WWII - 1942, Training Film: T-2 & T-3; Road Surface Material Preparation

WWII - 1942, Training Film: T-2 & T-3; Road Surface Material Preparation Titles. 12:00:13 LS Half-track M-2 tested on automotive course at Aberdeen Proving Grounds, Maryland pulling 105mm howitzer / large artillery over rough sand / dirt track. Past in MCU. Bouncing over grass field & concrete washboard course w/ increasing high bumps. 12:01:58 over hill & up dusty hill. 12:02:16 MS Half-track M-2 w/ 105mm howitzer mounted onboard; side front & rear view. Moving at speed over rough muddy road. 12:02:58 Chains put onto tracks for mud. MCU & CU. High angle thru deep, wet mud. CU past camera. 12:03:50 Larger T-3 / M-3 pulling 105mm howitzer over similar situations of mud, dust & rough road from various angles & heights. Over dirt washboard course & concrete washboard in CU of tracks. Steep climbing emulating shell-holes. 12:06:43 Title: The Engineer Board - Fort Belvoir, Virginia 12:06:47 Men around army vehicles & portable mixing plant for asphalt / bituminous / soil preparation using mixing units. Various elements of the machines shown in MCU & CU. 12:08:17 Truck leaving mixing plant w/ material. 12:08:24 Bucket elevator & soil preparation unit, men shoveling; clay added & moved onto belts for mixers. 12:09:38 The End. WW2; Home Front; Construction