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|picture =Pork Chop Hill film.jpg | |picture =Pork Chop Hill film.jpg | ||
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|country = [[Image:USA.jpg| | |country = [[Image:USA.jpg|23px|border]] U.S. | ||
|director = [[Lewis Milestone]] | |director = [[Lewis Milestone]] | ||
|date= 1959 | |date= 1959 | ||
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|actor3=[[Rip Torn]] | |actor3=[[Rip Torn]] | ||
|character4=Private Franklin | |character4=Private Franklin | ||
|actor4=[[Woody Strode]] | |actor4=[[Woody Strode]] | ||
|actor5=[[George Peppard]] | |||
|character5=Cpl. Chuck Fedderson | |||
|actor6= [[George Shibata]] | |||
|character6=Lt. Suki Ohashi | |||
|actor7=[[Norman Fell]] | |||
|character7= SSG. Coleman | |||
}} | }} | ||
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=US Weapons= | =US Weapons= | ||
==M1 Garand== | ==Handguns== | ||
The [[M1 Garand]] is used by most of the men in the 7th Infantry Division, including Pvt. Franklin ([[Woody Strode]]). At least one soldier carries a rifle grenade launcher attached to his Garand. | ===Colt M1911A1=== | ||
[[ | Lt. Suki Ohashi ([[George Shibata]]) can be seen with a [[M1911 pistol series|Colt M1911A1]] whilst preparing to defend Pork Chop Hill. | ||
[[Image:M1911Colt.jpg|thumb|350px|none|Colt M1911A1 - .45 ACP]] | |||
[[Image:Ohashi M1911.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Lt. Suki Ohashi ([[George Shibata]]) with his Colt M1911A1.]] | |||
==Rifles== | |||
===M1 Garand=== | |||
The [[M1 Garand]] is used by most of the men in the 7th Infantry Division, including Pvt. Franklin ([[Woody Strode]] on the right). At least one soldier carries a rifle grenade launcher attached to his Garand. | |||
[[File:M1 Garand bayonet second.jpg|thumb|none|500px|M1 Garand with M1 bayonet - .30-06]] | |||
[[Image:Franklin Garand.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Pvt. Franklin ([[Woody Strode]]) and another soldier advance up Pork Chop Hill with M1 Garands.]] | [[Image:Franklin Garand.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Pvt. Franklin ([[Woody Strode]]) and another soldier advance up Pork Chop Hill with M1 Garands.]] | ||
[[Image:Soldier Garand.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A 7th Infantry Division soldier advancing with an M1 Garand and fixed bayonet.]] | [[Image:Soldier Garand.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A 7th Infantry Division soldier advancing with an M1 Garand and fixed bayonet.]] | ||
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[[Image:Franklin Garand 2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Pvt. Franklin ([[Woody Strode]]) threatens Lt. Joe Clemons ([[Gregory Peck]]) to avoid fighting.]] | [[Image:Franklin Garand 2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Pvt. Franklin ([[Woody Strode]]) threatens Lt. Joe Clemons ([[Gregory Peck]]) to avoid fighting.]] | ||
==M1 Carbine== | ===M1 Carbine=== | ||
The [[M1 Carbine]] is used by the officers in the film, including Lt. Joe Clemons ([[Gregory Peck]]), and by his radiomen, S/Sgt. Coleman ([[Norman Fell]]) and Cpl. Payne ([[Cliff Ketchum]]). All of these men use the post-WW2 30-round "Banana" Magazines. | The [[M1 Carbine]] is used by the officers in the film, including Lt. Joe Clemons ([[Gregory Peck]]), and by his radiomen, S/Sgt. Coleman ([[Norman Fell]]) and Cpl. Payne ([[Cliff Ketchum]]). All of these men use the post-WW2 30-round "Banana" Magazines. | ||
[[Image:M1CarbineLateModel.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Korean War Era M1 Carbine, with Birch Stock, Adjustable sight, bayonet lug, and twin magazine pouch. Most of the World War II variations of the M1 Carbine were sent back to the Military Arsenals and retrofitted with the Bayonet Lug and adjustable rear sight. This is the version seen after late 1945 and all the way until the 1960s. This version is seen most often in World War II movies, despite being anachronistic for most World War II battles - .30 Carbine]] | [[Image:M1CarbineLateModel.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Korean War Era M1 Carbine, with Birch Stock, Adjustable sight, bayonet lug, and twin magazine pouch. Most of the World War II variations of the M1 Carbine were sent back to the Military Arsenals and retrofitted with the Bayonet Lug and adjustable rear sight. This is the version seen after late 1945 and all the way until the 1960s. This version is seen most often in World War II movies, despite being anachronistic for most World War II battles - .30 Carbine]] | ||
