BUILDING A TANK — Reel 1, Part 3 | The Archive Project

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This clip is Reel 1, Part 3 of a 6-part film. Watch from the beginning

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On activities at the Chrysler Tank Arsenal in Detroit. Wheel suspension units are milled, wheels ground, gun mount gears cut, armor plate put through a punch press and drill, sprocket gears cut by an arc torch, gears heat treated and immersed in oil baths, armor plate hydraulically riveted, the tanks assembled, armament installed, and the tanks lifted from the assembly line by cranes. The tanks are tested at Fort Knox, Kentucky.

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Records of the Office of War Information

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Propaganda, Information, and Documentary Motion Pictures

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Date

1942-01-01

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2:56

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