Go Tell the Spartans - Revision history

HighPhigh: /* Gewehr 98 */

2023-06-14T15:25:59Z

Gewehr 98

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	==Gewehr 98==		==Gewehr 98==
	The Old Man ([[James Hong]]) is first armed with a [[Gewehr 98]]. He presumably loses it when he's wounded while with Courcey's ambush patrol.		The Old Man ([[James Hong]]) is first armed with a [[Gewehr 98]]. He presumably loses it when he's wounded while with Courcey's ambush patrol.
	[[Image:~~Mauser_g98~~.jpg\|thumb\|none\|450px\|Mauser Gewehr 1898 - 7.92x57mm Mauser]]		[[Image:MauserGewehr1898EarlyModel.jpg\|thumb\|none\|450px\|Mauser Gewehr 1898 - 7.92x57mm Mauser]]
	[[Image:GTtS_M7184_01.jpg\|thumb\|none\|500px\|]]		[[Image:GTtS_M7184_01.jpg\|thumb\|none\|500px\|]]

Jcordell: /* M1 Carbine */

2021-12-17T06:53:26Z

M1 Carbine

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	=Rifles/Carbines=		=Rifles/Carbines=
	==M1 Carbine==		==M1 Carbine==
	~~CPL~~ Courcey ([[Craig Wasson]]), ~~1SG~~ Oleonowski ([[Jonathan Goldsmith]]), ~~CPT~~ Olivetti ([[Marc Singer]]), Cowboy ([[Evan C. Kim]]), and various other advisors and their South Vietnamese allies are armed with [[M1 Carbine]]s.		Corporal Courcey ([[Craig Wasson]]), First Sergeant Oleonowski ([[Jonathan Goldsmith]]), Captain Olivetti ([[Marc Singer]]), Cowboy ([[Evan C. Kim]]), and various other advisors and their South Vietnamese allies are armed with [[M1 Carbine]]s.
	[[Image:M1ExtdMag.jpg\|thumb\|none\|350px\|Post-war M1 Carbine with 30 round magazine and metal barrel shroud - .30 Carbine]]		[[Image:M1ExtdMag.jpg\|thumb\|none\|350px\|Post-war M1 Carbine with 30 round magazine and metal barrel shroud - .30 Carbine]]
	[[Image:GTtS_M1C_01.jpg\|thumb\|none\|500px\|1SG Oleonowski and Cowboy with their carbines. 2LT Hamilton is seen with his Thompson. (Note: 1SG Oleonowski is credited and referred to as SGT Oleonowski, but when he first appears in the film he wears the stripes of a First Sergeant.)]]		[[Image:GTtS_M1C_01.jpg\|thumb\|none\|500px\|1SG Oleonowski and Cowboy with their carbines. 2LT Hamilton is seen with his Thompson. (Note: 1SG Oleonowski is credited and referred to as SGT Oleonowski, but when he first appears in the film he wears the stripes of a First Sergeant.)]]

Greg-Z: /* M29 Mortar */

2013-10-27T10:52:26Z

M29 Mortar

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	==M29 Mortar==		==M29 Mortar==
	The defenders at Muc Wa are armed with [[M29 Mortar]]s.		The defenders at Muc Wa are armed with [[M29 Mortar]]s.
			[[Image:M29 mortar.jpg‎\|thumb\|none\|300px\|M29 Mortar - 81mm]]
	[[Image:GTtS_M29_01.jpg\|thumb\|none\|500px\|A South Vietnamese mortar position.]]		[[Image:GTtS_M29_01.jpg\|thumb\|none\|500px\|A South Vietnamese mortar position.]]
	[[Image:GTtS_M29_02.jpg\|thumb\|none\|500px\|Olivetti directs the fight from a mortar position.]]		[[Image:GTtS_M29_02.jpg\|thumb\|none\|500px\|Olivetti directs the fight from a mortar position.]]

Greg-Z: /* M29 Mortar */

2013-10-26T20:07:12Z

M29 Mortar

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	==M29 Mortar==		==M29 Mortar==
	The defenders at Muc Wa are armed with M29 ~~Mortars~~.		The defenders at Muc Wa are armed with [[M29 Mortar]]s.
	[[Image:GTtS_M29_01.jpg\|thumb\|none\|500px\|A South Vietnamese mortar position.]]		[[Image:GTtS_M29_01.jpg\|thumb\|none\|500px\|A South Vietnamese mortar position.]]
	[[Image:GTtS_M29_02.jpg\|thumb\|none\|500px\|Olivetti directs the fight from a mortar position.]]		[[Image:GTtS_M29_02.jpg\|thumb\|none\|500px\|Olivetti directs the fight from a mortar position.]]

