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"TOOLS FOR A MODERN ARMY"
"OBSOLETE" FILM. REVIEW OF LATEST ARMY WEAPONS & MACHINES |
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NARRATOR TELLS OF THE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
NEEDED TO PROVIDE THE WEAPONS |
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MS- ROCKET BATTERIES SHOOT AT RAPID FIRE. COVERING
THE AREA WITH SMOKE. |
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MS- DRAFTSMEN WORK AT THEIR TABLES. MS- LAB
TECHNICIAN AT HIS MICROSCOPE. LS- A LARGE MISSILE BLASTING OFF. AERIAL BOMBS FALLING ON TARGETS. |
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AERIAL- PAN OF A DESTROYED, BOMBED OUT CITY.
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LS- 2 SCIENTISTS CAREFULLY HANDLE RADIOACTIVE
MATERIALS AT THE END OF A POLE. . |
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MS- ALBERT EINSTEIN AT HIS DESK WITH PIPE IN
MOUTH, WRITES ON PAPER. |
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CU- RADAR ANTENNA ROTATES RAPIDLY. MS-TECHNICIANS
READING RADAR SCOPE. CU- RADAR SCOPE. |
| 00:32:48 116.43 |
GI NARRATOR TELLS OF HIS TAKING PART IN ATOM BOMB
TEST AT TEST SITE IN CAMP DESERT ROCK, NEVADA. |
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MS- MEN OF THE 11TH AIRBORNE DIVISION JUMP OFF
THEIR TRUCKS AND ARE ISSUED FILM BADGES WHICH SHOW THE AMOUNT OF RADIATION RECEIVED. CU-BADGES ARE ALSO PLACED ON WEAPONS AND JEPS. |
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MONTAGE- THE DIVISION SIT ON OPEN GROUND A 'SAFE'
DISTANCE AWAY FROM EXPLOSION, WHICH LITES UP THE AREA AT THE MOMENT OF THE BLAST. |
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LS- THE GIS WATCH THE MUSHROOM CLOUD IN THE
DISTANCE AND ARE THEN BLASTED WITH CLOUD OF DUST |
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MS- AN ARMY REPORTER INTERVIEWS A GI WHO
PARTICIPATED IN THE TEST. |
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MONTAGE- THE RADIATION INSPECTION TEAM MARCH INTO
THE AREA AND INSPECT THE WEAPONS AND VEHICLES. THE GIS MARCH INTO THE GROUND ZERO AREA. |
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CU- A GI SCANS A METAL POLE WITH A GEIGER COUNTER
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CU- A LARGE GLOBE OF THE WORLD TURNS AS NARRATOR
TALKS ABOUT GLOBAL WAR. |
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AERIAL- HUGE 280 MM CANNON WHICH CAN DELIVER AN
ATOMIC SHELL,IS PULLED BY A SPECIAL VEHICLE AT THE ABERDEEN PROVING GROUNDS. MONTAGE- THE GUN AND IT'S VEHICLE IS SHOWN. |
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MS- GROUP OF MILITARY AND CIVILIAN OBSERVERS HOLD
THEIR EARS AS THE GUN PREPARES TO FIRE. MONTAGE- THE CANNON FIRES SEVERAL TIMES. |
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MS- MEN WORK HIGH ABOVE THE GROUND, ON THE TIP OF
A ROCKET, PERCHED IN IT'S LAUNCHER, CHECKING IT'S ELECTRONIC AND OPTICAL EQUIPMENT. |
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CU- LAUNCH BUTTON IS PRESSED. LS- ROCKET BLASTS
TO THE SKY. RADIO CONTROLLED AND MAN-CONTROLLED CAMERAS TRACK THE ROCKET. |
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CU- SCOPES AND PRINT-OUT SHEETS PROVIDE DETAILS.
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LS- A SHELL EXPLODES IN THE AIR AND SENDS DOWN A
FIERY FORCE BELOW AS A NEW SHELL IS DEMONSTRATED. LS- SHELLS EXPLODE IN AIR AT A DISTANCE. |
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MONTAGE- CANNONS FIRE AUTOMATICALLY WITHOUT THE
USE OF A LOADING CREW. LS- BOMB BURSTING IN AIR. |
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LS- NEW ARMY M-48 TANK IS DEMONSTRATED WITH SMALL
NEW ENGINE TAKING UP LESS SPACE. |
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MS- SMALL SPEEDY PLASTIC ASSAULT BOATS ARE SHOWN
ALONG WITH PLASTIC PONTOONS FOR BRIDGES. |
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LS- LARGE OFFICE WITH DRAFTSMEN AT THEIR TABLES.
