40 COMMANDO ROYAL MARINES IN AFGHANISTAN, OCTOBER 2007 (TAPE 8) [Allocated Title]

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  • Title: 40 COMMANDO ROYAL MARINES IN AFGHANISTAN, OCTOBER 2007 (TAPE 8) [Allocated Title]
  • Film Number: BFM 249
  • Other titles: COLLECTION OF ROYAL MARINES TAPES [Allocated Title]
  • Summary: Members of C Company, 40 Commando Royal Marines in position on "Essex Ridge" overlooking Risaji, continue their engagement with the Taliban into the night (see previous tape for earlier footage of this engagement).
  • Description: Night scenes, shot with image intensifier, show the suspect Taliban compound in the distance (image is very grainy). Gun crews keep watch, and a Javelin missile is prepared. WMIK Land Rovers are moved forward. GPMG and 50 calibre guns begin firing sporadically towards the Taliban positions. Tracer fire can be seen, and the Javelin is fired, illuminating the night. Shortly after this, there is incoming fire and the firefight intensifies. (Camera is now at a low angle, as cameraman takes cover in a shell scrape.) Sporadic firing continues for some time. Javelin is prepared for possible second firing. Finally, a fighter aircraft flies over and the target is hit by an airborne 2000lb bomb. Afterwards, all is quiet for a short while, before a mortar bombardment begins. Company withdraws; bombardment continues from other units on a nearby hill. ROYAL MARINES VIDEO PRODUCTION UNIT SHOTSHEET The following has been copied, without amendment, from RMVPU electronic shotsheets: TC In TC Out Description 00:00 00:30 Colour Bars 00:31 02:58 Risagi 02:59 05:05 Sgt Daz Joyce using Javelin Clue 05:06 05:48 MFC and GPMG in SF role in shell scrape with mortars going off in villsge 05:49 06:11 Clue being manned 06:12 07:01 WIMIKs being moved 07:12 07:50 Jonno doing Commando roles 07:53 09:17 GPMG in SF role firing and single shot incoming 09:18 10:33 GPMG in SF role, 50 Cal and tracer 10:34 10:53 Javelin being fired 10:58 11:09 GPMG in SF role and 50 Cal firing 11:10 11:46 50 Cal on WIMIK firing and incoming shots 11:59 13:22 Tracer and incoming 13:23 14:00 GMG and 50 cal on WIMIKs firing with incoming 14:01 15:22 Javelin and GPMG in SF role 15:23 15:42 50 cal on WIMIK firing 15:43 16:08 Tracer 16:09 16:37 GPMG in SF role firing and incoming 16:38 18:09 Javelin with GPMG in SF role firing 18:20 18:58 50 Cal tracer with incoming fire and mortars outgoing 18:59 19:41 2000lb bomb and smoke 19:42 20:26 All gone quiet? 20:27 20:46 Mortars on Risagi 20:47 21:42 GMG on Risagi 21:43 22:50 Extraction with tracer from opposite hill END
  • Alternative Title: COLLECTION OF ROYAL MARINES TAPES [Allocated Title]
  • Colour: Colour
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  • Object_Number: BFM 249
  • Sound: Sound
  • Access Conditions: IWM Attribution: © Crown copyright. IWM (BFM 249)
  • Featured Period: 2001-2025
  • Production Date: 2007-10-21
  • Production Country: GB
  • Production Details: Royal Marines Video Production Unit (Production company) Barnard, Toby (Production individual)
  • Personalities, Units and Organisations: Royal Navy, Royal Marines, 40 Commando, C Company (regiment/service) Taliban (regiment/service)
  • Keywords: Risaji, Helmand, Afghanistan (geography) British Operations in Afghanistan from 2002 (event) Royal Marines (theme) Afghanistan post-2001 (theme)
  • Physical Characteristics: Colour format: Colour Sound format: Sound Soundtrack language: English
  • Technical Details: Format: Mini-DV Number of items/reels/tapes: 1 Tape length: 60; Running time: 22 mins
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