Title:TRIAL OF AMPHIBIOUS SCORPION AND AMPHIBIOUS CVR(T), RIVER TAW, AUGUST 1970 [Allocated Title]
Film Number:BFM 526
Other titles:AMPHIBIOUS TRIALS AND TRAINING UNIT, ROYAL MARINES [Allocated Series Title]
Summary: The amphibious, propellered versions of two vehicles are trialled by the Military Vehicle Experimental Establishment (MVEE): the Scorpion light tank and the FV432 - latter described as a CVR(T), or combat vehicle reconnaissance (tracked) on the can.
Description: Roll 289. Scorpion armoured vehicle with flotation collar makes its way through the water, accompanied by small boats. It drives ashore; the propellers fitted to the drive wheels can clearly be seen. Further views in the river, driving ashore and wading in the shadows. Close shots as it drives out of the water, getting stuck in the sand and mud.
Roll 290. Trails of the amphibious variant of the FV432 armoured carrier and the Scorpion on the beach and in the River Taw. Vehicle drives out of the water; the propellers are now fitted to the rear drive wheels. Some slow motion shots, and a humorous point-of-view shot where a cameraman points his camera towards us. Further river trials, and close-up of propeller.
Alternative Title:AMPHIBIOUS TRIALS AND TRAINING UNIT, ROYAL MARINES [Allocated Series Title]