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[[Image:Clemons Coleman Payne Carbine.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Left to Right - S/Sgt. Coleman ([[Norman Fell]]), Cpl. Payne ([[Cliff Ketchum]]) and Lt. Joe Clemons ([[Gregory Peck]]) hold their M1 Carbines.]] | [[Image:Clemons Coleman Payne Carbine.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Left to Right - S/Sgt. Coleman ([[Norman Fell]]), Cpl. Payne ([[Cliff Ketchum]]) and Lt. Joe Clemons ([[Gregory Peck]]) hold their M1 Carbines.]] | ||
==Browning Automatic Rifle== | ==Machine Guns== | ||
===Browning Automatic Rifle=== | |||
Soldiers in the 7th Infantry Division use the [[Browning Automatic Rifle]] during the Battle of Pork Chop Hill. | Soldiers in the 7th Infantry Division use the [[Browning Automatic Rifle]] during the Battle of Pork Chop Hill. | ||
[[Image:BAR.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Browning Automatic Rifle - .30-06]] | [[Image:BAR.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Browning Automatic Rifle - .30-06]] | ||
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[[Image:Soldier BAR 6.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A 7th Infantry Division soldier has a laugh at S/Sgt. Coleman's ([[Norman Fell]]) and Cpl. Payne's ([[Cliff Ketchum]]) expense with his deployed Browning Automatic Rifle in the background.]] | [[Image:Soldier BAR 6.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A 7th Infantry Division soldier has a laugh at S/Sgt. Coleman's ([[Norman Fell]]) and Cpl. Payne's ([[Cliff Ketchum]]) expense with his deployed Browning Automatic Rifle in the background.]] | ||
==Browning M1919A4== | ===Browning M1919A4=== | ||
The [[Browning M1919A4]] is used by 7th Infantry Division soldiers during the battle including Cpl. Chuck Fedderson ([[George Peppard]]) and Pvt. Forstman ([[Harry Guardino]]). Peppard himself had actual military training. Peppard enlisted in the United States Marine Corps July 8, 1946, and rose to the rank of corporal in the 10th Marines, leaving the Corps at the end of his period of enlistment in January 1948. | The [[Browning M1919A4]] is used by 7th Infantry Division soldiers during the battle including Cpl. Chuck Fedderson ([[George Peppard]]) and Pvt. Forstman ([[Harry Guardino]]). Peppard himself had actual military training. Peppard enlisted in the United States Marine Corps July 8, 1946, and rose to the rank of corporal in the 10th Marines, leaving the Corps at the end of his period of enlistment in January 1948. | ||
[[Image:M1919A4Browning.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Browning M1919A4 on M2 tripod - .30-06]] | [[Image:M1919A4Browning.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Browning M1919A4 on M2 tripod - .30-06]] | ||
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[[Image:Soldier M1919 4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A 7th Infantry Division Machine Gun team firing their Browning M1919A4 in defense of Pork Chop Hill.]] | [[Image:Soldier M1919 4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A 7th Infantry Division Machine Gun team firing their Browning M1919A4 in defense of Pork Chop Hill.]] | ||
== | ==Grenades== | ||
===Mk 2 Hand Grenade=== | |||
==Mk 2 Hand Grenade== | |||
7th Infantry Division soldiers can be seen using the [[Mk 2 hand grenade|Mk 2 Hand Grenade]] during the battle, including Lt. Joe Clemons ([[Gregory Peck]]), Lt. Suki Ohashi ([[George Shibata]]) and Pvt. Velie ([[Robert Blake]]). | 7th Infantry Division soldiers can be seen using the [[Mk 2 hand grenade|Mk 2 Hand Grenade]] during the battle, including Lt. Joe Clemons ([[Gregory Peck]]), Lt. Suki Ohashi ([[George Shibata]]) and Pvt. Velie ([[Robert Blake]]). | ||
[[Image:MK2 grenade DoD.jpg|thumb|none|150px|Mk 2 "Pineapple" High-Explosive Fragmentation Hand Grenade]] | [[Image:MK2 grenade DoD.jpg|thumb|none|150px|Mk 2 "Pineapple" High-Explosive Fragmentation Hand Grenade]] | ||
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[[Image:Ohashi MkII.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Two Mk 2 Hand Grenades can be seen on the flak jacket of Lt. Suki Ohashi ([[George Shibata]]).]] | [[Image:Ohashi MkII.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Two Mk 2 Hand Grenades can be seen on the flak jacket of Lt. Suki Ohashi ([[George Shibata]]).]] | ||
