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Ben41: /* MG34 */

2022-11-21T01:00:17Z

MG34

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	An [[MG34]] light machine gun is briefly seen in a bunker on the German airfield. Two can also be seen being carried by German soldiers marching into Dunkirk.		An [[MG34]] light machine gun is briefly seen in a bunker on the German airfield. Two can also be seen being carried by German soldiers marching into Dunkirk.
	[[Image:Mg-34.jpg\|thumb\|none\|500px\|MG34 light machine gun]]		[[Image:Mg-34.jpg\|thumb\|none\|500px\|MG34 light machine gun]]
	[[Image:BattleBrit 07.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px\|At the right, an [[MG34]]is briefly seen in a bunker on the German airfield.]]		[[Image:BattleBrit 07.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px\|At the right, an [[MG34]] light machine gun is briefly seen in a bunker on the German airfield.]]
	[[Image:BoBritain_MG34_02.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px\|Two [[MG34]] light machine guns can be seen being carried on the shoulders of German soldiers marching into Dunkirk. Some footage from this sequence was reused for the film ''[[ Trail of the Pink Panther]]''.]]		[[Image:BoBritain_MG34_02.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px\|Two [[MG34]] light machine guns can be seen being carried on the shoulders of German soldiers marching into Dunkirk. Some footage from this sequence was reused for the film ''[[ Trail of the Pink Panther]]''.]]
	[[Image:BoBritain_MG34_03.jpg\|thumb\|none\|601px\|Twin MG34s in an AA mount in Calais.]]		[[Image:BoBritain_MG34_03.jpg\|thumb\|none\|601px\|Twin MG34s in an AA mount in Calais.]]

Ben41: /* MG34 */

2022-11-21T00:59:43Z

MG34

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	==MG34==		==MG34==
	An [[MG34]] is briefly seen in a bunker on the German airfield. Two can also be seen being carried by German soldiers marching into Dunkirk.		An [[MG34]] light machine gun is briefly seen in a bunker on the German airfield. Two can also be seen being carried by German soldiers marching into Dunkirk.
	[[Image:Mg-34.jpg\|thumb\|none\|500px\|MG34 light machine gun]]		[[Image:Mg-34.jpg\|thumb\|none\|500px\|MG34 light machine gun]]
	[[Image:BattleBrit 07.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px]]		[[Image:BattleBrit 07.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px\|At the right, an [[MG34]]is briefly seen in a bunker on the German airfield.]]
	[[Image:BoBritain_MG34_02.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px]]		[[Image:BoBritain_MG34_02.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px\|Two [[MG34]] light machine guns can be seen being carried on the shoulders of German soldiers marching into Dunkirk. Some footage from this sequence was reused for the film ''[[ Trail of the Pink Panther]]''.]]
	[[Image:BoBritain_MG34_03.jpg\|thumb\|none\|601px\|Twin MG34s in an AA mount in Calais.]]		[[Image:BoBritain_MG34_03.jpg\|thumb\|none\|601px\|Twin MG34s in an AA mount in Calais.]]

Alex T Snow: No Spitfire screenshots seems odd to me

2022-09-06T04:33:56Z

No Spitfire screenshots seems odd to me

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	[[Image:BattleBrit 12.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px]]		[[Image:BattleBrit 12.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px]]

	== Browning ~~AN/M2~~ Machine Gun ==		== Browning .303 Machine Gun ==
	The RAF Spitfire and Hurricane fighters can be seen armed with [[Browning AN/M2\|Browning .303 Mk II]] machine guns, the British version of the American [[Browning AN/M2]] machine gun as the main armament, chambered for the .303 (7.7×56mmR) British round instead of the American .30-06 (7.62×63mm) cartridge. Both the Spitfire and Hurricane carried eight of Browning machine guns.		The RAF Spitfire and Hurricane fighters can be seen armed with [[Browning AN/M2\|Browning .303 Mk II]] machine guns, the British version of the American Browning AN/M2 machine gun as the main armament, chambered for the .303 (7.7×56mmR) British round instead of the American .30-06 (7.62×63mm) cartridge. Both the Spitfire and Hurricane carried eight of Browning machine guns.
	[[File:Browning.303.jpg\|thumb\|none\|400px\|Browning .303 Mk II - .303 British]]		[[File:Browning.303.jpg\|thumb\|none\|400px\|Browning .303 Mk II* - .303 British]]
	[[Image:BattleBrit 04.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px\|Hawker Hurricane fighters in flight. Each wing contains a cluster of four Browning MGs ~~each~~.]]		[[Image:BattleBrit 04.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px\|Hawker Hurricane fighters in flight. Each wing contains a cluster of four Browning MGs.]]
	[[Image:BattleofBritainBrowning1.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px\|A closeup of a Hurricane and its eight MG's. This Hurricane was flown by a pilot from a Polish Squadron identifiable via the Red and white checkerboard on the nose.]]		[[Image:BattleofBritainBrowning1.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px\|A closeup of a Hurricane and its eight MG's. This Hurricane was flown by a pilot from a Polish Squadron identifiable via the Red and white checkerboard on the nose.]]

