Bukit Kepong: Difference between revisions
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Bukit Kepong: Difference between revisions
[[File:Sten Mk5 without vertical grip.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Sten Mk V - 9x19mm without vertical grip.]]
[[File:Sten Mk5 without vertical grip.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Sten Mk V - 9x19mm without vertical grip.]]
[[File:Bukit Kepong-Jungle Squad 007.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The team leader of the Jungle Squad holding his Sten Mk V after captures the MCP camp.]]
[[File:Bukit Kepong-Jungle Squad 007.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The team leader of the Jungle Squad holding his Sten Mk V after captures the MCP camp.]]
[[File:Bukit Kepong-Police Officer 002.jpg|thumb|none|600px|PC Jaafar Hassan ([[Yusof Haslam]]) take out his Sten's magazine after finding his gun ammunition was depleted.]]
[[File:Bukit Kepong-Police Officer 002.jpg|thumb|none|600px|PC Jaafar Hassan ([[Yusof Haslam]]) take out his Sten's magazine after realizing he ran out of ammo.]]
[[File:Bukit Kepong HD Official Trailer-10.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The MCP guerrilla fires at PC Jaafar with his Sten Mk V.]]
[[File:Bukit Kepong HD Official Trailer-10.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The MCP guerrilla fires at PC Jaafar with his Sten Mk V.]]
[[File:BTF-Sten&No.4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Sgt Jamil wih his [[Sten Mk V]] provide cover during the station assault.]]
[[File:BTF-Sten&No.4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Sgt Jamil wih his [[Sten Mk V]] provide cover during the station assault.]]
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=Rifles / Carbines=
=Rifles / Carbines=
==Lee-Enfield No 1 Mk 3*==
==Lee-Enfield No 1 Mk 3*==
The [[Short Magazine Lee-Enfield (SMLE)|Lee-Enfield No.1 Mk 3*]] is seen being carried by the MCP, auxiliary police officers, villagers and Police Jungle Squad.
The [[SMLE|Lee-Enfield No.1 Mk 3*]] is seen being carried by the MCP, auxiliary police officers, villagers and Police Jungle Squad.
[[File:Bukit Kepong-Auxiliary Police 001.jpg|thumb|none|601px|An auxiliary police offices and villager open fire with No.1 Mk 3*s at communist guerillas after the attack on a village house.]]
[[File:Bukit Kepong-Auxiliary Police 001.jpg|thumb|none|601px|An auxiliary police offices and villager open fire with No.1 Mk 3*s at communist guerillas after the attack on a village house.]]
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==M1 Carbine==
==M1 Carbine==
The [[M1 Carbine]] is also seen used by MCP guerrillas and Police Jungle Squad in the film.
The [[M1 Carbine]] is also seen used by MCP guerrillas and Police Jungle Squad in the film.
[[Image:M1CarbineLateModel.jpg|thumb|none|400px|M1 Carbine (Post-War) - .30 Carbine. It has the adjustable rear sight and a bayonet lug.]]
Bukit Kepong is a 1982 Malaysian war film based on the true story of the Bukit Kepong tragedy. The film chronicles the lives of Bukit Kepong police officers in their fight against Malayan Communist Party guerrillas after they stormed the police station before dawn during the Malayan Emergency 1948-1960. Jins Shamsuddin starred in the film as Bukit Kepong police sergeant, Jamil Mohd Shah. In August 27, 2015, this movie was re-released with in high-definition.
The following weapons were used in the film Bukit Kepong:
The M1911 is seen used by a MCP communist leader. In real life, the leader who led the raid was Muhammad Indera or widely known as Mat Indera, who leads 180 guerrillas to launch an assault on the police station during the Bukit Kepong incident.
The Enfield No. 2 Mk I* is the service revolver seen carried by every Federation of Malaya Police chief during the Malayan Emergency. In the film, the Enfield No. 2 Mk I* is used by Sergeant Jamil Mohd Shah (Jins Shamsuddin) as his sidearm as well as used by the Bukit Kepong village chief. The Enfield No.2 Mk I* was also seen in the hands of an MCP lieutenant to execute their own comrades after they betrayed the cause.
The Sten Mk V is the standard submachine guns for Federation of Malaya Police and Police Jungle Squad troops in the film, most featured have the forward pistol grip removed. Also, it has been used by MCP forces. In the film, the Sten is used by Bukit Kepong police chief Sergeant Jamil Mohd Shah (Jins Shamsuddin) and Police Constable Jaafar Hassan (Yusof Haslam) as they try to defend the station by communist forces.
The Lee-Enfield No.4 Mk 1* is the standard service rifle seen carried by the majority of Federation of Malaya Police officers. The No.4 Mk 1* rifle was also seen in the hands of the MCP guerrillas and the Police Jungle Squad.
The Bren Mk I light machine guns are also used by the Federation of Malaya Police, MCP guerrillas and the Police Jungle Squad. After ammo ran out, one of the police officers dismantled the Bren by throwing away the magazine, barrel and firing pin to prevent its use by MCP forces.
The No. 36M Mk.I Mills Bomb is used by the MCP and Police Jungle Squad troops in the film. In a desperate attempt to overwhelm the stubborn defense, the MCP uses it to flush out the defenders.
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