Defense Department Military Mine Destroyer
Defense Department Military Mine Destroyer
Clip: 355573_1_1
Year Shot: 1958
(Actual Year)
Audio: Yes
Video: B/W
Tape Master: 1647
Original Film: 031-040-02
HD: N/A
Location: Belvoir, Virginia
Timecode: 00:48:17 - 00:48:50
Clinch marks on film At fort Belvoir, Virginia, the army engineers demonstrate the latest counter-measure for land mines. A huge set of rollers pushed by a tank. Establishing shot - Looks like a toy made out of a erector set, but it isn't. Its the Defense Department Military Mine Destroyer. MS - Its a converted tank with 4-foot wheels mounted on it. As it moves down the road slowly it sets of a mine, exploding. MCUS - The Mine Destroyer is coming towards the camera and sets off an explosion. MSV - The Mine Destroyer.