Greg-Z: /* Daimler Armoured Car */

2021-10-06T13:22:59Z

Daimler Armoured Car

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	===Daimler Armoured Car===		===Daimler Armoured Car===
	[[Image:BoBritain_tank_01.jpg\|thumb\|none\|601px\|A British Daimler Armoured Car armed with a Ordnance QF 2 pounder and a [[Besa machine gun]].]]		[[Image:BoBritain_tank_01.jpg\|thumb\|none\|601px\|A British Daimler Armoured Car armed with a [[Ordnance QF 2 pounder]] and a [[Besa machine gun]].]]

	[[Category:Movie]]		[[Category:Movie]]

HighPhigh: /* Other Weapons */

2021-03-20T14:23:04Z

Other Weapons

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	[[Image:Webley Signal Pistol.JPG\|thumb\|none\|300px\|Webley & Scott No. 1 Mk. III* Signal Pistol - 1 inch]]		[[Image:Webley Signal Pistol.JPG\|thumb\|none\|300px\|Webley & Scott No. 1 Mk. III* Signal Pistol - 1 inch]]
	[[File:BOB-WSS1.jpg\|thumb\|none\|601px\|A Webley & Scott No. 1 Mk. III* is used to warn the incoming pilot he's about to belly-land his Spitfire.]]		[[File:BOB-WSS1.jpg\|thumb\|none\|601px\|A Webley & Scott No. 1 Mk. III* is used to warn the incoming pilot he's about to belly-land his Spitfire.]]

			==8.8cm FlaK 36==
			An 8.8cm FlaK 36 is briefly seen.
			[[Image:FlaK36.jpg\|thumb\|none\|400px\|German FlaK 36 (note two-piece barrel with locking collar) - 88x571mm R]]
			[[File:BattleofBritain-Flak1.jpg\|thumb\|none\|601px\|The FlaK on the left.]]

	==Trivia==		==Trivia==
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	===M37 Howitzer Motor Carriage===		===M37 Howitzer Motor Carriage===
	[[Image:BoBritain_M37_01.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px\|An M37 Howitzer Motor Carriage, based on the M24 Chaffee, was mocked up as a German assault gun/tank destroyer. Note the white stripes on the gun-barrel, each would (in real life too) signify a tank-kill. (in this case 15 knocked out tanks). (Some of this footage of the Germans rolling into Dunkerque was reused in the film ''[[Trail_of_the_Pink_Panther#M43_Spanish_Mauser\|Trail of the Pink Panther]]''.)]]		[[Image:BoBritain_M37_01.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px\|An M37 Howitzer Motor Carriage, based on the M24 Chaffee, was mocked up as a German assault gun/tank destroyer. Note the white stripes on the gun-barrel, each would (in real life too) signify a tank-kill. (in this case, 15 knocked-out tanks). (Some of this footage of the Germans rolling into Dunkerque was reused in the film ''[[Trail_of_the_Pink_Panther#M43_Spanish_Mauser\|Trail of the Pink Panther]]''.)]]

	===M3 Half-track===		===M3 Half-track===

Wuzh: /* SMLE No.1 Mk.III */

2019-12-18T02:11:48Z

SMLE No.1 Mk.III

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	[[Image:BattleBrit 06.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px]]		[[Image:BattleBrit 06.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px]]

	==~~SMLE~~ No.1 Mk.III==		==Lee-Enfield No. 1 Mk III==
	[[~~Short Magazine~~ Lee-Enfield ~~(SMLE)\|SMLE~~ No.1 Mk.III]]s are seen in the hands of several members of an LDV (Local Defence Volunteers) unit.		[[Lee-Enfield No. 1 Mk III]]s are seen in the hands of several members of an LDV (Local Defence Volunteers) unit.
	[[Image:SMLE.jpg\|thumb\|none\|500px\|Lee-Enfield No.1 Mk.III* - .303 British~~. This was the main battle rifle of British and Commonwealth forces during the First World War, introduced in 1907 it has seen action throughout the 20th century.~~]]		[[Image:SMLE.jpg\|thumb\|none\|500px\|Lee-Enfield No. 1 Mk III* - .303 British]]
	[[File:BOB-SMLE1.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px\|An SMLE can be seen in the hands of one of the LDV unit members.]]		[[File:BOB-SMLE1.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px\|An SMLE can be seen in the hands of one of the LDV unit members.]]

