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1950s U.S. ARMY DEMOLITION ELECTRIC PRIMER TRAINING FILM 32454
This U.S. Army film from 1957 was shown to demolition men, instructing them on the use of electric primers. Dynamite and a variety of other explosives are shown.
This is a story on how the military carry out demolitions. This is a standard operating procedure as seen at mark 0:50. Most of the demolition done by today’s Army is by means of explosives as seen at mark 1:11. A main explosive charge is needed. In order to denote them, a small explosive charge is needed. The smaller charge is the blasting cap. There are 2 types of cap as seen at mark 1:30. At mark 2:04, the electrical priming is seen. It requires more equipment too but it’s used in simultaneous charges. A galvanometer is seen at mark 2:33. Different cap types are seen at mark 3:00. The cap goes off when an electric current comes through the lead wires. The electric priming procedure is seen t mark 3:50. A soldier is seen at mark 3:54 securing and setting a cap. At mark 4:57, he tests the cap with a galvanometer. The final component is he blasting machine see n at mark 5:53. A priming adaptor is used to seal the cps at mark 6:17 before placement in the well. Some explosives have no cap well at all as seen at mark 7:06. This is punched manually into the plastic itself. Also with military dynamite, you have to punch your own cap well as seen at mark 7:50. This is a way to prime dynamite. A side punch is seen at mark 8:18.
An example of priming sheet explosive is also seen at mark 8:32. You can also prime sheet explosives without cutting a slot by overlapping 2 sheets and placing the cap between them as seen at mark 9:18. Special charges such as bangelo torpedo are used for special situations but the priming techniques are usually the same as seen at mark 9:35. The same thing applies to the shaped charge as seen at mark 9:48. Cratering charges are primed at mark 10:20. It is used underground. The detonating cord is seen at mark 10:30. At mark 11:15, all the charges are connected to a ring main. The arrangement is seen at mark 12:25. The circular pattern is seen at mark 13:10, also the linear pattern at mark 13:20. This is then connected to a power source. At mark 13:40, the NCO is the one in-charge of the demolition; he checks the circuit with his galvanometer. At mark 14:20, there is no meter reading; he checks the entire cap for no reading. At mark 15:12, he is seen using his hand and a stick for an underground checking of the cap. He protects the splice by tapping with a black tape as seen at mark 16:08. He also uses the western union big tail as seen at mark 16:30. Don’t ever exceed the rating capacity of the blasting machine. Never attempt to fire more than ten caps with a ten cap machine as seen at mark 17:00. The fifty cap machine is seen at mark 17:04. When using the ten cap machine you have to be careful as seen at mark 17:13.
At mark 17:30, they are prepared for blasting. Before the last step, it is advisable to first check the area in all directions and yell fire in the hole 3 times as seen at mark 17:40. The handle is then inserted into the blasting machine. At mark 17:54, the demolition is done. At mark 18:17, the circuits are rechecked for faults and the blasting machine is also changed. The entire length of the firing wire is inspected at mark 19:18 for any connection fault. The fault is located at mark 19:40. Disconnect the firing wire and make the reading. The entire system is also rechecked splice by splice as seen at mark 20:40. The blasting is also done again. For the underground priming, the firing was done at mark 22:00. Skillful demolitions have been done in the army and remember that these skills depend on the man.
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57mm Recoilless Rifle 81560c
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Combat Bulletin 56 - Leaflets dropped on German forces. Bazooka that has recoilless properties is shown. Hamburg is liberated. Tarakan Borneo assault. Baguio is captured. Japanese suicide plane, the Baka is captured on Okinawa.
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THE REINFORCED TANK BATTALION IN THE ATTACK U.S. ARMY TRAINING FILM 23784
This 1947 U.S. Army training film deals with the staging of tank battalions and shows a re-enactment of the U.S. 50th Tank Battalion preparing for battle. The film was made just after World War II and features many battle scenes and explosions. Some real. Some staged. The job of the 50th is to knock out a German communications center.
