Title:CHECKING OF VPS (VULNERABLE POINTS) ON DESERT ROAD, BASRA, 8 SEPTEMBER 2006 (TAPE 2) [Allocated Title]
Film Number:BFV 820
Other titles:COLLECTION OF DEFENCE MEDIA OPERATIONS CENTRE VIDEOS [Allocated Title]
Summary: Soldiers go on patrol from Basra Air Station to check roadside VPs - "vulnerable points" where there is a high risk of the concealment of improvised explosive devices (IEDs). Shots of driver in cab of Snatch Land Rover switching EECM (Enhanced Electronic Counter-Measures) system on and off.
Description:
Alternative Title:COLLECTION OF DEFENCE MEDIA OPERATIONS CENTRE VIDEOS [Allocated Title]
Colour:Colour
Digitised:No
Object_Number:BFV 820
Sound:Sound
Access Conditions:IWM
Featured Period:
Production Date:2006-09-08
Production Country: GB
Production Details: Defence Media Operations Centre (Production sponsor)
Hennessey, Jim (Production individual)
Personalities, Units and Organisations: British Army (regiment/service)
Keywords: Basra International Airport, 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: DVCPRO
Number of items/reels/tapes: 1
Tape length: 12; Running time: 4 mins
