Video Parts (6 across 2 reels)
This clip is Reel 1, Part 1 of a 6-part film.
ORDNANCE DEPARTMENT - TYPES OF EQUIPMENT AND WEAPONS Reel 1 · Part 1
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Reel 1: A Colt revolver is assembled. Incendiary hand grenades are tested. An armored truck is inspected. Machine guns are tested and mounted on a DH-4 airplane. Eddie Rickenbacker tests guns on the plane. Tanks are maneuvered. 37mm, 58mm, and 240mm guns are demonstrated. Reel 2: 75mm and 155mm guns are hauled by tractors, loaded, aimed, and fired. 240mm, 340mm, and 400mm railroad guns are aimed and fired.
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Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer
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