Other titles:COLLECTION OF ROYAL LOGISTIC CORPS VIDEOS [Allocated Series Title]
Summary: News magazine for members of the Royal Army Ordnance Corps (RAOC), highlighting new equipment and developments relevant to the RAOC. Presented by Major General J A Hulme (DGOS - Director General of Ordnance and Supplies) and Captain Helen A Froud WRAC RAOC, with narration on individual items by Major R J Powell RAOC.
Description: I. The new hydraulic DROPS (Demountable Rack Offload and Pickup System), which was about to be taken into service with the British Army. Testing of the DROPS lorries - MMLC (Medium Mobility Load Carrier) and I-MMLC and flatracks under testing at RARDE.
II. The Supacat all-terrain vehicle.
III. The new 14-tonne MMLC and variants.
IV. The SA80 IW (individual weapon) and LSW (light support weapon) and variants.
V. The new S10 respirator (replacing the S6 version).
VI. New pattern helmet.
VII. The 90 Pattern webbing system.
VIII. Changes at the Central Ordnance Depot (COD) Donnington, including the fully automated and computerised Building 88, replacing an earlier depot building destroyed by fire in 1983.
IX. Edgehill Sub-Depot, one of the new stores at Central Ammunition Depot (CAD) Kineton. The multiple ammunition stores or "igloos" are shown.
X. RAOC Training Centre at Deepcut in Surrey - new amalgamated RAOC mess.
XI. The FLEX (Forward Logistic EXchange) pallet under development.
XII. Training using computers and laser discs. Shots of the new School of Ordnance Learning Centre.
XIII. A brief look at the organisation and personnel in the RAOC including an increase in the number of women in the Corps.
XIV. Final humorous item about the new "rocket-propelled tank" (actually Second World War trials footage of Sherman DD with flames coming from the rear).
Alternative Title:COLLECTION OF ROYAL LOGISTIC CORPS VIDEOS [Allocated Series Title]
Production Details: British Army, Royal Army Ordnance Corps Video Production Centre (Production company)
Camfield, A (Production individual)
Dyer, Neil R (Production individual)
Langan, P K (Production individual)
Shaw, Anne C (Production individual)
Ronaldson, S (Production individual)
Hulme, J A (Production cast)
Froud, Helen A (Production cast)
Powell, R J (Production cast)
Personalities, Units and Organisations:
Keywords:
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
Footage: 30; Running time: 20 mins (ca)
