Naval Bombardment - Pacific, Oct44

Naval Bombardment & Carrier Plane Bombing of Tinian, Saipan and Guam, Marianas Islands, West Pacific Shot c.16Oct44 Side shots guns on ship firing broadside CU. 17:10:33 HA view down to smaller battleship pulling alongside carrier; VS transfer of stretcher between ships on pulley system; crewmen watching. 17:11:49 Smoke rising from land following bombardment. MCU man w/ headphones looking through binoculars good. Gunner looking through viewfinder. Ship’s guns firing - signal flags go up. Men looking through binoculars. LS smoke rising from land. Aircraft overhead. Cruisers; smoke from guns. 17:15:30 Further shots transfer of man between ships using bosun’s trolley - life belt on pulleys; crew lining deck. 17:17:18 LS aircraft carriers; seaplanes take off from launches. Vars ships firing; AV troops loading torpedoes. Explosions on land. 17:20:04 Transfer of stretchers between ships using pulley system; able-bodied men transferred on .inflatable rings. Pacific War. WWII; WW2;