Funkychinaman at 19:30, 17 January 2013

2013-01-17T19:30:54Z

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	MAJ Barker ([[Burt Lancaster]]) and CPT Olivetti ([[Marc Singer]]) carry [[M1911A1]]s, but CPT Olivetti is the only one who draws his.		MAJ Barker ([[Burt Lancaster]]) and CPT Olivetti ([[Marc Singer]]) carry [[M1911A1]]s, but CPT Olivetti is the only one who draws his.
	[[Image:M1911Colt.jpg\|thumb\|none\|300px\|World War II Colt M1911A1 Pistol - .45 ACP]]		[[Image:M1911Colt.jpg\|thumb\|none\|300px\|World War II Colt M1911A1 Pistol - .45 ACP]]
	[[Image:GTtS_M1911_01.jpg\|thumb\|none\|500px\|CPT Olivetti defends his position with his M1911A1.]]		[[Image:GTtS_M1911_01.jpg\|thumb\|none\|500px\|CPT Olivetti defends his position with his M1911A1. Note the Military Assistance Advisory Group - Viet Nam patch on his shoulder.]]
	[[Image:GTtS_M1911_02.jpg\|thumb\|none\|501px\|Olivetti reloads his pistol.]]		[[Image:GTtS_M1911_02.jpg\|thumb\|none\|501px\|Olivetti reloads his pistol.]]
	[[Image:GTtS_M1911_03.jpg\|thumb\|none\|500px\|Olivetti draws his pistol when Cowboy won't back off.]]		[[Image:GTtS_M1911_03.jpg\|thumb\|none\|500px\|Olivetti draws his pistol when Cowboy won't back off.]]

Greg-Z at 19:19, 17 January 2013

2013-01-17T19:19:44Z

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	\|caption = ''Theatrical Movie Poster''		\|caption = ''Theatrical Movie Poster''
	\|country = [[Image:USA.jpg\|25px]] United States		\|country = [[Image:USA.jpg\|25px]] United States
	\|director = Ted Post		\|director = [[Ted Post]]
	\|date= 1978		\|date= 1978
	\|language=English		\|language=English
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	[[Category: Movie]]		[[Category: Movie]]
	[[Category: War]]		[[Category: War]]
			[[Category:Ted Post]]

Funkychinaman: H/T to Stomper

2012-08-24T23:28:57Z

H/T to Stomper

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	[[Image:GTtS_M1G_02.jpg\|thumb\|none\|500px\|A South Vietnamese soldier scouts a position.]]		[[Image:GTtS_M1G_02.jpg\|thumb\|none\|500px\|A South Vietnamese soldier scouts a position.]]
	[[Image:GTtS_M1G_03.jpg\|thumb\|none\|500px\|]]		[[Image:GTtS_M1G_03.jpg\|thumb\|none\|500px\|]]

			==Gewehr 98==
			The Old Man ([[James Hong]]) is first armed with a [[Gewehr 98]]. He presumably loses it when he's wounded while with Courcey's ambush patrol.
			[[Image:Mauser_g98.jpg\|thumb\|none\|450px\|Mauser Gewehr 1898 - 7.92x57mm Mauser]]
			[[Image:GTtS_M7184_01.jpg\|thumb\|none\|500px\|]]

	==Gewehr 1871/84==		==Gewehr 1871/84==
	The Old Man ~~([[James Hong]])~~ is armed with a [[Gewehr 1871/84]].		The Old Man is later armed with a [[Gewehr 1871/84]].
	[[Image:Gr71-84_70.jpg\|thumb\|none\|450px\|Mauser Gewehr 1871/84 - 11.15x60mmR]]		[[Image:Gr71-84_70.jpg\|thumb\|none\|450px\|Mauser Gewehr 1871/84 - 11.15x60mmR]]
	~~[[Image:GTtS_M7184_01.jpg\|thumb\|none\|500px\|Where does he find ammo for that?]]~~
	[[Image:GTtS_M7184_02.jpg\|thumb\|none\|500px\|A shot of the muzzle of the Gewehr 1871/84 as Courcey fires.]]		[[Image:GTtS_M7184_02.jpg\|thumb\|none\|500px\|A shot of the muzzle of the Gewehr 1871/84 as Courcey fires.]]

