A small British patrol gun boat is docked on the Danube River, during World War 1. An officer paces on her deck. She displays the British white naval ensign at her bow. Camera pans to another British boat tied next to the first. A sailor walks on her deck. A four-inch deck gun is seen wrapped in tarpaulin. Officers and crew,, pose for the camera on one of the boats.. A 4-inch deck gun is displayed. As officers walk about nearby, a sailor cranks a handle to demonstrate maneuvering controls of the gun.
Austro-Hungarian soldiers pose with a 77mm Krupp field gun, model 1914, on display in a public square. Several curious civilians take note of them. Another view of the soldiers posing with two such guns, as several civilians walk nearby. In background, across the Danube River (based on information in the film opening slate) are significant large buildings of a major city. Several officers come to stand in front of one of the guns, as a soldier brings a 77mm shell out for all to see. Another soldier also displays a shell up for the camera. Scene shifts back to the initial location and soldiers standing by their gun.