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Title:EXERCISE ALERT, MALTA: HMS LION CONDUCTS A SHOOT AGAINST TARGETS ON SHORE [Allocated Title]
Film Number:ADM 1704
Other titles:POST-WAR NAVAL OPERATIONS - MISCELLANEOUS [Allocated Series Title]
Summary: Observers on a coastal range report the fall of shot to HMS Lion as she carries out a bombardment.
Description: A party arrive by jeep at the coastal site to observe the bombardment and report the fall of shot. LS to the coast from seaward - shells explode along the clifftops, others falling just offshore. The observing team times the exercise with a stop watch. Cut to Lion at sea as crew, wearing helmets and anti-flash, go to action stations.
Alternative Title:POST-WAR NAVAL OPERATIONS - MISCELLANEOUS [Allocated Series Title]