ORDNANCE DEFECTS [Main Title]

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  • Title: ORDNANCE DEFECTS [Main Title]
  • Film Number: BFN 54
  • Other titles: COLLECTION OF LARKHILL VIDEOS [Allocated Series Title]
  • Summary: Explanatory video showing how artillery equipment can have defects which affect their performance.
  • Description: Three kinds of flaw are discussed: (1) "Original Defects", caused, for example, by blunt machine tools or flaws in the steel etc and usually discovered during acceptance trials; (2) "Normal Defects", which can be expected to occur by erosion, wear and tear etc; (3) "Accidental Defects" such as bore obstruction, exterior damage etc.
  • Alternative Title: COLLECTION OF LARKHILL VIDEOS [Allocated Series Title]
  • Colour: Colour
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  • Object_Number: BFN 54
  • Sound: Sound
  • Access Conditions: IWM Attribution: © Crown copyright. IWM (BFN 54)
  • Featured Period: 1990-2000
  • Production Date: 1993
  • 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: 15 mins
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