			==Mosin Nagant 91/30==
			In a continuity error, the Old Man is later seen with a [[Mosin Nagant 91/30]].
			[[Image:M9130.jpg\|thumb\|none\|450px\|Full-length, Soviet Mosin Nagant M91/30 - 7.62x54mm R]]
	[[Image:GTtS_M7184_03.jpg\|thumb\|none\|500px\|]]		[[Image:GTtS_M7184_03.jpg\|thumb\|none\|500px\|]]

Ben41 at 10:11, 24 August 2012

2012-08-24T10:11:36Z

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	'''''Go Tell the Spartans''''' is a 1978 American Vietnam War film directed by Ted Post (''[[Magnum Force]]'') ~~starring~~ [[Burt Lancaster]], [[Craig Wasson]], and [[Marc Singer]]. Lancaster ~~plays Major~~ Asa Barker, a grizzled US Army ~~military advisor~~ in charge of a small group of US Army ~~advisors~~ and local militia who has to juggle unreasonable army orders with local politics. Given only a limited release in 1978, it was overshadowed by two other Vietnam War films released ~~that~~ year, ''[[The Deer Hunter]]'' and ''[[Coming Home]]''.		'''''Go Tell the Spartans''''' is a 1978 American Vietnam War film directed by Ted Post (''[[Magnum Force]]'') and stars [[Burt Lancaster]], [[Craig Wasson]], and [[Marc Singer]]. Set during the United States' early involvement in the conflict, the film features Lancaster as Asa Barker, a grizzled US Army Major in charge of a small group of US Army advisers and local militia who has to juggle unreasonable army orders with local politics. Given only a limited release in 1978, it was overshadowed by two other Vietnam War films released in the same year, ''[[The Deer Hunter]]'' and ''[[Coming Home]]''.

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

Funkychinaman at 06:22, 23 August 2012

2012-08-23T06:22:44Z

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	==Colt Trooper Mk III==		==Colt Trooper Mk III==
	Cowboy ([[Evan C. Kim]] is armed with a [[Colt Trooper Mk III]] that he keeps in a shoulder holster. Since this film is set in 1964, this is an anachronism, since the Mk III series wasn't produced until 1969.		Cowboy ([[Evan C. Kim]]) is armed with a [[Colt Trooper Mk III]] that he keeps in a shoulder holster. Since this film is set in 1964, this is an anachronism, since the Mk III series wasn't produced until 1969.
	[[Image:88bad789f5e946cdc5ee8abb246f8e89.jpg\|thumb\|none\|300px\|Colt Trooper Mk III with 4" barrel - .357 Magnum]]		[[Image:88bad789f5e946cdc5ee8abb246f8e89.jpg\|thumb\|none\|300px\|Colt Trooper Mk III with 4" barrel - .357 Magnum]]
	[[Image:GTtS_Trooper_01.jpg\|thumb\|none\|500px\|Cowboy with his Colt Trooper Mk III.]]		[[Image:GTtS_Trooper_01.jpg\|thumb\|none\|500px\|Cowboy with his Colt Trooper Mk III.]]
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	CPL Courcey ([[Craig Wasson]]), 1SG Oleonowski ([[Jonathan Goldsmith]]), CPT Olivetti ([[Marc Singer]]), Cowboy ([[Evan C. Kim]]), and various other advisors and their South Vietnamese allies are armed with [[M1 Carbine]]s.		CPL Courcey ([[Craig Wasson]]), 1SG Oleonowski ([[Jonathan Goldsmith]]), CPT Olivetti ([[Marc Singer]]), Cowboy ([[Evan C. Kim]]), and various other advisors and their South Vietnamese allies are armed with [[M1 Carbine]]s.
	[[Image:M1ExtdMag.jpg\|thumb\|none\|350px\|Post-war M1 Carbine with 30 round magazine and metal barrel shroud - .30 Carbine]]		[[Image:M1ExtdMag.jpg\|thumb\|none\|350px\|Post-war M1 Carbine with 30 round magazine and metal barrel shroud - .30 Carbine]]
	[[Image:GTtS_M1C_01.jpg\|thumb\|none\|500px\|1SG Oleonowski and Cowboy with their carbines. 2LT Hamilton is seen with his Thompson.]]		[[Image:GTtS_M1C_01.jpg\|thumb\|none\|500px\|1SG Oleonowski and Cowboy with their carbines. 2LT Hamilton is seen with his Thompson. (Note: 1SG Oleonowski is credited and referred to as SGT Oleonowski, but when he first appears in the film he wears the stripes of a First Sergeant.)]]
	[[Image:GTtS_M1C_02.jpg\|thumb\|none\|500px\|A shot of Cowboy's carbine. The magazines are taped "jungle-style."]]		[[Image:GTtS_M1C_02.jpg\|thumb\|none\|500px\|A shot of Cowboy's carbine. The magazines are taped "jungle-style."]]
	[[Image:GTtS_M1C_03.jpg\|thumb\|none\|500px\|Cowboy and CPL Courcey with their carbines.]]		[[Image:GTtS_M1C_03.jpg\|thumb\|none\|500px\|Cowboy and CPL Courcey with their carbines.]]