Funkychinaman at 02:13, 25 February 2019

2019-02-25T02:13:05Z

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	'''''Battle of Britain''''' is a 1969 World War II film that depicts the events surrounding the air defense of the British Isles by Royal Air Force, Commonwealth and allied pilots against the German Luftwaffe in 1940. The film was directed by [[Guy Hamilton]] and featured an all-star cast including [[Michael Caine]], [[Christopher Plummer]], [[Ian McShane]], [[Edward Fox]] and [[Robert Shaw]] (Fox and Shaw would reunite with Guy Hamilton for ''[[Force 10 from Navarone]]''.) The film also took the extra step of hiring actual Germans to play Germans, speaking German, rather than the usual practice of hiring British or American actors speaking English with German accents.		'''''Battle of Britain''''' is a 1969 World War II film that depicts the events surrounding the air defense of the British Isles by Royal Air Force, Commonwealth and allied pilots against the German Luftwaffe in 1940. The film was directed by [[Guy Hamilton]] and featured an all-star cast including [[Michael Caine]], [[Christopher Plummer]], [[Ian McShane]], [[Edward Fox]] and [[Robert Shaw]] (Fox and Shaw would reunite with Guy Hamilton for ''[[Force 10 from Navarone]]''.) The film also took the extra step of hiring actual Germans to play Germans, speaking German, rather than the usual practice of hiring British or American actors speaking English with German accents.

	Much of the film's budget was spent on the aircraft used. Eventually, about a hundred aircraft were involved, with about half of them airworthy, including 12 Supermarine Spitfires and 3 Hawker Hurricanes. The remainder were made up of "German" planes, which were all Spanish-built variants of the Messerschmitt Bf-109 and Heinkel He-111 built under license. The Spanish planes ended up portraying German aircraft for the next four decades, appearing in films like ''[[Patton]]'', ''The Hindenberg'', ''[[Memphis Belle]]'', ~~and~~ ''[[The Tuskegee Airmen]]'' before being replaced by computer generated graphics in the 21st century.		Much of the film's budget was spent on the aircraft used. Eventually, about a hundred aircraft were involved, with about half of them airworthy, including 12 Supermarine Spitfires and 3 Hawker Hurricanes. The remainder were made up of "German" planes, which were all Spanish-built variants of the Messerschmitt Bf-109 and Heinkel He-111 built under license. The Spanish planes ended up portraying German aircraft for the next four decades, appearing in films like ''[[Patton]]'', ''The Hindenberg'', ''[[Memphis Belle]]'', ''[[The Tuskegee Airmen]]'' and ''[[Dunkirk]]'' before being mostly replaced by computer generated graphics in the 21st century.

	{{Film Title}}		{{Film Title}}

Ben41: /* Trivia */

2018-01-25T21:07:26Z

Trivia

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	===M37 Howitzer Motor Carriage===		===M37 Howitzer Motor Carriage===
	[[Image:BoBritain_M37_01.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px\|An M37 Howitzer Motor Carriage, based on the M24 Chaffee, was mocked up as a German assault gun/tank destroyer. Note the white stripes on the gun-barrel, each would (in real life too) signify a tank-kill. (in this case 15 knocked out tanks)]]		[[Image:BoBritain_M37_01.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px\|An M37 Howitzer Motor Carriage, based on the M24 Chaffee, was mocked up as a German assault gun/tank destroyer. Note the white stripes on the gun-barrel, each would (in real life too) signify a tank-kill. (in this case 15 knocked out tanks). (Some of this footage of the Germans rolling into Dunkerque was reused in the film ''[[Trail_of_the_Pink_Panther#M43_Spanish_Mauser\|Trail of the Pink Panther]]''.)]]

	===M3 Half-track===		===M3 Half-track===

Dudster32: /* MG34 */ updated pic (quality)

2016-01-24T20:06:16Z

MG34: updated pic (quality)

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	[[Image:BattleBrit 07.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px]]		[[Image:BattleBrit 07.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px]]
	[[Image:BoBritain_MG34_02.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px]]		[[Image:BoBritain_MG34_02.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px]]
	[[Image:BoBritain_MG34_03.jpg\|thumb\|none\|~~600px~~\|Twin MG34s in an AA mount in Calais.]]		[[Image:BoBritain_MG34_03.jpg\|thumb\|none\|601px\|Twin MG34s in an AA mount in Calais.]]

