Sequence begins with views of German He-111 bombers in formation,during World War 2. Scene shifts to Squad of U.S. Army antiaircraft artillerymen surrounding a Sperry Gyroscope M7 director system control unit, in a sand-bagged position, as the soldiers train in the United States. View of a single He-111 is inserted. Battery of U.S. 90mm antiaircraft guns is seen firing under guidance of M7 director system. Scene shifts to a German Me-110 aircraft maneuvering evasively through flak bursts from antiaircraft guns, somewhere in Europe, during World War 2. Scene shifts again, back to Narrator describing operator actions in using M7 artillery control unit, as it is shown in images.
A U.S. Army training film on Rifle Marksmanship with an M-1. An officer instructs soldiers about calm handling of an M-1 rifle which comes with practice. An instruction board in the background. The officer instructs and a soldier demonstrates the prone, sitting and kneeling firing positions. Soldiers demonstrate: Prone position rapid fire with counts in 9 seconds. The officer talks about the importance of time and smooth movement while taking firing position. He talks about the need to get into a firing position in a hurry. Soldier demonstrates: Getting into position, aiming and firing with counts in 7 seconds. (World War II period).
New class of replacements go through the 3 day course at the 1st Air Cavalry Division Combat Training Center in Vietnam. Two soldiers distribute clips of M-16 ammunition to the replacement soldiers of 1st Air Cavalry. A soldier fires M-16 rifle. (Vietnam War period).
New class of replacements go through the 3 day course at the 1st Air Cavalry Division Combat Training Center in Vietnam. Soldiers standing in line on range, they pick M-16 rifles kept on ground. Soldiers (replacements) load and then fire M-16 rifle. (Vietnam War period).
South Vietnamese Regional forces or Popular forces being trained during the Vietnam War. A sign on a building in Vietnamese read 'Noi Lauchui Vukai' South Vietnamese Regional Forces trainees clean M-16 rifles in a weapons cleaning building. Trainees disassemble and clean rifles with a piece of cloth. A trainee smokes a cigarette as other clean M-16 rifles.
American soldiers undergo a weapon identification training in the United States. A curved trajectory artillery piece placed on the ground. Animation shows firing of the curved trajectory artillery piece. A howitzer being fired from behind bushes. Animation shows a soldier in a trench hearing the sounds of the artillery being fired. Two soldiers fire an M224 60 mm Light Mortar. It can fire 35 rounds a minute. A soldier at the receiving end in the bushes listens carefully to the sound of the M224 60 mm Light Mortar. (World War II period).
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