At time code 3:27 we see a flash back of the general briefing session the day before the attack begins. Lots of Generals and Colonels talking to troops, writing on blackboards and looking at maps. At time code 13:02 prep begins with troops and commanders studying more maps and driving to commandeered farm houses being used as command posts. At time code 18:34 the soldiers are out in the field scouting the objective.
At time code 29:06 the attack begins at 0-6 00, followed by various battle scenes; tanks rolling and firing, explosions, ground fire and troops engaged in rifle combat. In the end, the objective is met. The communications outpost is captured by the Allies.
The 50th Armored Division was a division of the Army National Guard from July 1946 until 1993. On 13 October 1945 the War Department published a postwar policy statement for the entire Army, calling for a 27-division Army National Guard structure with 25 infantry divisions and 2 armored divisions to accommodate the desires of all the states. Once the process of negotiation was complete, among the new formations formed, for the first time in the National Guard, were armored divisions, the 49th and 50th. The 50th Armored Division replaced the 44th Infantry Division within the New Jersey Army National Guard. New Jersey, which had supported part of the 44th Division before the war, now supported the 50th Armored Division, which became nicknamed the "Jersey Blues." Therefore, most of its elements 'inherited' the history of the organic units of the old 44th, and elements of the new 44th perpetuated the history and traditions of former units in Illinois.
In a 1968 reorganization, the 48th and 49th Armored Divisions were disbanded but not the 50th, which from that point was joined by the 27th Armored Brigade from New York, the remnant of the 27th Armored Division. At this point, the division lost its 'Jersey Blues' nickname. Following efforts by Army Chief of Staff General Frederick C. Weyand to raise the readiness of the Army National Guard, the 50th Armored Division was reorganized as a bi-state division in New Jersey and Vermont. At the time, individual armor battalions in NJ and VT were issued 90-mm M48A1 and M48A3 medium tanks.
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1957 U.S. ARMY TRAINING FILM FUNDAMENTALS OF AMMUNITION RENOVATION 31094
This is the United States Army T.F. 9 2510 black and white 1957 training film for renovating ammunition. Soldiers unload boxes of ammunition from a USAX 24668 train car (:37-1:10). Ammo boxes are inspected for deterioration (1:11-1:25). A 90-millimeter projectile is shown (1:32). Renovation is done by the ordinance renovation units, shown riding in a military jeep (2:03-2:21). A job description and flow chart documents are shown (2:27-2:57). Detailed diagrams of how to set up the renovation line are shown (3:20-6:54). First to renovate is semi-fixed 105-millimeter howitzer ammunition (6:57). Unsafe cases are marked for destruction (7:09-7:50). The propellent is removed from the cartridge case (7:55-8:33). The dented case is pounded out and the propellent put back in (8:35-9:10). The process of replacing the fuse and booster includes using a fuse wrench or mechanically removing it within a shielded location using a mirror (9:11-10:42). Rusty projectiles are cleaned, repainted (10:43-11:38) and re-stenciled (11:39-11:48). Inspection involves a ring gauge and the case is chamber-gauged (11:49-12:26). Some packing materials are marked for reconditioning (12:27-12:50). Rust is removed before repainting the metal (12:51-13:13). Damaged packing boxes are repaired and re-stenciled (13:15-13:35). The round is placed in the re-stenciled fiber container, sealed with tape (13:36-14:25), and packed (14:26-14:35). Defective fuses are destroyed by demolition (14:36). To renovate fixed ammunition, the projectile is removed using a disassembling/assembly machine (14:37-16:10). The fuse is removed using a fuse wrench and the propellent poured out (16:11-16:38). Defective primers are replaced by firing the old one (16:39-17:08). The fire primer is removed from the case with a hammer and rod, and a new one inserted using a press (17:09-17:55). Rehammered, (17:56-18:17), the case is refilled with the correct weight of propellent (18:18-19:03). A crimping machine crimps cases and projectiles together, which are chamber gauged, put in a fiber container, taped, and stenciled (19:51-20:33). For 155-millimeter projectiles, the lifting plug in the nose is unscrewed and the supplementary charge lifted out, inspected, cleaned, and gauged (20:34-21:35) and then put back in and the screw threads lubricated and reassembled (21:36-22:05). A fuse well cup is removed from projectiles without supplementary charges (22:06-22:30). 