THE TWO INCH ROCKET WEAPON: TWO INCH ROCKET FLARE [Main Title]

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  • Title: THE TWO INCH ROCKET WEAPON: TWO INCH ROCKET FLARE [Main Title]
  • Film Number: DRN 160
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  • Summary: A Naval instructional film outlining the purpose of the weapon to illuminate a target at night so that it can be engaged by a ship's main armament. Assembling the rocket and the loading and firing drills are shown as is a cross-section diagram explaining the process by which the rocket works.
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  • Colour: B&W
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  • Object_Number: DRN 160
  • Sound: Sound
  • Access Conditions: IWM Attribution: © IWM
  • Featured Period: 1939-1945
  • Production Date: 1944
  • Production Country: GB
  • Production Details: Admiralty (Production sponsor)
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  • Physical Characteristics: Colour format: B&W Sound format: Sound Soundtrack language: English Title language: English
  • Technical Details: Format: 16mm Number of items/reels/tapes: 1 Footage: 500 ft (ca); Running time: 14 mins
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    DRN 160

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