==M20A1B1 "Super Bazooka"== | ==Other== | ||
===M20A1B1 "Super Bazooka"=== | |||
7th Infantry Division soldiers can be seen with [[M20A1B1 "Super Bazooka"|M20A1B1 "Super Bazookas"]] during the battle. | 7th Infantry Division soldiers can be seen with [[M20A1B1 "Super Bazooka"|M20A1B1 "Super Bazookas"]] during the battle. | ||
[[File:M20A1B1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|M20A1B1 "Super Bazooka" - 3.5"]] | [[File:M20A1B1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|M20A1B1 "Super Bazooka" - 3.5"]] | ||
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[[Image:Soldier M20 Bazooka 4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A 7th Infantry Division soldier stands to the left with his M20A1B1 Bazooka.]] | [[Image:Soldier M20 Bazooka 4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A 7th Infantry Division soldier stands to the left with his M20A1B1 Bazooka.]] | ||
==M2 Flamethrower== | ===M2 Flamethrower=== | ||
A 7th Infantry Division soldier can be seen with an [[M2 Flamethrower]] during the battle. Oddly, a Chinese soldier uses one to burn an American outpost during the final battle. | A 7th Infantry Division soldier can be seen with an [[M2 Flamethrower]] during the battle. Oddly, a Chinese soldier uses one to burn an American outpost during the final battle. | ||
[[Image:M2 Flamethrower.jpg|thumb|none|250px|M2 Flamethrower]] | [[Image:M2 Flamethrower.jpg|thumb|none|250px|M2 Flamethrower]] | ||
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=PLA Weapons= | =PLA Weapons= | ||
==Mosin Nagant M91/30== | ==Rifles== | ||
===Mosin Nagant M91/30=== | |||
Chinese soldiers use the [[Mosin Nagant Rifle|Mosin Nagant M91/30]] in defense of Pork Chop Hill. | Chinese soldiers use the [[Mosin Nagant Rifle|Mosin Nagant M91/30]] in defense of Pork Chop Hill. | ||
[[Image:M9130.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Full-length, Soviet Mosin Nagant M91/30 - 7.62x54mmR]] | [[Image:M9130.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Full-length, Soviet Mosin Nagant M91/30 - 7.62x54mmR]] | ||
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[[Image:Chinese Nagants 4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Chinese soldiers counterattack Pork Chop Hill with their Mosin Nagant M91/30 rifles.]] | [[Image:Chinese Nagants 4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Chinese soldiers counterattack Pork Chop Hill with their Mosin Nagant M91/30 rifles.]] | ||
==PPSh-41== | ==Submachine Guns== | ||
Chinese soldiers can be seen using the [[ | ===PPSh-41=== | ||
Chinese soldiers can be seen using the [[PPSh-41]] submachine gun during the Battle of Pork Chop Hill with both 35 round stick magazines and 71 round drum magazines. | |||
[[File:Ppsh41-2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Soviet PPSh-41 Submachine Gun with 35 round stick magazine - 7.62x25mm Tokarev]] | [[File:Ppsh41-2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Soviet PPSh-41 Submachine Gun with 35 round stick magazine - 7.62x25mm Tokarev]] | ||
[[Image:Chinese PPsh.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Chinese soldier fires his PPSh-41 with a 35 round stick magazine.]] | [[Image:Chinese PPsh.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Chinese soldier fires his PPSh-41 with a 35 round stick magazine.]] | ||
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[[Image:Chinese PPsh 3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Chinese soldier fires his PPSh-41 with a 71 round drum magazine.]] | [[Image:Chinese PPsh 3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Chinese soldier fires his PPSh-41 with a 71 round drum magazine.]] | ||
==Lewis Gun== | ==Machine Guns== | ||
Several Chinese soldiers can be seen using the [[Lewis Gun]] from bunkers on Pork Chop Hill. This version has the cooling jacket replaced by a smaller version. The gun also has a slightly different drum fitted compared to the original drum. | ===Lewis Gun=== | ||
Several Chinese soldiers can be seen using the [[Lewis Gun]] from bunkers on Pork Chop Hill. This version has the cooling jacket replaced by a smaller version. The gun also has a slightly different drum fitted compared to the original drum to resemble a [[Degtyaryov DP Series Machine Gun|Degtyaryov DP-28]]. | |||
