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6703

Gun firing tests of the 1A tank in La Seyne

Members of the technical section of self-propelled artillery of the Directorate of Inventions attend the tests of the prototype tank FCM 1A in easy terrain in La Seyne-sur-Mer in 1917. The tank then drives to the beach of Les Sablettes for gun firing tests. Finally, its heads towards a coppice forest which its crosses without difficulty.

Duration

00:11:39

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Définition

HD

Color

BW

Sound

Mute

Version(s)

French

Original material

35 mm Film

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Scientific topics

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