WARSAW PACT EQUIPMENT: LIBRARY MATERIAL [Allocated Title]

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  • Title: WARSAW PACT EQUIPMENT: LIBRARY MATERIAL [Allocated Title]
  • Film Number: BFC 38
  • Other titles: CHICKSANDS VIDEOTAPE COLLECTION [Allocated Series Title]
  • Summary: Compilation tape of clandestine off-air recordings, from Soviet and other Warsaw Pact states, showing equipment etc, identified for recognition and intelligence purposes.
  • Description: SHOTLIST taken from original printed sheets TAPE No 1.000 00:00:11 T55/KMT4 East German. Bn of T55s cross river on u/i bridge. Comd waves them past using yellow flag. Tanks moving off through wood. (Shows cramped conditions in tank with crew member bumping head.) East German Good TAPE No 1.000 00:01:59 T55/KMT5/BLG60 East German, 2 crew members attach chain to tank obstacle and tank pulls it clear. 3 tanks use main armament to destroy obstacle. KMT5 clearing mines. Tanks crossing BLG60 bridge. East German Good TAPE No 1.000 00:03:24 T55 Tanks moving through woods. Emerging from woods in platoon columns and moving into attack formation. Tanks on range firing main armament showing inside tank. Tanks parked up, crews dismounted, East German Lt Col. East German Good TAPE No 1.000 00:04:52 PM pistol Officers on range firing PM Pistol, showing East German summer field service uniform. SUMMER East German Good TAPE No 1.000 00:05:05 T55/BTU/BTR600PB/UAZ469/KMT4. Column of T55s performing drill movements watched by Captain in summer field service dress & U/I offr in barracks uniform standing by probable BTR60PB and UAZ469. TAPE No 1.000 00:05:52 Tank crews going over assault course carrying dummy weapons. SUMMER East German Good TAPE No 1.000 00:06:37 T55/KMT43/BTU/UAZ469. Battalion of T55s crash out of barracks at night (showing auxiliary fuel tanks). Daytime hide in wooded area. East German Poor TAPE No 1.000 00:07:48 T55/T54(B)T54(A) T55s with snorkels river crossing ..One becomes bogged and is towed out by T54(B). Shots of crew of T55 wearing frogmens apparatus and water leaking into tank. Operation watched by two officers one with Lt Col badge of rank. AUTUMN EAST GERMAN Poor TAPE No 1.000 00:11:22 T72 T72s firing main armament on range (showing sight pattern and inside tank). Tank has smoke dischargers but no AAMG. EAST GERMAN Poor TAPE No 1.000 00:12:11 T72/HINDD/KMT6.BLG60 T72 break out of woodline and advance cross country, in company strength, firing main armament. Hinds overfly tanks and fire unguided rockets and Swatter ATGM. BLG60 launches bridge and T72s cross gap watched by Lt Col. SUMMER East German Good TAPE No 1.000 00:15:54 AKM/BRDM2/RKG3M/OP1/SCHLEM. Young Pioneers on assault course carrying AKMs and throwing RKG3Ms at BRDM2s. Also donning OP1s and Schlems. Russia GOOD TAPE No 1.000 00:16:56 M30/T55/ZSU234//AKM Battalion of M30s firing. T55 advancing firing main armament. ZSU23-4 firing in ground role and also at Hinds. All interspersed with young pioneers in infantry attack with AKMs. Russia Good TAPE No 1.000 00:17:13 BM21/BMD20/T55/BMP1 BM21 and BMD20 firing. T55 advancing firing main armament. Troops in camouflage overalls dismounting from BMP1. SUMMER Good TAPE No 1.000 00:17:22 HINDE/FITTERA/FLOGGER/SA2/SA3.SA4/CANDID/CUB Aircraft in ground attack role. Hind close up of gunner's position and firing unguided rockets. Fitter A firing rockets and Flogger D firing cannon. Surface to air missiles being launched. Para drop. Good TAPE No 1.000 00:17:52 MATKA/KRESTA1/KRESTA2/FORGER,A/SVERDLOV/KYNDA/TURYA/POTI Forger taking off. Sverdlov firing main armament. Kynda firing SS-N-3 missile. Turya launching torpedoes. Poti firing anti submarine rockets. Short compilation. SEA RANGES Good TAPE No 1.000 00:18.09 ZIL130/GAZ53/BTR60/BTR60PA/BTR70/BTR60PB BTR60 cutaway in classroom. Remainder on driver training. AUTUMN Russia Good TAPE No 1.000 00.19:14 ROBUR/L02002A/RPK/MPIKMS/MSG64/MODEL61/M10/ZIL131BBV/R400-404. East German signal troops arrive & take up defensive positions. Soldier in Model 61 NBC Suit and M10 respirator clears trail using MSG 64 mine detector. Troops then erect R400-404 radio relay. SUMMER East German Good TAPE No 1.000 00:23:01 KMT5/BTR60PB/MTU/DSCHK38/AKS74/TMM. Soviet Engineer troops in Afghanistan cleqaring road of 'u/i anti tank mines. Mineroller leading followed by BTR60pb with engineer squad. Also in convoy mtu bridgelayer and TMM truck mounted bridge. Engineers wearing flak jackets. Summer Afghanistan Good TAPE No 1.000 00:24:17 KAMAZ5320/ZU23/URAL375 FUEL BOWSER Soviets in Afghanistan. Maintenance and