Views of United States Army war games in Louisiana early in World War II period. 1st Armored Division soldiers on tanks, jeeps, and motorcycles advancing. Views of artillery fire and machine guns. A-20 aircraft in flight overhead.
United States Army War games at Louisiana early in World War II. General George C Marshall observing red and blue Armies during war games. Infantry crossing stream, artillery firing. Bombers overhead attacking and mock tank battle can be seen. Infantry under cover of smoke screen.
Views of war games in Louisiana as American forces train for World War 2. Aircraft A-24 and A-20 dive bombing simulated invading forces. Cockpit point of view of pilot looking out as he simulates low dive bombing and strafing of a mechanized line. Troops, tanks and jeeps crossing pontoon bridge that spans the Sabine River. Jeeps are floated over the river using boat outriggers paddled by soldiers. Army tanks advancing through simulated artillery fire. Bombers overhead. Army forces in defensive positions during the training exercise held in Louisiana.
Test of Higgins Boats in Louisiana, United States. A 45 foot Higgins steel engine powered tank lighter boat in Lake Pontchartrain. People and tank on the boat. The panel of the boat opens and works as a landing ramp for the tank. The tank runs over the ramp and enters the water. The panel closes again.
Test of Higgins Boat in Louisiana, United States. A 45 foot Higgins steel engine powered tank lighter boat in Lake Pontchartrain. The boat hits the shore, lowers its bow ramp and a tractor drives off the boat on to the shore. The tractor drives away from the shore, and the boat moves away into the water. In different sequence, the empty boat comes to the shore and lowers its bow door ramp. The tractor arrives and backs onto the boat. A photographer takes closeup pictures during this process, With the tractor on board, the boat raises and closes its bow ramp door, and proceeds away carrying the tractor. The process is repeated. (Note:This film is silent. But "motorboating" sound was inadvertently generated when its perforations were scanned. This background sound is heard continuously although the film is "silent.")
Test of Higgins Boats in Louisiana, United States. A 45 foot Higgins steel engine powered tank lighter boat in Lake Pontchartrain. The boat hits the beach. The ramp panel of the boat lowers down. People get on the boat and the panels closes.