Funkychinaman: All up

2012-08-23T06:03:10Z

All up

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{{Infobox Movie|{{PAGENAME}}
|name = ''Go Tell the Spartans''
|picture = GTtS_poster.jpg
|caption = ''Theatrical Movie Poster''
|country = [[Image:USA.jpg|25px]] United States
|director = Ted Post
|date= 1978
|language=English
|distributor=AVCO Embassy Pictures
|character1 = MAJ Asa Barker <br>
|actor1=[[Burt Lancaster]]
|character2= CPL Stephen Courcey
|actor2 = [[Craig Wasson]]
|character3= 1SG Oleonowski
|actor3 = [[Jonathan Goldsmith]]
|character4= CPT Alfred Olivetti
|actor4 = [[Marc Singer]]
}}

'''''Go Tell the Spartans''''' is a 1978 American Vietnam War film directed by Ted Post (''[[Magnum Force]]'') starring [[Burt Lancaster]], [[Craig Wasson]], and [[Marc Singer]]. Lancaster plays Major Asa Barker, a grizzled US Army military advisor in charge of a small group of US Army advisors and local militia who has to juggle unreasonable army orders with local politics. Given only a limited release in 1978, it was overshadowed by two other Vietnam War films released that year, ''[[The Deer Hunter]]'' and ''[[Coming Home]]''.

{{Film Title}}

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=Handguns=
==M1911A1==
MAJ Barker ([[Burt Lancaster]]) and CPT Olivetti ([[Marc Singer]]) carry [[M1911A1]]s, but CPT Olivetti is the only one who draws his.
[[Image:M1911Colt.jpg|thumb|none|300px|World War II Colt M1911A1 Pistol - .45 ACP]]
[[Image:GTtS_M1911_01.jpg|thumb|none|500px|CPT Olivetti defends his position with his M1911A1.]]
[[Image:GTtS_M1911_02.jpg|thumb|none|501px|Olivetti reloads his pistol.]]
[[Image:GTtS_M1911_03.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Olivetti draws his pistol when Cowboy won't back off.]]

==Colt Trooper Mk III==
Cowboy ([[Evan C. Kim]] is armed with a [[Colt Trooper Mk III]] that he keeps in a shoulder holster. Since this film is set in 1964, this is an anachronism, since the Mk III series wasn't produced until 1969.
[[Image:88bad789f5e946cdc5ee8abb246f8e89.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Colt Trooper Mk III with 4" barrel - .357 Magnum]]
[[Image:GTtS_Trooper_01.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Cowboy with his Colt Trooper Mk III.]]

=Submachine Guns=
==M1928A1 Thompson==
2LT Raymond Hamilton ([[Joe Unger]]) and some of the South Vietnamese troops are armed with [[M1928A1 Thompson]] submachine guns.
[[Image:M1928A1_Thompson.jpg|thumb|none|350px|M1928A1 Thompson with 30-round magazine - .45 ACP]]
[[Image:GTtS_Thompson_01.jpg|thumb|none|500px|2LT Hamilton with his slung Thompson.]]
[[Image:GTtS_Thompson_02.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A South Vietnamese soldier with his Thompson.]]
[[Image:GTtS_Thompson_03.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A stolen Thompson found on the body of a dead woman.]]

==M3 Grease Gun==
MAJ Barker ([[Burt Lancaster]]) is armed with an [[M3 Grease Gun]] in the field.
[[Image:M3_Grease.jpg|thumb|none|350px|M3 "Grease Gun" .45 ACP]]
[[Image:GTtS_M3_01.jpg|thumb|none|500px|MAJ Barker's Grease Gun behind him.]]
[[Image:GTtS_M3_02.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Barker opens up with his M3.]]
[[Image:GTtS_M3_03.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]]

=Shotguns=
==Winchester Model 1897==
Some of the militia members are armed with [[Winchester Model 1897]] field guns.
[[Image:Winchester97field.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Winchester 1897 Field shotgun - 12 Gauge]]
[[Image:GTtS_W1897_01.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Two militia members with their shotguns.]]

