Title:ARMY INFORMATION OFFICE TRAILER: 432 TROOP CARRIER [Allocated Title]
Film Number:COI 741
Other titles:
Summary: Army recruitment advertisement.
Description: FV432 armoured personnel carriers of the East Anglian Brigade and a Centurion tank on exercises. APCs splash through mud at speed. "You don't do much foot-slogging in the infantry these days." The modern soldier is a highly trained professional. Combat training - soldier throws inert practice grenade into building, and the ad's "hero" advances firing GPMG from the hip as a charge explodes showering dust and debris through a window; adventure training - "hero" canoeing in kayak; vehicle maintenance - hero adjusts track on APC "...I'm quite a mechanic now". Column of FV432s advances towards camera. Soldiers disembark from parked vehicles; Centurion passes in background. Helicopter in extreme long shot. "It's all happening in the Army. You can find out more at your local Army Careers Information Office. I went along there, and I'd do the same again."
Production Details: Central Office of Information (Production sponsor)
World Wide Television Film Services (Production company)
Personalities, Units and Organisations: British Army (regiment/service)
Keywords: armour, British - carrier: FV432 APC (object name)
operations, British military - routine (object name)
propaganda, British - practical: recruitment, Army (object name)
Physical Characteristics: Colour format: B&W
Sound format: Sound
Soundtrack language: English
Title language: None
Subtitle language: None
Technical Details: Format: 35mm
Number of items/reels/tapes: 1
Footage: 84 ft; Running time: 1 min
