Other titles:COLLECTION OF DEFENCE MEDIA OPERATIONS CENTRE (DMOC) VIDEOS [Allocated Series Title]
Summary: AS90 self-propelled guns of 3rd Battalion the Royal Horse Artillery undergo test firing at Basra Air Station.
Description: AS90s in position; they are partially obscured by protective Hesco bastions. The turrets of three guns can be seen; they fire (very loudly) in sequence. (Camera crew can be heard laughing - and swearing - in surprise at the intensity of the sound.) Close-ups of barrel of nearest gun; occasional firings. Extended view from gun turret. Camera is repositioned again to show two of the barrels; occasional firings. (Note the terminal building of Basra International Airport in the background). Further turret shots. Gun crews at work and relaxing between exercises.
Extended static shot of one gun preparing to fire again, although no firings are seen. Shots of the three guns behind their bastions. At length, the guns fire.
Alternative Title:COLLECTION OF DEFENCE MEDIA OPERATIONS CENTRE (DMOC) VIDEOS [Allocated Series Title]
Colour:Colour
Digitised:
Object_Number:BFV 1423
Sound:Sound
Access Conditions:IWM
Featured Period:2001-2025
Production Date:2008-01-10
Production Country: GB
Production Details: Defence Media Operations Centre (Production company)
Holmes, Andy (Corporal, RAF) (Production individual)
Personalities, Units and Organisations: British Army, Royal Horse Artillery, 3rd Regiment (regiment/service)
Keywords: Basra International Airport, Basra, Iraq (geography)
British Operations in Iraq from 2003 (event)
British Army post-2000 (theme)
Iraq post-2003 (theme)