MS- 4 DESIGNERS COLLABORATE ON A PROJECT TO BUILD A NEW HUGE AMPHIBIAN VEHICLE. |
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CU- A WELDER ENGROSSED IN HIS SPARKS AT A PLANT
MONTAGE- THE HUGE NEW AMPHIBIAN VEHICLE GOES THROUGH ITS TESTS. |
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MS- 3 GI TELEPHONE OPERATORS AT THEIR SWITCHBOARD
2 MEN LIFT A NEW SMALLER SWITCHBOARD INTO PLACE. MS- GIS SHOW THE OLD WALKIE-TALKIE AND THE NEW SMALLER MODEL. CU- GI HOLDS UNIT TO HIS EAR. |
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MONTAGE- THE USE OF TROOP DELIVERY, WIRE LAYING
AND THE TRANSPORTING OF COMPLETE ARMIES BY AIR IS SHOWN. |
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ELS- A 9000 POUND PLATFORM IS DROPPED BY AIR WITH
THE HELP OF THE NEW CLUSTER TYPE CHUTES. |
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LS- STANDS FULL OF OBSERVERS WATCH HELICOPTERS DO
THEIR STUFF. DELIVERING MEN AND HEAVY EQUIPMENT. |
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LS- A MAN IS LIFTED OFF THE GROUND IN A WAIST
HARNESS TO SHOW AIR RESCUE TECHNIQUES |
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LS- A CARGO PLANE LANDS IN ARCTIC ICE AND WARMLY
DRESSED GIS DEBARK AT TEST GROUNDS IN ALASKA WHERE TRAINING IN ARCTIC SURVIVAL AND WARFARE IS DONE. |
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MS- THE ARMY VEHICLE THE 'OTTER' TRAVELS ON ROADS
AS WELL AS SNOWY ICELANDS. MS- THE 'OTTER' DELIVERS SUPPLIES TO A DOG SLED TEAM FOR DELIVERY TO AREAS WHERE VEHICLES CAN'T TRAVEL. |
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MS- THE DOG TEAM WITH TWO GIS TAKES OFF INTO THE
WILDERNESS. MS- VIEW OF RUNNING DOGS AS SEEN FROM DRIVER. |
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LS- 4 DIFFERENT TANKS ARE TESTED IN THE ARCTIC
CONDITIONS. |
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LS- INFANTRY SQUAD TRAVEL ALONG A WIND BLOWN
SNOWY RIDGE ON SKIS AND SNOW SHOES. LS- VISIBILITY IS ALMOST ZERO AS THEY SKI DOWN SMALL SLOPES. |
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MS- INFANTRY MEN IN WHITE UNIFORMS SET UP A
MACHINE GUN POSITION IN THE SNOW. MS- AN IGLOO MADE WITH PREFABRICATED PARTS IS QUICKLY SET UP. |
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PINE NEEDLE BRANCHES ARE LAYED DOWN AS A FLOOR.
THE MEN STRIP TO THEIR UNDER SHIRTS AND CUDDLE UP INTO THEIR SLEEPING BAGS. |
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MS- A LONG SINGLE LINE OF GIS TRUDGE ALONG ON
THEIR SNOW SHOES. |
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MS- 2 GIS IN THEIR WHITE SNOW OUTFITS WALK ON A
THREDMILL AS THEY ARE MONITORED BY INSTRUCTORS IN A TEST LABORATORY. |
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A SOLDIER MODELS AN EXPERIMENTAL VAPOR BARRIER
COLD WEATHER SUIT WHICH IS WORN OVER THE NUDE CHEST. |
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LS- WEARING THE NEW SUIT TWO GIS JUMP INTO THE
COLD WATER WHICH FLOATS THE MAN EVEN WITH A 26 POUND PACK ATTACHED. MS- GI READS A BOOK AS HE FLOATS ON HIS BACK |
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MS- GI MODELS A 4 POUND BODY ARMOR DESIGNED TO
PROTECT HIS HIPS AND LOWER BODY. |
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MS- COMBAT FOOD RATIONS ARE TESTED IN A
LAB-KITCHEN. MONTAGE- LAB TECHNICIANS TEST VITAMINS AND OTHER FOOD STUFFS |
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MS- GIS PUT ON TEST CLOTHING AND INSTRUMENTS TO
MEASURE THE BODYS FUNCTIONS IN THE HOT DESERT. AS A LOOKOUT WATCHES WITH BINOCULARS, A GI WALKS INTO THE DESERT. |
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MS- THE GI TAKES A LARGE DRINK OF WATER FROM HIS
CANTEEN. MS- 2 GIS CRAWL ON THE DESERT SAND. LS- A SQUAD OF SOLDIERS CHARGE AND CRAWL ALONG THE DESERT SAND |
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AERIAL- OIL TANKS AND AN OIL REFINERY PLANT.
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MS- GI GETTING AN X-RAY BY A GI TECHNICIAN.
CU- GERMS UNDER A MICROSCOPE. MS- A TECHNICIAN HANDLES A BIN WITH HUNDREDS OF MICE USED FOR EXPERIMENTS. |
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MS- TEST MICE ARE PLACED IN SPECIALLY MADE BINS
FOR TESTING AT THE EINEWITOK A-BOMB TEST GROUNDS. |
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TANKS ARE EQUIPPED WITH MEASURING DEVICES,
SPECIAL BUILDINGS ARE CONSTRUCTED AND ALL ARE PLACED AT VARIOUS DISTANCES FROM THE BOMB BEFORE THE BLAST. |
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LS- THE TOWER WHICH HOUSED THE BOMB - THE
COUNTDOWN THEN THE BLAST. LS- THE BUILDINGS DISINTIGRATE AS HOUSES BLOW UP FROM THE FORCE |
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