	== Browning M2 Quad Mount ==		== Browning M2 Quad Mount ==

Dudster32: /* M43 Spanish Mauser */ updated pic

2016-01-24T20:05:19Z

M43 Spanish Mauser: updated pic

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	[[Image:Mauser_m43.jpg\|thumb\|none\|500px\|Spanish Mauser M43 - 7.92x57mm Mauser]]		[[Image:Mauser_m43.jpg\|thumb\|none\|500px\|Spanish Mauser M43 - 7.92x57mm Mauser]]
	[[Image:BattleBrit 07.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px]]		[[Image:BattleBrit 07.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px]]
	[[Image:BoBritain_Mauser_02.jpg\|thumb\|none\|~~600px~~]]		[[Image:BoBritain_Mauser_02.jpg\|thumb\|none\|601px]]

	==MAS-36 Rifle ==		==MAS-36 Rifle ==

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	An [[MG34]] light machine gun is briefly seen in a bunker on the German airfield. Two can also be seen being carried by German soldiers marching into Dunkirk.		An [[MG34]] light machine gun is briefly seen in a bunker on the German airfield. Two can also be seen being carried by German soldiers marching into Dunkirk.
	[[Image:Mg-34.jpg\|thumb\|none\|500px\|MG34 light machine gun]]		[[Image:Mg-34.jpg\|thumb\|none\|500px\|MG34 light machine gun]]
	[[Image:BattleBrit 07.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px\|At the right, an [[MG34]]is briefly seen in a bunker on the German airfield.]]		[[Image:BattleBrit 07.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px\|At the right, an [[MG34]] light machine gun is briefly seen in a bunker on the German airfield.]]
	[[Image:BoBritain_MG34_02.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px\|Two [[MG34]] light machine guns can be seen being carried on the shoulders of German soldiers marching into Dunkirk. Some footage from this sequence was reused for the film ''[[ Trail of the Pink Panther]]''.]]		[[Image:BoBritain_MG34_02.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px\|Two [[MG34]] light machine guns can be seen being carried on the shoulders of German soldiers marching into Dunkirk. Some footage from this sequence was reused for the film ''[[ Trail of the Pink Panther]]''.]]
	[[Image:BoBritain_MG34_03.jpg\|thumb\|none\|601px\|Twin MG34s in an AA mount in Calais.]]		[[Image:BoBritain_MG34_03.jpg\|thumb\|none\|601px\|Twin MG34s in an AA mount in Calais.]]

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	[[Image:BattleBrit 12.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px]]		[[Image:BattleBrit 12.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px]]

	== Browning ~~AN/M2~~ Machine Gun ==		== Browning .303 Machine Gun ==
	The RAF Spitfire and Hurricane fighters can be seen armed with [[Browning AN/M2\|Browning .303 Mk II]] machine guns, the British version of the American [[Browning AN/M2]] machine gun as the main armament, chambered for the .303 (7.7×56mmR) British round instead of the American .30-06 (7.62×63mm) cartridge. Both the Spitfire and Hurricane carried eight of Browning machine guns.		The RAF Spitfire and Hurricane fighters can be seen armed with [[Browning AN/M2\|Browning .303 Mk II]] machine guns, the British version of the American Browning AN/M2 machine gun as the main armament, chambered for the .303 (7.7×56mmR) British round instead of the American .30-06 (7.62×63mm) cartridge. Both the Spitfire and Hurricane carried eight of Browning machine guns.
	[[File:Browning.303.jpg\|thumb\|none\|400px\|Browning .303 Mk II - .303 British]]		[[File:Browning.303.jpg\|thumb\|none\|400px\|Browning .303 Mk II* - .303 British]]
	[[Image:BattleBrit 04.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px\|Hawker Hurricane fighters in flight. Each wing contains a cluster of four Browning MGs ~~each~~.]]		[[Image:BattleBrit 04.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px\|Hawker Hurricane fighters in flight. Each wing contains a cluster of four Browning MGs.]]
	[[Image:BattleofBritainBrowning1.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px\|A closeup of a Hurricane and its eight MG's. This Hurricane was flown by a pilot from a Polish Squadron identifiable via the Red and white checkerboard on the nose.]]		[[Image:BattleofBritainBrowning1.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px\|A closeup of a Hurricane and its eight MG's. This Hurricane was flown by a pilot from a Polish Squadron identifiable via the Red and white checkerboard on the nose.]]