| INNOVATIONS FOR THE U.S. ARMY New tank and river crossing device in use by American army. | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 5555 |
| Catalog #: | 261378 | |
| Clip Number: | 261378-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | 41/39 | |
| Timecode: | 01:33:12 - 01:34:09 | |
| Location: | United States | |
| Year Shot: | 1941 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | ENGINEERING: Misc LOCATIONS/NORTH AMERICA: USA MILITARY: Army, USA WORLD WAR TWO, MILITARY: Transport | |
| Description: | "Innovations for U.S. Army". United States. Various shots of American army engineers erecting a steel pylon on the bank of a river. L/S of a truck being taken across the river on a cable strung between two pylons , a group of soldiers sit in back. Point of view shot from the moving truck as it crosses the river. M/S of the truck arriving on the opposite bank. Various shots of a new American army vehicle traveling at speed across rough country, it is similar to a tank except in place of caterpillar tracks there are eight independently sprung large wheels. The narrator refers to it as "the trackless tank". | |
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