155-millimeter projectiles need repair to the steel base plate, frozen nose plugs, and rotating bands (22:31-22:58). A bazooka rocket is reconditioned, including checking electrical connections on a circuit continuity tester (22:59-23:42). Rocket fins are replaced (24:00-24:28). Mortar ammunition needs the increments removed before renovating (24:29-25:16). An operational shield and remote control is used to replace a fuse on a mortar round (25:17-25:30). Damaged small arms 30 and 50 caliber ammunition is checked (25:25-26:35). Hand grenades have a barricade pit to be thrown into should accidental ignition occur (26:36-26:57). Defusing a hand grenade uses an operational shield and is then re-fused (26:58-27:27). Obsolete mine fuses are replaced by modifying the mine on a press (27:28-29:06), before it is re-crated and sealed. (20:07-29:25). Only the shipping container of pyrotechnics are inspected (29:26-29:38). The ending is a fast summary of the rest of the film.
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WORLD WAR II U.S. ARMY UNEXPLODED ORDNANCE TRAINING FILM 72442
Made in 1944, "Curiosity Killed a Cat``is a training film with a difference. It's a graphic explanation of what happens when soldiers discover unexploded shells and decide that duds would make terrific souvenirs. While the ensuing explosions aren`t exactly laugh-getters, the interaction between the scolding sergeant and his incredibly stupid subordinate, who delights like a child at each unexploded round, is practically a Three Stooges routine.
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U.S. ARMY WWII RIFLE CLEANLINESS COMBAT TRAINING FILM M-1 GARAND 1943 79084
This issue of "Fighting Men" entitled KEEP IT CLEAN warns WWII American soldiers that they must keep their rifle clean, or face the consequences. Made by a Hollywood studio, this is a very polished WWII training film. The premise being that it is told through letters written by soldiers who experienced issues due to their lack of care with their M-1s. The film starts with a re-enactment of a situation in combat where a soldier was unable to fire his weapon due to the mud he allowed into the mechanism, nearly costing him his life. At 2:30, men in basic training are seen being issued rifles and learning how to use them. At the replacement center seen at 2:56, a firing range is seen and instruction, including the famous blindfold training where troops are asked to put their weapon together and take it apart in total darkness. The film teaches more than just how to fall with a rifle, but how to lay it down correctly and keep it clean, because it can save your life.
A 5:37, another scenario is shown as an artillery crew scrambles to move their gun in combat, after being spotted by a German aircraft. A soldier who could not find his gas mask (he left it at the latrine) delays an entire unit and ends up falling into a puddle and getting his weapon dirty. Instead of cleaning his weapon he ignores the problem and ends up in a fix later, when his weapon won't work in combat.
At 9:56, a soldier caught in the rain with his rifle pours oil down the barrel and stops it up to "waterproof it". This backfires when an aircraft appears and he fires his rifle, causing it to explode and putting him into the hospital with a severe facial injury.
"Keep Your Rifle Clean".
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WWII PARACHUTE TRAINING AND TYPES U.S. ARMY AIR CORPS FILM 71202
Created by the U.S. Army Air Corps during WWII, this training film provides an overview of the parachute types used by aviators and paratroops. Design, construction and testing of parachutes are described, as well as proper handling and packing by riggers. (A parachute rigger is a person who is trained or licensed to pack, maintain or repair parachutes. A rigger is required to understand fabrics, hardware, webbing, regulations, sewing, packing, and other aspects related to the building, packing, repair, and maintenance of parachutes.)
