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Title:EMBARKATION TRIALS FOR LST(2) [Allocated Title]
Film Number:ADM 986
Other titles:INVASION EQUIPMENT TRIALS [Allocated Series Title]
Summary:
Description: A series of vehicles and tows are driven on and off a LST(2) drying out on a hard sand beach: Matador tractor towing a 5.5 in gun; Guy Quad with No 27 trailer and 25-pounder, seen disembarking only; and a Scammell Pioneer with a 7.2 in howitzer. A Vehicle Landing Ramp (cf ADM 956) is added for disembarkation trials with additional vehicles and combinations: D-4 tractor; Foden 10-ton 6x4 DG/6 truck; Matador and 3.7 in AA; Bedford QLB with Bofors on Mk 2 carriage; Scammell 20-ton 6x4-8 semi-trailer tank transporter. For the descent of the transporter, the LCT's ramp is raised to a horizontal position, and a sleeper bridge placed between the Scammell's front wheels, to counteract the articulation - when the critical point has passed, the sleeper is removed, the ramp lowered, and the Scammell drives onto the VLR.
Alternative Title:INVASION EQUIPMENT TRIALS [Allocated Series Title]
Keywords: ships, British naval - amphibious: LST[2] (object name)
weapons, British - gun: 5.5-inch (object name)
weapons, British - gun: 7.2-inch howitzer (object name)
weapons, British - gun: 3.7-inch anti-aircraft (object name)
weapons, British - gun: 25-pounder (object name)
weapons, British - gun: 40mm Bofors (object name)
transport, British military - prime mover: Scammell Pioneer (object name)
transport, British military - prime mover: AEC Matador (object name)
transport, British military - prime mover: Guy Quad (object name)
transport, British military - prime mover: Bedford QLB (object name)
transport, British military - truck, special: Scammell Transporter 20-ton 6x4-8 (object name)
transport, British military - truck: Foden 10-ton 6x4 (object name)
Physical Characteristics: Colour format: B&W
Sound format: Silent
Soundtrack language: None
Title language: None
Subtitle language: English
Technical Details: Format: 35mm
Number of items/reels/tapes: 1
Footage: 745 ft; Running time: 8 mins