NAVAL GUNFIRE SUPPORT PART 2: THE ENGAGEMENT [Main Title]

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  • Title: NAVAL GUNFIRE SUPPORT PART 2: THE ENGAGEMENT [Main Title]
  • Film Number: DRN 2139B
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  • Summary: Naval training film on the use of naval gunfire to support an amphibious assault. Showing fire from the 4.5 inch guns of the Leander Class frigate HMS Naiad being directed against a shore target by a forward observer, and the duties of the ship's Gunnery and Navigation Officers during bombardment.
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  • Colour: Colour (Technicolor)
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  • Object_Number: DRN 2139B
  • Sound: Sound
  • Access Conditions: IWM Attribution: © Crown copyright. IWM (DRN 2139B)
  • Featured Period: 1946-1975
  • Production Date: 1970
  • Production Country: GB
  • Production Details: Royal Navy (Production sponsor) Stewart Films (Production company)
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  • Physical Characteristics: Colour format: Colour (Technicolor) Sound format: Sound Soundtrack language: English Title language: English
  • Technical Details: Format: 16mm Number of items/reels/tapes: 3 Footage: 800 ft (ca); Running time: 22 mins
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