tank (Rocket). This was an adapted version of the Tank Landing Craft installed with a large array of RP-3 rocket launchers.
  • Description: Views of LCP(L)179 next to LCT(R)125. Live firing trials: salvoes of rockets are fired at approximately three second intervals. (Caption notes that the film has been shot at four times normal speed.)
  • Alternative Title: AMPHIBIOUS TRIALS AND TRAINING UNIT, ROYAL MARINES [Allocated Series Title]
  • Colour: B&W
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  • Object_Number: BFM 550
  • Sound: Silent
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  • Production Date: 1943
  • Production Country: GB
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  • Physical Characteristics: Colour format: B&W Sound format: Silent
  • Technical Details: Format: 16mm Number of items/reels/tapes: 1 Footage: 113 ft; Running time: 2 mins
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