A film depicts demolition procedures practiced by U.S. Army soldiers in World War 2. Soldiers placing the demolition charges on practice targets in the United States. The charges are connected and fixed on the targets. The targets explode. A tank moving on the field. The varying amounts of charges required for the demolition of different obstacles is demonstrated. Several demolition bags kept against various obstacles. A steel anti vehicular Belgian Gate obstacle. Soldiers arrive near the obstacle and fix the demolition charges. The obstacle explodes. A vehicle passes on the way. (World War II period).
A film on the workings of the T26E3 tank. The T26E3 tank parked on the ground. Men standing nearby and working on the tank. They check the engine of the tank. They work on the parts of the tank with various tools. The clearing between the rollers and the track is checked. The adjuster is moved with the help of a wrench. Other equipment are attached and tightened. Several tools are used for the purpose. Man removing the track pin with a tool. Men working on the bushings with the bushing pullers. The screws are tightened. The bushings are separated. The loosened track is supported by a heavy bar.
A film about the U.S. T26E3 tank. A tank parked on the ground. The tank commander stands near the tank. He boards the tank. He opens the door and enters the tank. He looks outside from the space in the tank with the door closed. The fighting compartment of the tank is examined. The storage space for ammunition in the fighting compartment. The filters must be cleaned. Men inside the tank. Guns mounted aboard the tank with the help of spring recoil mechanism. Generator in the tank which provides the electricity needed. The electric traversing motor. The firing switch, control handle, tank commander's control lever. The gun can be elevated and depressed. Shells stored inside the tank. (World War II period).
U.S. sailors aboard a submarine underway in the Pacific Ocean during World War II. Men work in rubber life rafts on the deck of the submarine. Submarine in the background. Men get into a rubber life boat. The life boat underway. Men row the boat with oars. Men deflate the rubber life boats.
USS Catfish on war patrol underway in the Pacific Ocean during World War II. The submarine underway. U.S. sailors aboard the submarine. Motor launch alongside the submarine. Ships in the harbor in the extreme foreground. Sailors aboard the submarine talk amongst themselves. Men stand on the conning tower.
New York City motorcycle policemen gathered on a city street in readiness to escort Harry S. Truman upon his first official visit to the city as President. He is seen riding in an open car, accompanied by Secret Service agents and several U.S. Naval officers. New Yorkers line the sidewalks to catch a glimpse of the President. Workers, of the 32nd Street Western Cafeteria, line the sidewalk in front of their restaurant in the Chelsea neighborhood. The Presidential motorcade crossing the Manhattan Bridge to Brooklyn, and then turning into the gate of the Brooklyn Navy Yard. Sailors lining the Navy Yard roadway presenting arms. Military personnel, yard workers and others fill the Navy yard. The President's flag hoisted on the USS Franklin D Roosevelt. Hundreds of Navy officers and sailors all in white hats, salute in unison. All sit to listen to President Truman's remarks. Scene shifts back to the streets of Manhattan, as policemen control spectators lining the sidewalks. Brief view from a car moving along the path of the motorcade.
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