British Army gunners fire 18 pounder field artillery pieces as they set up camp in a field near Monchy-le-Preux in France. Shells explode in field in front of them. A battery of hidden 18 pounders fires. A battery of 8 inch heavy howitzers in operation. Gun crew soldiers step back as a howitzer fires. They return to the gun after it has finished recoiling.
British troops moving along Cambrai road in France on April 9. Soldiers and officers stand with various horse-drawn wagons loaded with supplies. Soldiers with picks and shovels for trenching. Long lines of British forces and supplies moving along the Cambrai road in wagons pulled by teams of horses. Artillery being pulled by horses. A motorized ambulance in the midst of the convoy.
A British Mk IV tank in a village in France. British soldiers moving all about in the village behind the tank, which begins to move forward. Scene shifts to battlefield where the tank moves across muddy rough terrain, followed by British infantry. A British infantryman balances, standing upright, atop the tank as it maneuvers. In the background, along a ridge, British artillery is being pulled by teams of horses.
Officer dismisses a formation of French Army recruits, who then move quickly towards their barracks. Next scene shows recruits streaming from barracks, in full dress uniforms, to line up in formation. An officer on horseback moves toward the formation of troops, to review them. In next scene, a contingent of recruits marches on a drill field, under direction of a Sergeant and an officer. (WWI. WW1)
A French soldier shows a Lebel Model 1886 bolt action repeating rifle (French: Fusil Modèle 1886/M93 ) with cartridges laid out on a table. He loads the cartridges into its forestock tube magazine and then uses the bolt to eject the rounds. Next is shown a French Mannlicher Berthier M.1890 Cavalry Carbine. An animated sequence shows a 3-shot clip being loaded into this weapon.
A group of French soldiers with rifles equipped to fire grenades. From a position low in a trench, they fire V-B rifle grenades.
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