1940MILITARY
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"PROJECT MAN"
(MODERN ARMY NEEDS). COVERS DISPLAY & DEMONSTRATION OF MODERN ARMY WEAPONS & EQUIPMENT. FORMER ARMY SECRETARY BRUCKER UNVEILS THE STATUE OF "THE INFANTRYMAN"AT FORT BENNING, GEORGIA |
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LS- A WHITE ARMY HELICOPTER WITH 'PROJECT MAN
WRITTEN ON IT'S SIDE LANDS. MEMBERS OF THE MILITARY INCLUDING CHIEF-OF-STAFF GENERAL LYMAN LEMNITZER AND OMAR BRADLEY. |
| 00:33:32 100.23 |
CU- CARS BEARING PLAQUES WITH 5 STARS ON ONE CAR
AND FOUR STARS ON THE OTHER RIDE THE VIPS TO THE PROVING GROUNDS AS 'PROJECT MAN' GETS UNDER WAY. |
| 00:33:49 117.23 |
MS- PRESIDENT EISENHOWER AND HIS ENTOURAGE ENTERS
THE STADIUM WHERE FIREPOWER AND AIR MOBILE ASSAULT DEMONSTRATIONS WILL TAKE PLACE. |
| 00:33:56 124.23 |
MS- 'IKE' TAKES A SEAT IN STANDS ALONG WITH ARMY
SECRETARY WILBUR BRUCKER AND DEFENSE SECRETARY THOMAS GATES. |
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THE STANDS ARE FILLED TO CAPACITY WITH MILITARY
OBSERVERS, NEWSMEN AND CIVILIAN GUESTS. |
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LS- AN IMPRESSIVE ARRAY OF ARMY WEAPONS STAND
READY IN THE FIELD BELOW READY FOR THE EVENT. |
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MONTAGE- CANNONS AND TANKS FIRE, MISSILES ARE
LAUNCHED FOLLOWED BY A HELICOPTER ATTACK WITH THEIR MECHANICAL GATLING GUNS. OTHER HELICOPTERS LAND AND DISCHARGE TROOPS. |
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ELS- AN ANTI-TANK MISSILE FIRING JEEP FIRE AT A
DISTANT TARGET AND SCORES A DIRECT HIT ON A TANK LS- A HELICOPTER FIRES THE SAME S-10 MISSILE AND DESTROYS A TANK IN THE DISTANCE. |
| 00:38:24 392.23 |
MONTAGE- THE NIGHT IS LIT UP BY A FIREPOWER
DEMONSTRATION APTLY CALLED 'THE MAD MINUTE'. |
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LS- THE CROWD WATCHES AS AN ARRAY OF NEW MISSILES
PASS IN REVIEW INCLUDING THE 'CORPORAL', THE NIKE 'HERCULES', 'HAWK', 'PERSHING', 'LITTLE JOHN' AND 'HONEST JOHN' |
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FOOT SOLDIER SHOWS THE 'REDEYE', GROUND-TO-AIR
MISSILE WHICH FIRES FROM THE SHOULDER. MS- THE M-48 AND THE NEWER M-60 TANKS |
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MS- A SELF-PROPELLED SCISSORS BRIDGE UNFOLDS.
MS- REMOTE CONTROL BULLDOZER WORKS WITH A DRIVER. |
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LS- OVERLAND TRAIN WITH AIR CONDITIONED QUARTERS
FOR THE CREW, CAPACITY OF OVER 3 MILLION POUNDS AND CAPABLE OF TRAVEL OVER ARCTIC SNOW, DESERT SANDS AND FIELD TERRAIN WITH IT'S 10 FOOT WHEELS |
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MS- SPECTATORS SHADE THEIR EYES AS THE LOOK UP TO
WATCH A PARACHUTE DROP. |
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MS- PRESIDENT 'IKE' RIDES ON JEEP TO GET A CLOSER
LOOK AS DO MANY OF THE SPECTATORS. |
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MONTAGE- DEMONSTRATION OF RADIO CONTROLLED SMALL
'DRONE' PLANES USED TO FLY OVER ENEMY POSITIONS AND TAKE PHOTOS. CU- GI USES HAND-HELD CONTROLLER |
| 00:49:00 1028.23 |
LS- A SMOKE GENERATOR BOAT SENDS UP A THICK SMOKE
SCREEN WHICH HIDES ASSAULT BOATS CROSSING A RIVER |
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MONTAGE- SPECTATORS WATCH BEACH LANDINGS WITH
AMPHIBIOUS VEHICLES AND RUBBER BOATS. MS- THE ALUMINUM 'LARK 5' RIDES OUT OF THE WATER AND ONTO THE SHORE. THE LARGER 'LARK 15' IS ALSO SHOWN |
| 00:52:29 1237.23 |
MS- GIS RUN ACROSS A SINGLE FILE FOOT BRIDGE WITH
ROOM FOR A SINGLE LINE OF MEN |
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LS- THE 'AIR CAR' RIDES ACROSS THE RIVER ON A
CUSHION OF AIR JUST INCHES OFF THE WATER. |
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MS- SPECTATORS WATCH 2 RANGERS IN A HAND-TO-HAND
COMBAT DEMONSTRATION. MS- THE RANGER FLIPS HIS OPPONENT THEN KICKS HIM WHILE HE IS DOWN. |
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LS- A RANGER CLIMBS, WITH A ROPE, ATOP A 30 FOOT
RANGER SIGN JOINING HIS BUDDIES ON TOP. E THEN 'CLIMBS' DOWN MOUNTAIN STYLE. |
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LS- 2 RANGERS CLIMB DOWN THE BUILDING CARRYING
A WOUNDED GI TIED ON A STRETCHER. ANOTHER RANGER CARRIES A WOUNDED PIGGY-BACK DOWN THE WALL. |
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LS- RANGERS JUMP OFF THE BUILDING AND STOP JUST
SHORT OF HITTING THE GROUND. |
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LS- WITH HIS HANDS STRETCHED OUT FOR BALANCE A
RANGER WALKS ACROSS A LOG STRETCHED HIGH ABOVE THE GROUND. |
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LS- RANGER HANGING FROM A CABLE ABOVE A STREAM
LETS GO AND 'FALLS ABOUT 50 FEET INTO THE WATER. |
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LS- ANOTHER SLIDES DOWN FROM A ROPE ON A PULLEY
AND SPLASHES DOWN ON OTHER SIDE OF THE STREAM AN EXPLOSION GOES OFF UNDER HIM BEFORE HE LANDS. |
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MS- MILITARY AND CIVILIAN AUDIENCE APPLAUDS.
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| 00:57:50 1558.23 |
MS- ARMY SECRETARY BRUCKER MAKES SPEECH, AND
UNVEILS A MONUMENT TO THE INFANTRYMAN |
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