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<p>Tankmanc: Only Mks I and IV used in Palestine.</p> <hr /> <div>[[Image:LighthorsemenPoster.jpg|300px|thumb|right|''The Lighthorsemen'' (1987)]]<br /> <br /> '''''The Lighthorsemen''''' is a 1987 Australian World War I film directed by Simon Wincer. The film tells about the men of Australian Light Horse troops which involved in the 1917 Battle of Beersheeba. <br /> <br /> '''The following weapons are featured in the film ''The Lighthorsemen'':'''<br /> <br /> __TOC__&lt;br clear=&quot;all&quot;&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> =Handguns=<br /> ==Webley Mk VI Revolver==<br /> [[Image:Webley.JPG|thumb|none|400px|Webley Mk VI Revolver - .455 Webley]]<br /> [[Image:Lighthorsemen-Webley.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Major Richard Meinertzhagen gives his [[Webley Mk VI]] to Colonel Murray Bourchier]]<br /> [[Image:Lighthorsemen-Webley2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Australian Sergeant fires his Webley Mk VI at Turkish troops]]<br /> <br /> <br /> ==Mauser C96 &quot;Broomhandle&quot;==<br /> [[File:C96Pistol.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Mauser C96 &quot;Broomhandle&quot; - 7.63x25mm Mauser.]]<br /> [[Image:Lighthorsemen-C96.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Turkish soldier fires his [[Mauser C96]]]]<br /> [[Image:Lighthorsemen-C96-2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]]<br /> [[Image:Lighthorsemen-C96-3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Scotty (Jon Blake) holds captured Mauser C96]]<br /> <br /> =Rifles=<br /> ==Lee-Enfield No.1 MkIII Rifle== <br /> [[Short Magazine Lee-Enfield (SMLE)|Lee-Enfield No.1 MkIII Rifle]]s are the mainstay weapon of the Australian and British troops<br /> [[Image:SMLE.jpg|thumb|none|400px|No.1 MkIII Enfield Rifle - .303 British]]<br /> [[Image:Lighthorsemen-SMLE.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Frank ([[Gary Sweet]]) preparing to mercy kill his wounded horse]]<br /> [[Image:Lighthorsemen-SMLE-2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Dave Mitchell (Peter Phelps) holds his SMLE rifle]]<br /> [[Image:Lighthorsemen-SMLE-3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Closeup of SMLE. The bolt open]]<br /> <br /> ==Turkish 1903 Mauser Rifle==<br /> [[Mauser Rifle Series#1903 Turkish Mauser|Mauser 1903 Rifles]] are the mainstay weapon of the Turkish troops.<br /> [[Image:1903TurkishMauser.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Turkish 1903 Mauser Rifle - 7.92 x 57mm]]<br /> [[Image:Lighthorsemen-Mauser.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Bedouin fires his Mauser rifle at Frank]]<br /> [[Image:Lighthorsemen-Mauser2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Turkish soldiers fire their Mauser rifles at Australian troops]]<br /> [[Image:Lighthorsemen-Mauser3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Closeup of Turkish 1903 Mauser rifle rear sights]]<br /> [[Image:Lighthorsemen-Mauser4.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Another view]]<br /> <br /> <br /> =Machine Guns=<br /> ==Lewis Machine Gun==<br /> [[File:Lewis gun.JPG|thumb|none|400px|Lewis Gun - .303 British]]<br /> [[Image:Lighthorsemen-Lewis.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Australian soldier holds the [[Lewis Gun#Infantry|Lewis Machine Gun]]]]<br /> <br /> ==Vickers MK1==<br /> [[Image:Vickers gun.JPG|thumb|none|400px|Vickers Mark 1 Machine Gun with ribbed water jacket - .303 British]]<br /> [[Image:Lighthorsemen-Vickers.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The horse carries [[Vickers#Vickers MK1 Machine Gun|Vickers MK1]] machine gun]]<br /> <br /> ==Maxim MG08==<br /> [[Image:MaximMG08.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Maxim MG08 Machine Gun - 7.92 x 57mm]]<br /> [[Image:Lighthorsemen-MG08.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Turkish soldiers use the [[Maxim#Maxim MG08|Maxim MG08]] machine gun during the attack of Australian light horse troops]]<br /> [[Image:Lighthorsemen-MG08-2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]]<br /> [[Image:Lighthorsemen-MG08-3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]]<br /> [[Image:Lighthorsemen-MG08-4.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]]<br /> <br /> ==Maxim MG08/15==<br /> [[Image:Maxim MG08-15.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Maxim MG08/15 - 7.92x57mm Mauser]]<br /> [[Image:Lighthorsemen-MG08-5.jpg|thumb|none|500px|German reconnaissance aircraft fires MG-08/15 fixed machine gun]]<br /> <br /> ==Parabellum MG17==<br /> [[Image:Parabellum MG17.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Parabellum MG17 aircraft machine Gun - 7.92 x 57mm]]<br /> [[Image:Lighthorsemen-MG14.jpg|thumb|none|500px|German reconnaissance aircraft armed with the Parabellum MG17 in observer's cockpit]]<br /> <br /> =Hand Grenades=<br /> ==Stielhandgranate==<br /> [[Image:24-43 grenade.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Model 24 Stielhandgranate &quot;Potato Masher&quot; High-Explosive Fragmentation hand grenade]]<br /> [[Image:Lighthorsemen-Stielhandgranate.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Wounded Turkish soldier holds an earlier version of [[Model 24 Stielhandgranate]]. Note the belt clip]]<br /> [[Image:Lighthorsemen-Stielhandgranate2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]]<br /> <br /> =Other=<br /> ==7.7 cm FK 96 n.A.==<br /> Turkish troops use German 7.7 cm FK 96 field guns. Australian troops use this guns too. <br /> [[Image:Lighthorsemen-FK 96.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Turkish gunners firing the 7.7 cm FK 96 field guns]]<br /> [[Image:Lighthorsemen-FK 96-2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]]<br /> [[Image:Lighthorsemen-FK 96-3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Australian gunners]]<br /> [[Image:Lighthorsemen-FK 96-4.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Close up of the 7.7 cm FK 96 n.A. breech]]<br /> <br /> ==Aerial bomb==<br /> German reconnaissance aircraft carries small aerial bombs.<br /> [[Image:Lighthorsemen-bombs.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]]<br /> <br /> ==Mark IV tank==<br /> British troops use tanks during the Second Battle of Gaza<br /> [[Image:Lighthorsemen-MarkV.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]]<br /> [[Image:Lighthorsemen-MarkV-2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]]<br /> <br /> ==Explosive==<br /> Australian troops used explosives to destroy the Turkish railway<br /> [[Image:Lighthorsemen-Explosive.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]]<br /> [[Image:Lighthorsemen-Explosive-2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]]<br /> <br /> <br /> [[Category:Movie]]<br /> [[Category:War]]<br /> [[Category:Drama]]<br /> [[Category:Australian Produced/Filmed]]</div>

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