1970MILITARY
SOVIET PARATROOPS IN TRAINING.
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MCU YOUNG DRAFTEE, STRIPPED TO WAIST, STANDS BEFORE A PANEL OF DRAFT BOARD MEN, WHO ASK HIM PERSONAL BACKGROUND QUESTIONS, INCLUDING "ARE YOU A MEMBER OF THE YOUNG COMMUNIST LEAGUE?" HE IS CONGRATULATED FOR BEING DRAFTED INTO THE SOVIET ARMY, "ANY QUESTIONS?" BOY IS ASKED WHERE HE WOULD LIKE TO SERVE. "ANYWHERE YOU SEND ME". BUT HE REFUSES TO SERVE IN NAVY. "I'M NOT PARTICULARLY FOND OF WATER". HE IS ASSIGNED THE NAVY, ANYWAY. ANOTHER YOUNG MAN GOES THROUGH SAME. HE ALSO GETS NAVY.
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GROUP YOUNG MEN GATHER WITH GIRL FRIENDS, FAMILIES TO SAY THEIR GOODBYES. CU YOUNG GIRL SOBS. YOUNG DRAFTEE SITS ON PARK BENCH PLAYS GUITAR FOR GROUP SINGING. FACE OF MOTHER SEEING HER SON OFF AT STATION. GROUPS GATHER AT TRAIN STATION, MOTHER SOBBING, LOVERS KISSING.
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MS ROW OF ARMY TANKS IN WOODED AREA ROLLING TOWARDS CAMERA. SQUADRON FIGHTER PLANES IN SKY. ARTILLERY UNITS IN CAMOUFLAGED POSITIONS, FIRING SALVOS.
SOLDIER LOADS SHELL INTO CANNON. LONG ROW OF ARMY TANKS ON DIRT ROAD TOWARDS CAMERA, FOLLOWED BY ARMORED VEHICLES WITH TROOPS. |
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VARIOUS SHOT GROUP YOUNG RECRUITS PUTTING ON THEIR NEW UNIFORMS, ADJUSTING HATS. CU CLOCK TICKING OFF 7:00 AM. ABOVE VIEW INSIDE BARRACKS, MEN IN BED AS CLOCK TICKS. SOLDIER LOOKS AT HIS WRIST WATCH, YELLS TO ALL TO GET OUT OF BED.
ALL JUMP OUT OF BED. ONE GETS UP IN SLOW MOTION, NOT TOO HAPPY LOOK ON FACE. |
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VARIOUS SHOTS HUNDREDS RECRUITS DOING VARIETY GYMNASTIC EXERCISES IN LARGE OUTDOOR AREA, CONTAINING MANY HIGH BARS, PARALLEL BARS, AND OTHER GYM EQUIPMENT. MS GROUP STRIPPED TO WAIST PRESSING WEIGHTS. GROUP LIFTING, LOWERING LONG LOG OVER THEIR HEADS. AS INSTRUCTOR YELLS ORDERS. MCU MEN DOING CHIN-UPS, UNTIL THEY CAN'T DO ONE ,ORE. MS YOUNG RECRUIT CLIMBING ROPE TO CEILING OF GYM, CAN'T QUITE MAKE IT. PAN RECRUITS IN GYM, ON PARALLEL BARS, ROPE CLIMBING. gymnastics, sports
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MS TWO SOVIET SOLDIERS IN TRENCH, FIRE RIFLES, THROW HAND GRENADES, AT APPROACHING TANK. TANK RIDES OVER THEIR TRENCH. CU SOLDIERS CROUCH LOW IN TRENCH AS TANK PASSES OVER THEM. WHEN TANK PASSES, SOLDIERS JUMP UP AND THROW HAND GRENADES AT PASSING TANK. VARIOUS SHOTS SOLDIER LYING DOWN IN OPEN FIELD WATCHES TANK APPROACH, HE LIES FLAT ON GROUND AS TANK RIDES OVER HIM, AVOIDING THE TANKS TRACKS, HE GETS UP, WALKS AWAY UNHARMED. daredevil
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SOVIET TROOPS TRAIN IN CAPTURING ENEMY TANKS INTACT - PAN PICTURESQUE FOREST WITH BIRDS CHIRPING TO CAMOUFLAGED SOLDIER HIDING IN TREE (BARELY VISIBLE). MCU TILT UP BARK OF TREE TO WELL HIDDEN SOLDIERS IN TREE AWAITING APPROACHING ENEMY TANK. MS SOLDIER IN TREE SEES APPROACHING TANK, SIGNALS TO OTHERS IN OTHER TREES BY WHISTLING. TANK APPROACHES TREE, TWO SOL;DIERS JUMP ONTO TANK, REMOVE RADIO ANTENNA JUST AS OTHER SOLDIERS JUMP FROM TREE ONTO TANK.
THE GROUP OPENS TANK HATCH, MACHINE GUNS ENEMY IN TANK, REMOVE BODIES, CLIMB INTO TANK, USE IT AS THEIR OWN. |
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SOLDIER IN TREE THROWS HAND GRENADE AT ANOTHER TANK, DISABLING IT. SOLDIERS (PARATROOPS) GATHER AROUND SEVERAL TANKS THEY CAPTURED AND COMPARE NOTES. TRAINING SESSION IS DECLARED A SUCCESS. TROOPS RELAX, HAVE SMOKES, CHAT. INSTRUCTOR GIVES THEM POINTERS.
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