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"HISTORY OF FIREPOWER"
DOCUMENTS MODERN FIREPOWER FROM CAVEMAN'S CRUDE WEAPONRY TO TODAY'S SOPHISTICATED MISSILE POWER. |
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LS- 2 PRIZEFIGHTERS SLUG IT OUT IN A RING, ONE OF
THEM THROWS RIGHT HOOK AND KNOCKS THE OTHER OUT |
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MS- 3 MODELS OF MISSILES ON THE NARRATORS DESK AS
HE TALKS ABOUT THE U.S ARMY'S KNOCK-OUT PUNCH IN IT'S FIRE POWER. |
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MONTAGE- MISSILES OF ALL KINDS BLAST OFF.
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MS- DRAWINGS OF CAVE DWELLERS FIGHTING WITH ROCKS
AND CLUBS. |
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MS- DRAWING OF DAVID KILLING GOLIATH
WITH HIS SLING SHOT. HE HOLDS GOLIATH'S HUGE HEAD IN HIS HAND AFTER CUTTING IT OFF |
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MS-DRAWINGS OF THE USE OF THE CATAPULT WHEN
ATTACKING A CASTLE FORTIFICATION. |
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MS- A SOLDIER OF YORE AIMS HIS CROSSBOW AND AN
ENGLISHMAN USING HIS LONG BOW. |
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MONTAGE- DRAWINGS OF EARLY CANNONS AS ARMIES
EXPERIMENT WITH GUN POWDER. |
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CU- REENACTMENT OF MUSKETEER LIGHTING THE WICK ON
HIS RIFLE, AIMING AND FIRING. |
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CU- EARLY ORNATE FLINTLOCK PISTOLS
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MONTAGE- DRAWINGS OF NAPOLEON'S ARMY USING CANNON
MONTAGE- DRAWINGS OF CIVIL WAR BATTLE SCENES WHICH WAS WON WITH SUPERIOR FIRE POWER. |
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CU- EARLY GATTLING GUN WITH BARRELS IN A
HORIZONTAL ROW RATHER THAN A CIRCLE WHICH IS ALSO SHOWN. |
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MONTAGE- DRAWINGS OF THE SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR.
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MONTAGE- BATTLE SCENES OF WWI AND IT'S WEAPONS.
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LS- TRUCK PULLING A CANNON IS BOGGED DOWN IN MUD.
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MS- GERMAN SOLDIERS LOAD A HUGE SHELL INTO A 'BIG
BERTHA' CANNON AND FIRE FROM ITS MOUNT ON RAILWAY CAR. IT'S USE WAS LIMITED TO WHEREVER THE TRACKS WOULD LEAD. LS- HUGE EXPLOSION CAUSED BY THE SHELL |
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LS- ARMY ROLLS OUT AND TESTS A PLANE BOUGHT FROM
THE WRIGHT BROTHERS. |
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LS- A DOG FIGHT IN PROGRESS DURING WWI.
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MS- DRAWING OF ANCIENT WARRIOR ON HIS CHARIOT.
HANNIBAL'S ELEPHANTS IN BATTLE. |
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LS- WWI TANKS IN ACTION
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CU- PAN FROM HITLER'S OUTSTRETCHED ARM IN SALUTE
TO HIS FACE. |
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MONTAGE- U.S. WAR PLANTS PRODUCING BULLETS. TANKS,
CANNON AND JEEPS GIVING U.S. AWESOME FIRE POWER. |
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MONTAGE- THE FLYING FORTRESS; ROLLING OUT OF A
HANGAR AND DROPPING BOMBS ON ENEMY. |
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DRAWINGS OF CHINESE USING ROCKETS TO REPEL MONGOL
INVADERS AND FLAMMABLE TARGETS LIKE WOODEN SHIPS. |
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MS-DRAWING SHOWS FRANCIS SCOTT KEY WATCHING
'ROCKETS RED GLARE' OVER FORT MCHENRY. |
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MS- DRAWING OF U.S. TROOPS IN MEXICO WHERE ROCKETS
WERE USED ON A LIMITED BASIS. |
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MS- PHOTO OF DOCTOR ROBERT H. GODDARD AN AMERICAN
WHO MADE BREAK-THROUGH ON ROCKET GUIDANCE. |
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MS- NAZI SOLDIERS CARRY A SMALL MISSILE ONTO A
FIELD FOR TESTING. LS- THE MISSILE TAKES OFF MAKES A TUMBLE IN THE AIR AND CRASHES TO THE GROUND THE NAZI'S PICK UP THE REMAINS OF THE MISSILE. |
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CU- GERMAN SCIENTIST SHOWS MODEL OF A V-1 ROCKET
LS- A V-1 BEING LAUNCHED AGAINST ENGLAND IN 1944. |
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LS- BIG BEN AND THE LONDON SKYLINE. SIGN: 'AIR
RAID SHELTER'. MS- PEOPLE IN THE SUBWAY SHELTER LOOK UP AS THEY HEAR BOMBS EXPLODE ABOVE. |
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AERIAL- VIEW FROM ABOVE OF A-BOMB EXPLOSION OVER
HIROSHIMA. |
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MONTAGE- WAR SCENES IN KOREA.
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LS- (PAN) HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF SPENT SHELL
CASINGS PILED HIGH AND AS FAR AS THE EYE CAN SEE |
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MS- DEAD BODIES LITTER THE FIELD (PAN)
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MONTAGE- BETTER AND MORE EFFECTIVE WEAPONS ARE
DEMONSTRATED BY INSTRUCTORS. |
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MONTAGE- NEW GUIDED MISSILES SUCH AS THE 'DART'
AND THE SS-10 WHICH IS SHOWN BLOWING UP A TANK. |
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LS- A 'CORPORAL' WHICH CAN CARRY AN ATOMIC
WARHEAD IS TESTED. |
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