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Members of C Company 40 Commando Royal Marines take part in an attack exercise against a compound at Camp Bastion. (The "compound" is a full-scale mock-up made from Hesco bastions; other such compounds are dotted around the large range area.)
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Major Duncan Manning (Commanding Officer) and Captain Russ Fleet, one of the troop commanders (7 Troop and 8 Troop are involved) give orders. Vehicles seen include WMIK Land Rovers (with gun mounting) and a quad bike with trailer; various weapons are utilised, including GPMGs (general purpose machine guns), SA80 rifles, Minimi light machine guns. One of the guns has a UGL (underslung grenade launcher) attached. An Army Air Corps Apache helicopter flies over.
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ROYAL MARINES VIDEO PRODUCTION UNIT SHOTSHEET
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The following has been copied, without amendment, from RMVPU electronic shotsheets:
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00:00 00:30 Colour Bars 4:3
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01:10 02:04 Maj Duncan Manning (OC C Coy) giving orders - No sound.
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02:05 02:20 CU of Maj Manning - No sound.
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02:21 02:53 Maj Duncan Manning (OC C Coy) giving orders - No sound.
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02:54 03:37 Troop Cdr Orders – No sound.
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03:38 03:52 Pan of 8 troop during orders – No sound.
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03:53 04:14 Troop Cdr Orders – No sound.
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04:15 04:53 7 Troop messing about
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04:54 04:58 WIMIK
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04:59 05:04 Quad bike and trailer – No sound.
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05:05 05:24 Troop Cdr (Capt Russ Fleet) Orders - No sound.
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05:25 05:45 WIMIK & 7 Troop at Orders – No sound.
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05:46 06:55 7 & 8 Troop at Bun Line – No sound.
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06:56 07:20 GPMG Gunner – No sound.
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07:26 07:51 Brigade & Commando flashes – No sound.
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07:52 08:35 GPMG Gunner
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08:48 09:25 GPMG fore ground whilst bar mine is prep'd
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09:26 09:44 Preparing bar mine
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09:45 10:39 GPMG fore ground and smoke
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10:40 10:57 WIMIKs firing & Afghans
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10:58 11:30 8 Troop move in
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12:00 12:20 Bar mine explodes
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12:33 12:50 OC C Coy in firing position
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13:05 13:25 7 Troop on bun line
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13:25 14:17 Section running to compound with gun fire
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14:22 14:38 Waiting to enter compound
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14:39 14:52 GPMG making ready
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14:53 15:09 Fire support GPMG
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15:10 15:24 3 x WIMIKs
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15:25 15:53 Low shot of troops entering compound
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15:54 16:10 Section running towards compound
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16:11 16:26 Stacked up
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16:27 16:39 3 x WIMIKs
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16:40 18:15 Moving in with covering fire
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18:16 18:19 GPMG Gunner
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19:10 19:31 Minimi gunner firing
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19:32 19:53 UGL firing
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19:54 20:13 Mimimi firing
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20:19 20:37 UGL firing and smoke
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20:38 21:17 Pushing forward
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21:24 21:34 UGL Firing
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21:35 21:51 Pushing forward
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21:52 22:43 SA80 & UGL firing
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22:44 23:23 SA80 & Minimi firing
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23:24 23:43 SA80 & Minimi firing better shots
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23:44 25:57 Extraction from compound
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25:58 26:45 Section running
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26:50 27:10 Firing position on bun line 16:9 switch
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27:11 27:37 Apache flying
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27:38 28:00 WIMIKs
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28:16 28:31 Afghans running for brass
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28:32 28:40 Quad bike fast moving
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23:45 29:32 WIMIKs moving off being chased by Afghans
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29:49 30:47 Debrief to lads including CUs of faces
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30:48 31:03 WO2 Leyton on quad bike
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31:01 End WO2 Leyton lighting up a cigarette
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Mini-DV