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U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS CONSTRUCTION OF ROLLED EARTH DAMS 62994
Rolled Earth Dams is a color documentary produced by the United States Army Corps of Engineers. It explains how earth dams are made. The USACE was established June 16, 1775 by the Continental Congress and continues to this day. This film was probably produced in the 1940’s based on the automobiles pictured.
Views of Earth dams (0:13-0:38). A flooded lake and river area. Flooded home. Earth Dams help with flood control (0:39-1:01). 1940’s automobiles transported on a barge down a river (1:02-1:19). Hydroelectric power towers (1:20-1:36). Engineers planning a dam structure use Topographic Data, Foundation Data, Hydraulic Data (1:37-1:48). Scale model of Dam is used (1:49-2:04). U.S. Army Corps of Engineers logo at Enid Dam (2:12-2:16). Arial view of an earth dam and how it blocks a stream creating a lake reservoir (2:26-2:40). An illustrated Cross-section of an earth dam (2:41-4:01). To create an earth dam: Preparing the soil by removing timber (4:02-4:31). Stripping the soil to remove vegetation (4:32-4:52). Muck is removed with a clamshell bucket (4:53-5:10). Bulldozer removing top soil (5:11-5:57). Plough and harrow to create better bond (5:58-6:18). Cutoff trench is dug and filled with impervious material (6:19-6:33). Dragline excavator and bucket at work (6:34-7:11). Dewatering a site using wellpoints (7:12-8:34). Cutoff fill materials is impervious material spread in a thin layer (8:35-9:43). A Sheepsfoot roller pokes holes in the dirt (9:44-10:43). A Toe Drain is constructed on the river side of the dam to pick up seepage (10:44-11:20). How to Construct a toe drain (11:21-11:54). A processing plant for pervious material (11:55-12:15). Processed pervious material is spread throughout the toe drain with a bulldozer (12:16-12:40). The Pervious drainage blanket is placed on the stripped foundation (12:41-12:51). If material is too dry, pre-wetting is needed (12:52-13:24). A Shovel is used for excavating (13:25-13:43). An Elevating grader (13:44-14:04). Heavy duty dump truck used in excavating (14:05-14:16). Illustration of the impervious core (14:17-14:30). Bottom dump wagons carry the soil (14:31-14:50). Bulldozer spreads soil (14:51-15:00). Roller with cutting blades cuts up the chunks of soil (15:01-15:16). Sheepsfoot roller is used for compaction (15:38-15:49). A smooth roller is used to compact the soil (15:50-16:06). The soil is loosened by using a scarifier (16:22-16:37). A weighted rubber tired roller (16:37-16:57). Compact as close to concrete wall as possible (16:58-17:44). Mechanical Hand Tampers are used by walls (17:45-18:01). Testing the soil requires the use of an earth auger (18:02-18:54). A soil laboratory tests the soil for moisture (18:55-19:14). Illustration of pervious shell (19:15-19:29). Pervious soil is sand and gravel and is spread to specified thickness (19:30-20:01). Use weighted rubber tired rollers for compacting (20:02-20:25). Vegetative cover is put on the downstream side (20:26-20:32). Top soil is spread on top (20:33-21:06). Sod and seeds are placed on top of soil (21:07-21:21). Illustration of bedding layer on reservoir side (21:28-21:42). The bedding layer is sandy gravel (21:43-22:25). Rip rap is placed at the base to slow down erosion (22:26-23:19). Views of many earth dams (23:36-24:15).
Enid Lake is one of the four lakes in North Mississippi operated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Construction on the Enid Lake Project began in 1947 and was completed in December 1952. Enid Lake is part of the Yazoo Headwater Project, which was designed to help protect the Mississippi Delta from flooding.
