Title:CHIEFTAIN MBT IN A CHEMICAL ENVIRONMENT: FIRING [Allocated Title]
Film Number:DED 203
Other titles:PORTON DOWN VIDEO COLLECTION [Allocated Series Title]
Summary: Unedited footage with live sound of Chieftain tank tests.
Description: Chalked sign reading "D Sqn 4 RTR" (4 Royal Tank Regiment) is seen in a chalk stockbutt cut into the moorland. Views of the interior and exterior of the tented enclosure containing the Chieftain tank as preparations are made; the barrel of the tank's main gun sticks out of the tent. A device on Land Rover positioned beside the tent discharges a cloud of "contaminant" towards the gun, which fires several times into the stockbutt. Chieftain is also seen outside the tent as "contaminant" drifts over. Inspections are made.
Alternative Title:PORTON DOWN VIDEO COLLECTION [Allocated Series Title]
