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).
American soldiers undergo a weapon identification training in the United States. An M252 81 mm Mortar placed on the ground that can fire different types of shells. Soldiers load and fire the mortar. A shell placed on the ground. A number of chemical shells placed on the ground. The mortar can fire 18 rounds a minute. A soldier in the bushes carefully listens to the sounds of M252 81 mm Mortars being fired. Bursting of demolition shells on the ground. (World War II period).
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