Description
Front Line Combat Scenes-Okinawa
Unedited U.S. Marine Corps combat footage, scenes from the front lines, shot from inside a tank during Operation Iceberg, the Battle for Okinawa, Ryukyu Islands, 06/08/1945. Rare footage of U.S. truck mounted 4.5 inch, T-66 rocket launchers in action.
Front line combat footage shot through a periscope from inside a 6th Marine Division tank on Okinawa.
U.S. tanks firing, explosions in the distance. Marines advance. Shows an LVT advancing across an open area.
Okinawa May 20, 1945. Combat Team 22, 5th Provisional Rocket Detachment, 6th Marine Division moves truck mounted T-66 (4.5 inch) Rocket Launchers into position and began firing. T-66 Rocket Launchers mounted on 2-1/2 ton trucks are quickly re-loaded, truck re-positioned, and rockets fired. Shows launcher trucks moved into position, rockets fired. Shows rocket launcher trucks leaving launcher area fast after firing last salvo of rockets to avoid becoming targets of enemy artillery. Rare footage of U.S. truck mounted 4.5 inch, T-66 rocket launchers in action in WWII.
3rd battalion, 4th Marines in action on Okinawa. Four Marines carrying wounded Marine on stretcher. Marines advancing under fire, shows enemy tank on it’s side knocked out of action. Shows smoke screen, U.S. tank in FG. Marines on an hill firing weapons and dropping into prong position on ground.
Runtime: 00:09:08
Sound: no
File: high definition 1920×1080/24p ProRes422.
Also available in PAL. Please designate PAL at checkout. There is a PAL handling fee per order of $25.
