Title:THE RARDE 81MM MORTARS AND AMMUNITION [Main Title]
Film Number:MGH 1927
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Summary: Silent instructional film giving a demonstration of the 81mm mortar, its components, and illustrations of the mortar bombs.
Description: Various separate parts of the mortar are shown, with labels: base plate, barrel, mount and sight. Also displayed are two bombs: the L11A1 smoke (WP) bomb and the L10A2 HE bomb. In a field, three soldiers demonstrate the assembly and loading of the mortar. "Coming into action": a mortar platoon drive up in a Land Rover with trailer. The four-man crew dig in and set up the mortar. The Land Rover drives away. "Bedding in": final preparation and loading of the mortar. "Ranging": soldier on field telephone records the target coordinates and plots them. The mortar is loaded, sighted and fired at distant targets on a hillside; the distant impacts are shown. "Firing for effect": loading, sighting and firing of multiple bombs, seen hitting their distant targets. "Coming out of action": Land Rover with trailer is driven up, and the mortar is dismantled and loaded on board.
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Colour:Colour
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Object_Number:MGH 1927
Sound:Silent
Access Conditions:IWM
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Production Date:1966
Production Country: GB
Production Details: Royal Armament Research and Development Establishment (Production company)
