U.S. Army training film 'Rifle squad in Defense' Part II on the role of light weapon infantryman. The Automatic Rifleman,Grenadier and Rifleman of the squad in defense positions. Squad leader makes an estimate of the situation and coordinates with adjacent Squad leaders. Platoon leader discusses positions of the 1st ,2nd and 3rd squad through a diagram. It shows the Alpha team on the left and the Bravo team on the right positions. Depicts firing positions of the Automatic Rifleman,Grenadier and the Rifleman.
Part of the U.S. Army training film describes the role of Light Weapon Infantrymen. Squad members check their rifles and take positions. Automatic rifleman determines the direction of fire. The Squad leader checks the positions of his team members. Bushes and logs kept in place to hide from the enemy. Logs are laid over the hidden area with sacks on top and camouflaged with bushes. United States soldiers fix the wire and place land mines on ground. Gasoline barrel placed on ground and camouflaged.
Part of the U.S. Army training film describes the role of Light Weapon Infantrymen. Squad members ready to defend their area from enemy attack. Positions constructed and area is well camouflaged. Enemy tanks advancing. Supplementary positions taken and communication trenches dug. Squad leader informs platoon leader of advancing enemy infantry. United States soldiers open fire on enemy. To counter attack, the enemy blows a gap in the tactical wire. Squad reorganizes before another enemy attack
Film opens showing a U.S. Army M115 Field Howitzer 8 inch (Towed) firing in a field. fireball emerges from the gun barrel. Several M101-105mm-howitzers fire in a field. Gun crews firing M114 155 mm Howitzers. Next scene shows numerous black flak clouds over a hilly landscape. Then shells explode on the ground. Glimpse of the breech on a 155mm M1 gun. A soldier holding his ears as he calls a firing command. A crew firing an M115 8-inch Field Howitzer. An Honest John missile in firing position on a mobile launcher. It is launched and rises vertically creating heavy clouds of smoke. Next, several 155mm M109, Self Propelled howitzers are seen proceeding along a dirt road. A gun crew fires a 105mm Howitzer M101A1 (Towed) under direction of a Sergeant. A Warhead (conventional, or nuclear) being assembled to the motor of an Honest John Missile MGR-1B (M50) 762mm Rocket. Next, a soldier installs tail vanes on the missile whick is seen being slowly raised upward on its M386 mobile launcher.
A tank surrounded by the crew fires in field. A helicopter brings 105mm howitzer in its sling. It delivers the howitzer on ground and leaves. Tanks move on road. A tank fires. Barrel of the tank moves up and fires. Helicopter comes back down.
105mm howitzer,The M101A1 of United States Army is moved in a field. Soldiers prepare 105mm howitzer for firing. A soldier looks in the telescope of the gun. 105 mm howitzer guns firing in a field. Sounds of explosion. Smoke and dust arise after explosion.