refueling of Kamaz 5320 LCVs. ZU23 mounted on back of Kamaz 5320 as convoy escort vehicle. Summer Afghanistan Good TAPE No 1.000 00.24:55 KAMAZ5320/BRDM2/ZIL131/BTR70 Mod/AK74/AKS74/ZU23. Soviets in Afghanistan escorted by BRDM 2, BTR 70 & ZU23. Engineer check road for mines. Engrs wearing flak jackets & visors on helmets. BTR 70s have modified turrets with high angle gun mounts and periscope on back. Summer Afghanistan Good TAPE No 1.000 00:27:39 D30/MTLB/HIPC/MR Lt Col/Lt D30s in firing positions on roadside in Afghanistan. Hip with heat protection. Mr Lt Col visits officers. Lt dressed in summer field dress. Summer Afghanistan Good short TAPE No 1.000 00:28:24 UI RADIO MASTS/URAL375BBV/PRP3?VASILYOK/BTR70/T62/AK74/AKS74 Soviet Command Post in Afghanistan. Soviet MR & Afghan troops doing dismounted assault covered by Vasilyok, T62 and BTR fire. Troops sitting on outside of BMP2. Summer Afghanistan Short TAPE No 1.000 00:29:29 BMP2/AKSUBARLOCK/FLOGGERB/CUB/HIP/HOOK. Soviet MR & Afghan troops sitting on outside of APC. Soviet soldier in Afghanistan. Air activity. Summer Afghanistan Short TAPE No 1.000 00:32,58 RPK74/M30/AKM. Afghan troops covered by M30 arty fire. Summer Afghanistan Short TAPE No 1.000 00:33:49 AKS74/PKM/BTR70/T62/BTU/M30 Soviet MR & Afghan troops on clearing operation. Soviet troops wearing camouflage field dress and camouflage helmets. Summer Afghanistan Good TAPE No 1.000 00:35:13 T55/BMPI/D30 Bn of T55s supported by BMP Is and 030 attacking in the snow. Autumn Russia Good Short TAPE No 1.000 00:35:37 SCUDB/ACRVM1974/MARSHAL&ARMY GENERAL Battery ot SCUD B advancing through wood. Command Post including an ACRV M1974 series under camouflage net. Mock up of ACRV in classroom. Captains in artillerybeing trained by Lt Col. Autumn Russia Short shot TAPE No 1.000 00:36:27 BM21/D30/2S1/2S3/FROG4/T12BMPI/AK74/RPK74 Short compilation of soviet artillery firing and shells landing. Soviet MR troops dismounting from BMPs. Turret view of BMPl coax MG firing. Good TAPE No 1.000 00:37:05 2S3/UI ARTY/FITTERA/BM21/T62A/ACRVM1974-2/ACRVM1974-3 T62 advancing under cover of arty and FGA fire. Command post advancing cross country. Autumn Russia Poor TAPE No 1.000 00:37:31 D30/BRDM2Sagger/BRDM2/D30/URAL375/ACRVM1979-1/ACRVM1974-2/BRDM2S Advancing cross country. Batteries of guns deploying and firing. Autumn Russia Good TAPE No 1.000 00:38:14 BMPI/MANPACKSAGGER/BRDM2 Sagger/T62/AK74 Saggers being fired. Apc & Tank hit. MR troops advancing on foot. Short TAPE No 1.000 00:38:27 T62/HINDD/RPK74/RPG7/BRDM2 Sagger/SA7/FIREBAR Tanks advancing covered by helis. Tank firing AAMGs, MR troops in defence with BRDM2 Sagger firing and SA7 tracking UI aircraft. Russia Short TAPE No 1.000 00:38:51 D30/M30/T12/2S3/UI SSMs Artillery firing. Short TAPE No 1.000 00:39:11 T55/RPK/T62/T55/BMP1/MPISM/RPG7/RPK/HIPC Tanks and infantry advancing through smoke and flame. East German tanks & infantry in attack overflown by Helis. East German Poor TAPE No l.000 00:42:15 FOXBAT/AA6/BARLOCK/SA3/SA3 RESUPPLY/UI TARGET DRONE/SA2 Foxbat armed with AA6 Acrid taking off and landing. SA2, SA3 and Foxbat engaging ui target drone. Good Tape no 1.000 00:44:47 DANA Battery of Danas advancing in column, taking up positions and opening fire Winter Czech Good Tape No 1.000 00:47:22 M30/PRAGA/V3S/ENDTRAY/VZ58P Battery of M30sdeploying in snow. Winter CZECH Good Tape No 1.000 00:49:39 BMP1/MANPACKSAGGER Close up of Sagger being loaded on launch rail of BMP1, also of manpack saggers being deployed. Good Tape No 1.000 00:50:43 RM70/VZ58P Multi-barrel rocket launcher being deployed, including loading sequence from automatic loader. Spring Czech V Good TAPE No 1.000 00:53:27 M30/PRAGAV3S Battery of Czech Arty being deployed. Czech Good TAPE No 1.000 00:54:04 FROG7/GAZ66BBV/ENDTRAY Battery of Frog 7 surface to surface missiles being deployed. Poor TAPE No 1.000 00:57:18 DOK/EOV Mechanical diggers, presumed to be Czech Engineer unit. Czech Poor
  • Alternative Title: CHICKSANDS VIDEOTAPE COLLECTION [Allocated Series Title]
  • Colour: Colour
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  • Object_Number: BFC 38
  • Sound: Sound
  • Access Conditions: IWM Attribution: © IWM (BFC 38)
  • Featured Period: 1976-1989
  • Production Date: 1980
  • Production Country: USSR
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  • Physical Characteristics: Colour format: Colour Sound format: Sound Soundtrack language: Russian (?)
  • Technical Details: Format: U-matic Number of items/reels/tapes: 1 Tape length: 60
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