Other titles:AMPHIBIOUS TRIALS AND TRAINING UNIT, ROYAL MARINES [Allocated Series Title]
Summary: Various armoured vehicles undergo tractive pulling trials on the beach at Instow.
Description: Close-ups of a Vickers Vigor caterpillar tractor, which will be attached to various vehicles and will attempt to pull them across the sand. First vehicle attempting to pull is a BARV (beach armoured recovery vehicle) which is attached to the tractor by a rope; scientists and observers stand by and inspect. The tractor has difficulty at first due to the shifting nature of the sand. Second pull also involves tractor and BARV, but with the tractor in reverse. The next trial shows a BARV and a Centurion armoured recovery vehicle pulling against each other. Tractor rewinds the rope onto its winch and drives across the wet sand; it is also seen pulling the BARV again. Trial in which a BARV pulls a turreted Centurion tank. Close-ups of the deep gouges in the sand caused by vehicle tracks Further trial combinations are shown: Centurion/BARV, Centurion/Centurion ARV, and also wading trials (BARV/Centurion, Centurion ARV/Centurion, tractor/Centurion).
Alternative Title:AMPHIBIOUS TRIALS AND TRAINING UNIT, ROYAL MARINES [Allocated Series Title]