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1941 U.S. ARMY SIGNAL CORPS " BASIC SIGNAL COMMUNICATION " FIELD TELEPHONE SYSTEM SETUP 17134
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This 1941 War Department training film (TF 11-297) shows the basics of laying field wire line. The film opens with field wire line being loosened by a truck reel unit. A wire-laying team meets with an officer to see the route for laying wire. 01:55 The unit leaves in a truck with spools of wire (01:55). An officer connects the wire to a switchboard (02:30); a member of the unit climbs a tree to hoist the wire above the road. The truck stops so the men can pull in the slack wire (03:50), and then they tie it to a tree. A unit member tags the wire. The film shows other tagged wire indicating different wires running parallel to each other. The wire is laid down on the side of the road by the unit (05:18). A reel of wire is exhausted, so the men splice the wire and replace the reel with a new one, splicing the new line to the old one. One member connects a test telephone to the splice to test the far side of the line (06:30). He then makes a call back to the switchboard. An illustration is used to show how loading coils are used to increase the transmission range of wire (07:16). The film shows a C-114 coil in a watertight case as a man connects the wires to the posts in the coil. At a bridge (09:08), the truck pulls up and the unit prepare to pass the wire under the bridge through a culvert. They splice the lines and then climb aboard the truck to continue to lay wire. At a railroad crossing, the unit tags the line and passes it under the rails; one man also digs a small trench on both sides of the track (10:58). The film then shows how to proceed at a road intersection (12:12), as the men tie the wire line and excess line to a tree so the follow-up construction team can tie the wire above the road. The unit digs a trench across a dirt road at a smaller intersection to bury the wire (13:28). At a stream crossing, the men tie excess wire for another elevated operation (to be completed by the ensuing construction team). The film then shows the construction team of two as the follow the wire on foot finish laying the line and check for damage. One of them wraps wire with friction tape at the culvert (14:54). They bury the wire at the railroad track (15:33), and then they complete the overhead tie above the intersection by putting on their tree-climbing boots and harnesses. They climb the trees and tie the line overhead. The film then shows the linemen burying the wire in the trench. Viewers see the wire tied over the stream. The unit truck arrives at its destination (18:00), and the unit team pulls off additional wire for completing the line. One man makes a call back to the switchboard to test that the line works. They connect the wire to the destination switchboard and make a final test, concluding the film.
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WWII U.S. ARMY TANK & AIRBORNE INFANTRY MILITARY TRAINING HOME MOVIE 53644
This wonderful silent home movie was shot by a U.S. serviceman during WWII. The exact location is unknown and hopefully someone in the Youtube community can help us identify it. One possibility is Kent, Ohio (based on the "Ray's Place" liquor at 1:20) but it really might be anywhere -- please help!
The film begins with some good natured goofing around and then at :30, you will see military brass gathered for a parade. The parade includes a 1-star general. At 1:40, brass reviews troops at attention. At 2:00, aircraft perform a fly over, including a P-51 Mustang. At 2:34, the General (with Airborne patch on his shoulder) is seen on foot. At 2:49 the parade continues with armor including tanks, armored personnel carriers and half tracks moving past the Sears Farm Store.
At 4:30, you will see troops and tankers on maneuvers. At 5:30 tanks are fueled in the field. At 6:18, a tank is seen that has slid into a ditch, being retrieved by a second tank using a cable. One tank has "Amazon Lucy" written on the side.
At 7:20, some r&r in the form of swimming on a large lake.
At 8:00, some wonderful footage of tankers posing in front of their tank which is marked "Monroe, Michigan" on the side. At 8:57 a pet mouse is seen.
At 9:48, a large scale presentation of force begins with overflights of reconnaissance aircraft, followed by jeeps, Sherman tanks, and infantry. At 10:40 the flag is lowered and the entire division appears en masse for what might be a graduation ceremony.
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RESTRICTED WWII TRAINING FILM "CRACK THAT TANK" ANTI-TANK WARFARE 27424
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Made in 1943 as part of the "Fighting Men" series, CRACK THAT TANK explains the tactics an infantryman can use to disable or destroy an enemy tank. Vulnerabilities of the tank include its track, which can be destroyed with a grenade, mine or a shell. A disabled tank is a sitting duck. A "closed" or buttoned-up tank is vulnerable because its crew cannot see the battlefield well, just through slits and periscopes. Taking out vision slits and periscopes can make a tank blind. Infantry that is well hidden is difficult for a tank crew to see or attack. Interestingly, most of the direct destruction of enemy tanks seen in the film, is accomplished by artillery, air strikes, and American tanks. The bazooka, designed in 1942, is not seen in the film but 22mm rifle-fired grenades are employed at the 9:00 mark. Molotov cocktails are also shown being used at the 9:30 mark.
