Title:ITALIAN TROOPS ON MANOEUVRES IN BRACCIANO, AND AT AN ARTILLERY SCHOOL AT SABAUDIA (NEAR ROME), ITALY, 18-23 DECEMBER 1953 - REEL 2 [Allocated Title]
Film Number:NAT 1429
Other titles:SHAPE FILM LIBRARY [Allocated Series Title]
Summary:Camouflaged infantry squad climb out of trench and attack. Also seen in action during this simulated assault are half-tracked armoured cars and M24 (Chaffee) tanks. An M24 becomes bogged into the ground and is hauled out by an M32 tank with lifting tackle and cable. Shots of AM47 tanks and other vehicles in movement over earth. Shots of an infantry charge. Light field vehicles, including Super Ace Norton motorcycle and loaded jeep, travel across rough terrain. M24 tanks in action in a test area. Light gun firing in field. Practicing tank emergency escape procedures; soldiers jump from turrets of M24 tanks and from escape hatch underneath. The reel ends with shots showing soldiers entering moving tanks via the escape hatch.
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Alternative Title:SHAPE FILM LIBRARY [Allocated Series Title]
