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" FIREPOWER VS. JAPANESE LOG PILLBOXES " RESTRICTED WWII U.S. ARMY INFANTRY TRAINING FILM XD97565

Join this channel to get access to perks:    / @periscopefilm   Help us preserve, scan and post more rare and endangered films! Join us on Patreon. Visit   / periscopefilm   Visit our website www.PeriscopeFilm.com Produced by the U.S. Army Pictorial Service, “Firepower vs. Jap Log Pillboxes” (issue no. F.B. 122 restricted) is a black-and-white World War II-era military film that depicts a weapons firing test at the Aberdeen Proving Ground in Maryland. The tests were carried out to see which special weapons were most effective against the Japanese log pillbox bunkers found across the Pacific theater. The bunkers proved especially difficult to penetrate for some time and presented American troops with great difficulties. The film features various World War-II era weapon such as the M9A1 rifle grenade, M2 4.2-inch chemical mortar, type 11 37mm infantry gun, and the 105mm Howitzer among others. Film opens, opening credits (0:07). View of men chopping and clearing logs in wooded area of Aberdeen Proving Ground (Maryland) to prepare it to be a “Japanese held position” for the sake of special ordinance tests (0:26). Engineer surveys land with two officers, advises on construction of “Japanese Pillbox” bunkers based off intelligence gathered in the Pacific Theater (0:37). Men carry heavy pine logs into site, construct base of six bunkers (two types with three designs of each type, all similar except for size and extent) (0:46). Example of second bunker that uses earth-filled oil drums rather than logs, young man shovels dirt into oil drum (1:13). Men use hammers to hammer in wooden and metal picks into frame of bunker, cover tops with dirt (1:16). Animated drawings of bunker design offer more information on construction detail (1:36). Narrator discusses issues presented by the pill boxes to American artillery units (2:11). Weapon selection process for Aberdeen test: Priority given to weapons that could be broken down into man transport loads; Camera pans field of artillery weapons lined up for test (2:40). Firing tests, shots of direct hits: M9A1 rifle grenade (3:06). MK2 grenade (3:19). Bazooka (3:22). M-8 rocket (3:31). 40mm mortar, targets tree tops (3:48). M1 (81mm) mortar, effective for clearing earth camouflaging bunkers (4:09). M2 4.2-inch chemical mortar, close-up mortar shell that has “TNT” printed on exterior (4:28). 37 mm gun M3 (4:44). Type 11 37mm infantry gun (5:00). 105mm Howitzer (5:17). Officers assess results of the firing test by looking at damage to bunkers: Small arms ammunition ineffective, grenades effective (5:32). Soldier prepares Mk 2 fragmentation grenade with adapter grenade projection M1 (Springfield M1903) for firing (6:07). Close-up preparation of M9A1 anti-tank grenade mounted on M8 launcher; Close-up as blank cartridge placed into chamber (6:32). White phosphorus T5 rifle grenade (7:01). M17 rifle grenade (7:05). Two soldiers prepare firing of M1 (Bazooka) / (2.36-inch Rocket Launcher M1) (7:18). Soldier surveys immense damage in interior of pill box, attributed to M8 4.5-inch (114 mm) rocket from artillery rocket launcher T35; View of assembly and components of the charge; View of set-up in field (7:32). Results of mortar fire assessed: High angle fire of M49 A2 shell from 60mm ineffective so base firing mechanism developed (60mm mortar T18E6); M43 A1 projectile fired from 81mm mortar M1 ineffective, replaced with 10lb M56 shell M53 delay fuse (9:06). Assessment of damage by M2 4.2-inch chemical mortar, effective but heavy equipment; Lightweight 37mm T32 firing from 50 caliber machine gun tripod developed (9:56). Assessment of damage caused by 75mm Pack Howitzer M1 firing of M48 high explosive shell; Additional damage by 105mm Howitzer (10:36). Conclusion, narrator synthesizes results from firing test, visual chart appears on screen (11:11). Closing credits (11:48). Film ends (11:54). Motion picture films don't last forever; many have already been lost or destroyed. For almost two decades, we've worked to collect, scan and preserve the world as it was captured on 35mm, 16mm and 8mm movies -- including home movies, industrial films, and other non-fiction. If you have endangered films you'd like to have scanned, or wish to donate celluloid to Periscope Film so that we can share them with the world, we'd love to hear from you. Contact us via the weblink below. This film is part of the Periscope Film LLC archive, one of the largest historic military, transportation, and aviation stock footage collections in the USA. Entirely film backed, this material is available for licensing in 24p HD, 2k and 4k. For more information visit http://www.PeriscopeFilm.com