Title:TRACK REPAIRS ON WARRIOR ARMOURED VEHICLES OF 1ST BATTALION THE BLACK WATCH, OCTOBER 2004 [Allocated Title]
Film Number:BFV 46
Other titles:BRITISH MILITARY OPERATIONS IN IRAQ, 2004 [Allocated Series Title]
Summary: Warrior armoured vehicles have their tracks reattached after maintenance.
Description: START 00:00:00
00:00:23 Section of Warrior track is laid flat on the ground prior to work. A group of soldiers carry out various maintenance tasks on the long strip of track.
00:03:10 Views of warrior vehicle, both sets of track attached.
00:03:57 Close-ups of trackless Warrior reversing onto the ribbon of track on the ground, carefully lined up with the row of pins in the centre of the track. Adjustments are made as necessary by the soldiers. The vehicle is edged into position.
00:06:35 Rope is laced over the top wheels and attached to the end of the track; the vehicle then moves froward as a line of sappers pull on the rope and guide the track over the top of the wheels.
00:08:26 Second sequence: officers of the Black Watch inspect proceedings as Warrior drives onto the ribbon of track. Rope is attached ready to guide the track over the top of the wheels. Rope is put into place and final preparations are made.
00:15:42 General views of the vehicle park; fully tracked warrior moves forward.
00:16:46 Further track maintenance scenes; track is fed over the tops of the wheels using the rope; the track is then bolted into position. Final adjustments.
00:23:32 Close-up of Black Watch hackles on berets. In the background, final adjustments are made to the newly-reattached track. Soldiers pause for a cigarette break.
END 00:25:24
Alternative Title:BRITISH MILITARY OPERATIONS IN IRAQ, 2004 [Allocated Series Title]
Colour:Colour
Digitised:
Object_Number:BFV 46
Sound:Sound
Access Conditions:IWM
Featured Period:
Production Date:2004-10
Production Country: GB
Production Details: Defence Media Operations Centre, RAF Uxbridge (Royal Navy Combat Camera Team) (Production company)
Personalities, Units and Organisations: British Army, Royal Engineers (regiment/service)
British Army, Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment), 1st Battalion (regiment/service)
Keywords: Basra, Iraq (geography)
Operation Telic, Iraq War 2003-2009 (event)
British Army post-2000 (theme)
Iraq post-2003 (theme)
Physical Characteristics: Colour format: Colour
Sound format: Sound
Soundtrack language: English
Title language: None
Subtitle language: None
Technical Details: Format: DVCam
Number of items/reels/tapes: 1
Tape length: 40; Running time: 25 mins
