A World War II training film on design of Landing Ship Tanks (LSTs). An LST underway at sea in the United States. It is loaded with troops, tanks and men who operate it. Men standing near guns mounted on the LST. The forward deck gun. Several other guns on the ship. The bow gun and the stern gun. Some protective equipment on the ship. Generator oil stored in drums. A towing cable on the LST. LSTs underway at sea. Cargo loaded aboard an LST at a beach. Tanks, trucks, half trucks, bulldozers and heavy vehicles are loaded. Landing Vehicles Tracked ( LVTs ) and amphibious trucks can be loaded from water. General cargo can be stored on the tank deck of the LST or can be taken up to the main deck in an elevator. Tanks loaded aboard the deck. Men standing nearby. Cargo being unloaded on a beach. Tanks and tracks being loaded on the main deck. An LST is beached. Trucks and other vehicles are unloaded.
U.S. soldiers sit around on supplies and handle the same. Tractor and trailer comes off LCT (Landing Craft Tank) in the background. Beach-man talks to his aid above beach. Supplies stacked on beach. Tractor parked in the foreground. Soldiers carrying more supplies to supply pile. Signal man at communication center. Soldiers carry large crate with poles. Caterpillar tractor-trailer towed upstream. Soldiers around a tent on beach. (World War II period).
Aerial view of the beach at Coney Island in New York City, United States. Children play in the sand on the beach. People walk on the beach. Amusement rides in the background. People sit on benches.
A demonstration about clearing obstacles at a beach in Florida, United States. A sign on a paper reads 'Project 226 Hagensen pack demolition charges MK 20 )'. A soldier with a 22 pound pack of Hagensen demolition explosives in an ammunition bag on his back. The soldier holds a chord. Soldiers attach the explosives to a Japanese type obstacles at a beach. A soldier detonates the explosives. An explosion occurs and billows of smoke rise up. The area is cleared after the explosion on the beach. A man puts a seal on a paper that reads ' 100 % completed '. (World War II period).
A demonstration about a tank rocket launcher as it clears beach obstacles in Florida, United States. A sign on a paper reads 'Project 132 Tank Rocket Launcher T 73 '. A T 73 tank rocket launcher mounted on a medium tank at a beach. A man inside the tank as he looks at a piece of paper. The rocket launcher being fired at a pill box on the beach. Explosions occur and billows of smoke rise upwards. The pill box after being blasted. Tanks roll inland after clearing the obstacles. A man puts a seal on a paper that reads ' 80% completed '. (World War II period).
A demonstration about an LVT rocket launcher as it clears beach obstacles in Florida, United States. A sign on a paper reads 'Project 105 LVT Rocket Launcher T 54 '. A T 54 rocket launcher mounted on an LVT ( Landing Vehicle Tracked ) underway at sea. The rocket launcher fires at the obstacles on a beach. An explosion occurs and billows of smoke rise upwards. The LVT comes ashore and blasts a log railing at the beach. Explosions occur and smoke rises. A man puts a seal on a paper that reads ' 100 % completed '. (World War II period).
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