[[Image:Lewis gun.JPG|thumb|none|500px|Lewis Gun - .303 British. This version has the full cooling jacket and the original drum magazine.]] | [[Image:Lewis gun.JPG|thumb|none|500px|Lewis Gun - .303 British. This version has the full cooling jacket and the original drum magazine.]] | ||
[[Image:Chinese DP28.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Chinese soldier fires his Lewis Gun from a bunker.]] | [[Image:Chinese DP28.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Chinese soldier fires his Lewis Gun from a bunker.]] | ||
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[[File:PorkChopHillMG2.jpg|thumb|none|601px|Note the distinct shape of the stock.]] | [[File:PorkChopHillMG2.jpg|thumb|none|601px|Note the distinct shape of the stock.]] | ||
==RGD-33 Stick Grenade== | ==Handguns== | ||
=== Luger P08 === | |||
A PLA officer is seen with a [[Luger P08]] secured in a hip holster. | |||
[[Image:LugerP08Pistol.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Luger P08 - 9x19mm]] | |||
[[File:PorkChopHillPistol01.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A small portion of the grip that is seen matches a Luger.]] | |||
==Grenades== | |||
===RGD-33 Stick Grenade=== | |||
Chinese soldiers use the [[RGD-33 stick grenade|RGD-33 Stick Grenade]] during the Battle of Pork Chop Hill. | Chinese soldiers use the [[RGD-33 stick grenade|RGD-33 Stick Grenade]] during the Battle of Pork Chop Hill. | ||
[[Image:Rgd-33russianfrag mp.jpg|thumb|none|500px|RGD-33 high-explosive fragmentation Stick Grenade, shown with the diamond-patterned fragmentation sleeve.]] | [[Image:Rgd-33russianfrag mp.jpg|thumb|none|500px|RGD-33 high-explosive fragmentation Stick Grenade, shown with the diamond-patterned fragmentation sleeve.]] | ||
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The following weapons were used in the film Pork Chop Hill:
US Weapons
Handguns
Colt M1911A1
Lt. Suki Ohashi (George Shibata) can be seen with a Colt M1911A1 whilst preparing to defend Pork Chop Hill.
Rifles
M1 Garand
The M1 Garand is used by most of the men in the 7th Infantry Division, including Pvt. Franklin (Woody Strode on the right). At least one soldier carries a rifle grenade launcher attached to his Garand.
M1 Carbine
The M1 Carbine is used by the officers in the film, including Lt. Joe Clemons (Gregory Peck), and by his radiomen, S/Sgt. Coleman (Norman Fell) and Cpl. Payne (Cliff Ketchum). All of these men use the post-WW2 30-round "Banana" Magazines.
Machine Guns
Browning Automatic Rifle
Soldiers in the 7th Infantry Division use the Browning Automatic Rifle during the Battle of Pork Chop Hill.
Browning M1919A4
The Browning M1919A4 is used by 7th Infantry Division soldiers during the battle including Cpl. Chuck Fedderson (George Peppard) and Pvt. Forstman (Harry Guardino). Peppard himself had actual military training. Peppard enlisted in the United States Marine Corps July 8, 1946, and rose to the rank of corporal in the 10th Marines, leaving the Corps at the end of his period of enlistment in January 1948.
Grenades
Mk 2 Hand Grenade
7th Infantry Division soldiers can be seen using the Mk 2 Hand Grenade during the battle, including Lt. Joe Clemons (Gregory Peck), Lt. Suki Ohashi (George Shibata) and Pvt. Velie (Robert Blake).
Other
M20A1B1 "Super Bazooka"
7th Infantry Division soldiers can be seen with M20A1B1 "Super Bazookas" during the battle.
M2 Flamethrower
A 7th Infantry Division soldier can be seen with an M2 Flamethrower during the battle. Oddly, a Chinese soldier uses one to burn an American outpost during the final battle.
PLA Weapons
Rifles
Mosin Nagant M91/30
Chinese soldiers use the Mosin Nagant M91/30 in defense of Pork Chop Hill.
Submachine Guns
PPSh-41
Chinese soldiers can be seen using the PPSh-41 submachine gun during the Battle of Pork Chop Hill with both 35 round stick magazines and 71 round drum magazines.
Machine Guns
Lewis Gun
Several Chinese soldiers can be seen using the Lewis Gun from bunkers on Pork Chop Hill. This version has the cooling jacket replaced by a smaller version. The gun also has a slightly different drum fitted compared to the original drum to resemble a Degtyaryov DP-28.
Handguns
Luger P08
A PLA officer is seen with a Luger P08 secured in a hip holster.
Grenades
RGD-33 Stick Grenade
Chinese soldiers use the RGD-33 Stick Grenade during the Battle of Pork Chop Hill.
