| Accession Number | F07353 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Film |
| Measurement | 20 min 30 sec |
| Object type | To be confirmed |
| Physical description | 35mm/b&w/sound |
| Maker |
Scale, Clement Stewart Wood, Frederick Sydney |
| Place made | Pacific Islands: Solomon Islands, Bougainville, Central Bougainville, Torokina |
| Date made | 20 November 1945 |
| Access | Open |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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Chaffee (M24) Light Tanks in Bougainville (Tank trials)
Description
An Australian Army research film produced by the Military History Cinema Section and directed by G Armoured Corps on behalf of the War Office. This film was photographed during trials of the American M-24 General Chaffee Light Tank and provides a graphic illustration of the facts submitted in a report to the War Office. The tests included driving through swamp and undergrowth, steering continuously for 4 hours in low gear, mud trials along a 200 yard track with a Matilda tank used as a comparison. Recovery of a bogged Matilda tank by two M24 Chaffee tanks using a snatch block. Trench and creek crossing. Climbing trials. Armament test on Japanese style bunker using 75mm (HE) High Explosive with super quick fuse and delay fuse. Landing trials from a ALC 40 landing craft and subsequent trials negotiating the sand banks and turning on beach sand.
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Video of Chaffee (M24) Light Tanks in Bougainville (Tank trials) (video)