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Weapons of War Video - Footage of B-24, M-4 Sherman Tank, SR-71 Spy Plane
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Modifications to the M-4 Sherman Tank
New versions of the M-4 Sherman Tank appear on the western front. The 76mm gun is shown in tests before delivery to the Fourth Armored Division. The tank's maneuverability is demonstrated.
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Improvised Allied Infantry Weapons on the Western Front
During the Battle of the Bulge and beyond, Allied forces had to improvise to make adequate uniforms. They utilized captured weapons to fight in the freezing weather. They also made improvized weapons out of bazookas and grenades. The military snow vehicle, the Weasel, proved very helpful for certain tasks during combat.
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The US M-24 Light Tank
An improvement on the M-5 light tank. Front line reports on the 75mm gun, the shells and comparisons to a similar German light tank.
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WWII Experimental Tests - US's Own Buzz Bomb, the JB-2, Special Airborne Oxygen Tanks
"Cutting edge for WWII. Shows a segmented shatterproof airborne oxygen tank that doesn't explode when shot by bullet rounds. Next segmetn shows the JB-2 which the US borrowed from the German design to create their own ""V-1 Buss Bomb."" The JB-2, built by Republic Aviation (airframe) and Ford Motor Company (pulsejet engine), was reverse-engineered by inspecting V-1 wreckage found in England and was first flight-tested less than four months after the first V-1 attack.
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WWII Training Film: The Tank/Infantryman Team
In WWII, Allied infantrymen had to work alongside tanks. New tactics were developed and the men had to learn them before they went out into the field. Films like this one showed them how men and machine had to coordinate their attack. Great movie.
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Report on JET PROPULSION
The story of the first jet-propelled airplane in the United States, the P-59 Airacomet. The potential for the jet engine was seen as so extraordinary then - the narrator can barely hide his enthusiasm.
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THE GERMAN ARMAMENT COMPANY AND FAMILY KRUPP - Armament of Politics 1933-1940
Report from the OFFICE OF CHIEF OF COUNSEL FOR WAR CRIMES. Silent footage is mixed with audio from German films that offer rare glimpses into Nazi business dealings with Germany industry. Film was likely used with an accompanying narration or text when presented as evidence. Part 1 shows a map of Germany and the Ruhr. A Krupp made field howitzer is test fired as company officials and military officers look on. Members of the Krupp family attend a Nazi rally in Berlin and are present at the unveiling of portraits of Hitler and Bismark, and at the distribution of Hitler's book "Mein Kampf." Nazi party officials.
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WWII - Tank Mission
Allied Tank crews improvised as they fought on from the moment they landed in Europe. This film tells their story.
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THE JET STORY
The History of How the US Developed its First Jet Engines in Secret During WWII.
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THE FIRST CAVALRY DIVISION (Airmobile) IN VIETNAM
THE BIG PICTURE tv show tells the story of the First Air Cavalry Division (Airmobile), in Vietnam and how they proved the relatively new theories of Air Mobile Warfare in the worst of all circumstances - under fire in combat. Features the CH-47, medical evacuations, search and destroy missions and more.
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First Film to introduce the M-16 Machine Gun
1966 US Army film tells of a "new revolutionary" weapon - the now infamous M-16. Then it was called "Rifle 5.56mm, XM16E1". Gas operated, air cooled and magazine fed… wow! Part 2 covers firing, unlocking, extracting ejecting, cocking, feeding, chambering and locking the weapon.
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OSS Weapons Film - The Mole
Where is the best place to take out a train? Leave it to the OSS to come up with just the device - the "Mole" - to be used in the "perfect" place.
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INFANTRY WEAPONS AND THEIR EFFECT
Shows virtually all the weapons and ammunition used by the US Army in WWII. 30 cal. carbine, 30 cal. machine gun, 50 cal. machine gun, hand grenades, rifle grenades, anti tank grenades, anti tank rockets, 60mm mortar, 81mm mortar, 37mm armor piercing rounds, etc. Starts with a 45mm pistol and how it works on a German helmet.
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BEACH OBSTACLES - Stay Away!
Good beach obstacles will delay, confuse and immobilize an enemy if they are employed effectively. Shows virtually every kind of beach and water obstacle to prevent an enemy invasion from the sea during WWII.
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The TOW Anti-Tank Missile in Vietnam
These wire-guided TOW missiles were first fired in Vietnam, beginning with ground launchers and near the end of the war from helicopters. Gunners had to hold the target in sight while the missile flew down, unspooling wire as it flew.
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US Army HELICOPTER Operations in South VIETNAM
In 1963 Air Mobile operations in Vietnam were so revolutionary the US Army made this introductory film to explain the concept and to introduce the UH-1A Armed Helicopter, the UH-1B Armed Helicopter and the H-21 Troop Carrier. Part B shows how an actual strike operation - including some surprises along the way.
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Evolution of ATTACK HELICOPTER Concepts of Employment
In 1963 air mobile operations and the attack helicopter were in their infancy. Weapons, doctrine and specific tactics had to be developed to make the helicopter an effective lethal weapon on the battlefield. This job fell to the US Army Combat Development Command.
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Desert Shield F-16 Bomb Drops
Kaboom! Live drops from an F-16 of the MK 84 and the MK 82. The 363 TFW (Tactical Fighter Wing) deployed. Dec 1990.
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