FH70 BREECH STRIPPING AND ASSEMBLY [Main Title]

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  • Title: FH70 BREECH STRIPPING AND ASSEMBLY [Main Title]
  • Film Number: BFN 24
  • Other titles: COLLECTION OF LARKHILL VIDEOS [Allocated Series Title]
  • Summary: Maintenance film for the FH70 field howitzer, showing the various stages in cleaning and reassembling parts of the breech block. Sections include "Breech Block Removal", "Removal of the Obturator System", "Assembling the Firing Mechanism", "Assembling the Obturator System", "Assembling the Breech Block" and "Assembly of the Breech Mechanism". Each part is described and illustrated with close-up footage of each component; captions are also used to recap key points.
  • Description:
  • Alternative Title: COLLECTION OF LARKHILL VIDEOS [Allocated Series Title]
  • Colour: Colour
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  • Object_Number: BFN 24
  • Sound: Sound
  • Access Conditions: IWM Attribution: © Crown copyright. IWM (BFN 24)
  • Featured Period: 1990-2000
  • Production Date: 1992
  • Production Country: GB
  • Production Details: Ministry of Defence (Production sponsor) Royal Artillery Video Production Centre (Production company)
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  • Physical Characteristics: Colour format: Colour Sound format: Sound Soundtrack language: English Title language: English Subtitle language: None
  • Technical Details: Format: U-matic Number of items/reels/tapes: 1 Tape length: 60; Running time: 40 mins
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  • Link to IWM Collections page:

    BFN 24

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