Atomic Testing

60mm MPC troops on the march. In the 1950's experiments were made with atomic weapons and live troops and vehicles.

Troops double time to get to cover before the big explosion.

MPC and Tim Mee weasel, tank, APC and jeep. Troops in trenches, and in vehicles were exposed to the effects of atomic attack for research and as training to survive the atomic battlefield.

The Atomic Annie, by Ideal can be seen just to the upper left edge of the photo. Atomic tests were often conducted in the western deserts of the United States. Note how large the cannon looks even from a great distance.

Two MPC white APCs as range control vehicles flank the Atomic Annie, atomic cannon. These were in service for nearly 20 years from the mid- 1950s. More photos soon.