FORWARD OBSERVER ARTILLERY Part 1

Description

Summary: MS, interior of bunker. A lieutenant, 13th FA Bn, looks through his field glasses toward Chinese territory, consults his map. MS, CU, map. Lieutenant picks up field map and compass to estimate a placement of artillery shelling. MCUs, ECU, after lieutenant computes fire mission he picks up phone, calls Bn Hq; looks through glasses. ELS, artillery bursts on distant hill. LS, MS, at 13 FA, A CO, a 105mm howitzer is being fired. MS, gun crew loading and firing How. MSs, empty shell cases removed and tossed into pile. MLS, two crew members clean the bore. MS, men receiving the fire mission on the phone. MLS, MS, the computer (man) figuring the rate of deflection at table outside tent. MST two computers, one with maps and the other with instruments. MCU, the man giving figures by word of mouth to the battery. MS, the deflection and elevation figures are given to the lieutenant. MCU, the instruments and charts used by the computer. MS, man drops his arm in fire signal. MS, passing ammo. MCU, loading the breech and pulling the lanyard. MCU, sighting on the poles. CU, gunner (Negro) looking through sight. MCU, emptying shell out of paper carton, setting charge and throwing carton and lock away. CU, cutting charges, putting projectile on the brass and handing it to the loader. MCU, unscrewing fuze and replacing it with VT fuze. ELSs, artillery busting on enemy hill. MS, FO using binoculars and calling the information to Bn HQ. MCUs, another observer looking through a BC scope. MS, an enemy prisoner is brought in to the Bn Op on Hill 690 to be interrogated before being sent to Regimental IPW. MCU, prisoner and guard. MS, Lieutenant, S-2 officer at 1st Bn, 19th Inf Regt, questions prisoner. MLS MS, Lieutenant examines prisoner's wounds. MST prisoner is searched. LS, after examination prisoner is taken to a dugout where another prisoner is being held. Prisoner placed under guard. MLS, prisoners pose when they see the camera. MS, an interrogator talks with prisoner. MS, interrogator writes as he talks with a POW. MS, the two prisoners; guards. MLS, LS the two prisoners taken down hill by the guard and two Koreans. MS, jeep takes prisoners under guard toward the Regimental IPW. MS, jeep wheels coming down the road. Pan follows jeep. PSYCHOLOGICAL WARFARE.: Wondong, Myon, Korea: 11/12/1951: MLS, tank crew stops in enemy territory to broadcast speech of surrender. MS, front of tank showing loudspeaker. MCU, shot through the leaders hatch. The Korean speaks into mike telling the enemy to use the UN safety passes dropped to them. LS, view of the enemy hill, over loudspeaker and gun to right. MS, the generator at rear of tank, which supplies power for the amplifier and radios. The generator having failed, two crew members check and start it again. LS, tank driver slips cover from top of tank's 70mm gun and MG. MLS, Psy War team discussing the problem before going out on the mission. LS, crew getting on the tank. MS, the tank moves away.

Collection

Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer

Series

Moving Images Relating to Military Activities