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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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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.]] | ||
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=Rifles/Carbines= | =Rifles/Carbines= | ||
==M1 Carbine== | ==M1 Carbine== | ||
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.)]] | ||
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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:MauserGewehr1898EarlyModel.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 | 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_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|]] | ||
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==M29 Mortar== | ==M29 Mortar== | ||
The defenders at Muc Wa are armed with M29 | 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.]] | ||
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[[Category: Movie]] | [[Category: Movie]] | ||
[[Category: War]] | [[Category: War]] | ||
[[Category:Ted Post]] | |||
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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.
The following weapons were used in the film Go Tell the Spartans:
Handguns
M1911A1
MAJ Barker (Burt Lancaster) and CPT Olivetti (Marc Singer) carry M1911A1s, but CPT Olivetti is the only one who draws his.
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.
Submachine Guns
M1928A1 Thompson
2LT Raymond Hamilton (Joe Unger) and some of the South Vietnamese troops are armed with M1928A1 Thompson submachine guns.
M3 Grease Gun
MAJ Barker (Burt Lancaster) is armed with an M3 Grease Gun in the field.
Shotguns
Winchester Model 1897
Some of the militia members are armed with Winchester Model 1897 field guns.
Double Barreled Shotgun
One of the militia members is armed with a Double Barreled 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.
Rifles/Carbines
M1 Carbine
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 Carbines.
M1 Garand
Some of the South Vietnamese troops are armed with M1 Garands.
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.
Gewehr 1871/84
The Old Man is later armed with a Gewehr 1871/84.
Mosin Nagant 91/30
In a continuity error, the Old Man is later seen with a Mosin Nagant 91/30.
M1903 Springfield
One of the militia members is armed with an M1903 Springfield rifle.
Other
Browning Automatic Rifle
Some of the South Vietnamese troops are armed with Browning Automatic Rifles.
Browning M1919A4
Browning M1919A4 machine guns are dropped in to help defend Muc Wa.
Mk 2 Hand Grenade
The American advisors and their allies are armed with Mk 2 Hand Grenades.
M29 Mortar
The defenders at Muc Wa are armed with M29 Mortars.
