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Scenes at Forward Operating Base (FOB) Inkerman, between Sangin and Kajaki.
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First sequence shows activities in Operation Ghartse Dagger, Stab 4. Royal Marines in their Viking vehicles encounter Taliban insurgents in the hostile "Green Zone" of the Sangin Valley: claustrophobic shots inside Viking. Officer Commanding 2 Troop notes that the Taliban have been watching and are attempting to surround the patrol - a rocket-propelled grenade can be heard air-bursting overhead, followed by gunfire. Vikings keep watch on ridge, supported by Apache helicopter.
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Second sequence shows views of everyday life at FOB Inkerman including relaxation in tent, boxing practice, washing clothes. Marines in sangar keep watch after a contact outside the wall. Inside the FOB, other Marines relax.
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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 BARS
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00:30 Csm A Coy Speaks Prior To Op Ghartse
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00:53 MNES PREP BY VIKINGS Xxxxx
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02:11 2 Tp Photo
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02:21 Oc 2 Tp Piece To Camera
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03:36 Inside Viking
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04:27 VIKING Static IN DESERT Xxxxx
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05:40 Sit Rep In Viking (Icom)
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07:46 IN COMING RPG AIR BURST Xxx
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09:00 Footage Inside Viking Sit Rep
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10:30 Sit Rep
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11:40 Artillery Going In
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12:31 Static Vikings & Green Zone Over Watch
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13:11 Apache
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14:00 Static Vikings Green Zone
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15:13 Apache
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15:25 Vikings
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16:26 Sniper On Aim
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17:22 Viking static then Fires GPMG
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18:00 VIKINGS MOBILE Xxx
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19:20 Vikings Static In Over Watch Position
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20:40 Inside Viking Relaxing
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21:00 Mine Kit Cutaway
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21:10 MNES RETURN TO VIKING PARK AND DISMOUNT Xxxx
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22:34 Mnes Relax In Tent
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23:07 BOWING FOB LIFE Xxxxxx
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26:56 Doing Washing Fob Life
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27:39 Construction Fob Life
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28:55 Sit Rep After Contact On Fob then Mnes Stood To On Wall
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30:20 FLAGS A COY & CORPS Xxx
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30:56 Sniper Rifle
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31:44 Stood To
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32:02 A Coy Sign
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32:39 Mnes Sitting In Fob/ Fob Life
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33:00 Inkerman T Shirt
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33:40 Mnes Shower Under Hose Pipe Fob Life
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34:00 END
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Mini-DV