Other titles:LANDING TRIALS WITH SELF-PROPELLED GUNS [Alternative Title]
Summary: A record of trials in the use of various types of self-propelled guns in amphibious operations.
Description: First, the guns are fired from the decks of landing-craft, later, experiments are conducted in firing the SPGs while they are still in the water between landing-craft and beach. The vehicles concerned are a Sexton, a Priest (M7), a Bishop and a Ram QF 3.7 AA.
Alternative Title:LANDING TRIALS WITH SELF-PROPELLED GUNS [Alternative Title]
Colour:B&W
Digitised:No
Object_Number:COI 396
Sound:Silent
Access Conditions:
Featured Period:1939-1945
Production Date:1944
Production Country: United States of America
Production Details: Office of Strategic Services (Production sponsor)
Combined Operations Headquarters (Production sponsor)
US Naval Film Unit (Production company)
Personalities, Units and Organisations: United States Navy (regiment/service)
Keywords: armour, British - SPG: Bishop (object name)
armour, British - SPG: Sexton 25-pounder (object name)
armour, Canadian - SPG: Ram QF 3.7-inch AA (object name)
armour, United States - SPG: M7 Priest & [British] (object name)
ships, British naval - amphibious: LCT (object name)
GB, England (geography)
Physical Characteristics: Colour format: B&W
Sound format: Silent
Soundtrack language: None
Title language: English
Subtitle language: None
Technical Details: Format: 35mm
Number of items/reels/tapes: 1
Footage: 586 ft; Running time: 6 mins