The 22mm rifle grenade is inserted over the firing mechanism on the front of rifles that are equipped with the appropriate launcher, either in the form of an integral flash suppressor or a detachable adapter. As with most rifle grenades, it is propelled by a blank cartridge inserted into the chamber of the rifle. 22mm grenade types range from powerful anti-tank rounds to simple finned tubes with a fragmentation hand grenade attached to the end.
The first rifles to utilize the 22mm grenade were the American M1903 Springfield, M1 Garand and M1 Carbine, all of which required an adapter (the M1, M7, and M8 grenade launchers, respectively). After the formation of NATO, the 22mm grenade was adopted as its standard rifle grenade. Many NATO small arms, such as the Belgian FN FAL, West German Heckler & Koch G3, French MAS-36/51, MAS-49/56 and FAMAS, British SA80, and American M16/M4 are equipped to launch 22mm grenades without an adapter. Some non-NATO firearms, such as the Yugoslavian SKS and Spanish CETME (which predated Spain's entry into NATO) are also compatible with 22mm rifle grenades, and Israel employed a 22mm adapter for the Mauser K98k rifle.
The German tank most often seen in the film appears to be an American tank that's been modified for the role, possibly an M2 Medium Tank. The type was built prior to the war and never used in combat, but strictly for training purposes.
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ADJUSTMENT OF THE SERVICE GAS MASK 1941 WWII TRAINING FILM 29662
Made in 1941, this pre-WWII training film shows the use of the service gas mask in the field, including how to fit it snugly and check for leaks, as well as the handing of the shoulder bag in which it is carried. It appears the gas mask being demonstrated is the M2A1 Service Gas Mask. This was standardized in 1941, based on a successful training mask. The main innovation was the use of improved rubber instead of stockinet cloth on the faceplate.
In 1939, the Army developed the lightweight M1 Training Mask with a fully molded rubber facepiece, the first mask to eliminate stockinet cloth coverings by taking advantage of improved rubber. The M1 Training Mask was standardized as the M2A1 Service Gas Mask in 1941.
As the training mask it used a cylindrical canister attached directly to the facepiece at the inlet valve, projecting downward to the wearer's chest. The M1 Training Mask was carried in a deep-pocket shoulder bag with a snap opening at top and a waist string attached to D-rings.
The M2A1 Service Mask used the facepiece of the training mask but replaced the training canister with the corregated tube and M1XA1 filter canister arrangement from the M1A2 Service Mask.
Based on experience with the M1A2 mask, the M2 Service Gas Mask was produced in three sizes: small, universal, and large. Improvements to the outlet valve resulted in the M2A2 in 1942 and the M2A3 in 1944. The M2A1 outlet valve was flat, egg shaped with no grill. The M2A2 and M2A3 had a round outlet valve with concentric circle grillwork.
The M2 mask was very successful in providing protection for the soldier, but weighed about 5 pounds and was too bulky and inconvenient to use. The next design, the M3 Lightweight Gas Mask, made substantial improvements over the M2 series.
The M1VA1 carrying bag was used with a wide right-shoulder strap, carried at waist position on the left side. In use, the mask was removed from the bag while the canister remained in the bag, connected by the hose. A waist strap kept the bag close to the body.
The M2 series masks lacked an internal nose cup and therefore were prone to fogging. That problem, and its heavy canister, led to the development of the M3 series and M4 series Lightweight Service Gas Masks during 1942. Over 8 million of the M2 series masks were produced during World War II, becoming obsolete in 1949.
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