==Double Barreled Shotgun==
One of the militia members is armed with a [[Double Barreled Shotgun]].
[[Image:StevesSBS1960s.jpg|thumb|none|400px|1960s Era Commercial Stevens hammerless side by side shotgun - 12 Gauge]]
[[Image:GTtS_DBS_01.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The militia member on the right with his shotgun.]]

==Unknown Pump Action shotgun==
A militia member is armed with an unknown pump action shotgun. It's not clear enough to determine the type.
[[Image:GTtS_shotgun_01.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]]

=Rifles/Carbines=
==M1 Carbine==
CPL Courcey ([[Craig Wasson]]), 1SG Oleonowski ([[Jonathan Goldsmith]]), CPT Olivetti ([[Marc Singer]]), Cowboy ([[Evan C. Kim]]), and various other advisors and their South Vietnamese allies are armed with [[M1 Carbine]]s.
[[Image:M1ExtdMag.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Post-war M1 Carbine with 30 round magazine and metal barrel shroud - .30 Carbine]]
[[Image:GTtS_M1C_01.jpg|thumb|none|500px|1SG Oleonowski and Cowboy with their carbines. 2LT Hamilton is seen with his Thompson.]]
[[Image:GTtS_M1C_02.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A shot of Cowboy's carbine. The magazines are taped "jungle-style."]]
[[Image:GTtS_M1C_03.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Cowboy and CPL Courcey with their carbines.]]
[[Image:GTtS_M1C_04.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Courcey with his carbine.]]

==M1 Garand==
Some of the South Vietnamese troops are armed with [[M1 Garand]]s.
[[Image:M1_Garand.jpg|thumb|none|400px|M1 Garand semiautomatic Rifle with leather M1917 sling - .30-06]]
[[Image:GTtS_M1G_01.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A South Vietnamese soldier with his M1 Garand.]]
[[Image:GTtS_M1G_02.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A South Vietnamese soldier scouts a position.]]
[[Image:GTtS_M1G_03.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]]

==Gewehr 1871/84==
The Old Man ([[James Hong]]) is armed with a [[Gewehr 1871/84]].
[[Image:Gr71-84_70.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Mauser Gewehr 1871/84 - 11.15x60mmR]]
[[Image:GTtS_M7184_01.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Where does he find ammo for that?]]
[[Image:GTtS_M7184_02.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A shot of the muzzle of the Gewehr 1871/84 as Courcey fires.]]
[[Image:GTtS_M7184_03.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]]

==M1903 Springfield==
One of the militia members is armed with an [[M1903 Springfield]] rifle.
[[Image:M1903Mark1.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Springfield M1903 Mk 1 - .30-06]]
[[Image:GTtS_M1903_01.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]]

=Other=
==Browning Automatic Rifle==
Some of the South Vietnamese troops are armed with [[Browning Automatic Rifle]]s.
[[Image:BARearlymodel.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Early Browning Automatic Rifle - .30-06]]
[[Image:GTtS_BAR_01.jpg|thumb|none|500px|BAR gunners are called forward.]]
[[Image:GTtS_BAR_02.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A BAR gunner as the South Vietnamese troops fall back.]]

==Browning M1919A4==
[[Browning M1919A4]] machine guns are dropped in to help defend Muc Wa.
[[Image:M1919A4.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Browning M1919A4 - .30-06 Springfield]]
[[Image:GTtS_M1919_01.jpg|thumb|none|500px|An M1919A4 on a freshly dropped pallet.]]
[[Image:GTtS_M1919_02.jpg|thumb|none|500px|An M1919A4 opens up during the first attack.]]
[[Image:GTtS_M1919_03.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]]

==Mk 2 Hand Grenade==
The American advisors and their allies are armed with [[Mk 2 Hand Grenade]]s.
[[Image:MK2_grenade_DoD.jpg|thumb|none|200px|Mk 2 "Pineapple" High-Explosive Fragmentation hand grenade]]
[[Image:GTtS_Mk2_01.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Courcey, a demolitions expert, shortens fuses on Mk 2 grenades for use as booby traps.]]
[[Image:GTtS_Mk2_02.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A cache of stolen grenades found on a dead woman.]]

==M29 Mortar==
The defenders at Muc Wa are armed with M29 Mortars.
[[Image:GTtS_M29_01.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A South Vietnamese mortar position.]]
[[Image:GTtS_M29_02.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Olivetti directs the fight from a mortar position.]]

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