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|director = Charles Chauvel | |director = Charles Chauvel | ||
|date= December 26, 1940 | |date= December 26, 1940 | ||
|language = English<br>French<br> German<br>Turkish | |language = English<br>French<br>German<br>Turkish | ||
|distributor =Universal Pictures | |distributor =Universal Pictures | ||
|character1=Red Gallagher | |character1=Red Gallagher | ||
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'''''Forty Thousand Horsemen''''' is a 1940 Australian war movie directed by Charles Chauvel. Three young Australians, Red, Larry and Jim, join the army at the beginning of World War I and are assigned to the Australian 4th Light Horse Brigade, which is serving in Palestine. The three eventually take part in the march to Ogratina, the Battle of Romani, the Battle of Gaza, and | '''''Forty Thousand Horsemen''''' is a 1940 Australian war movie directed by Charles Chauvel. Three young Australians, Red, Larry, and Jim, join the army at the beginning of World War I and are assigned to the Australian 4th Light Horse Brigade, which is serving in Palestine. The three eventually take part in the march to Ogratina, the Battle of Romani, the Battle of Gaza, and the attack during the Battle of Beersheba, which was the last cavalry charge in modern warfare. This battle is also featured in the 1987 movie ''[[The Lighthorsemen]]''. | ||
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[[File:fortyHorse_turkm1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A Turkish soldier retreats while holding the 1903 Mauser.]] | [[File:fortyHorse_turkm1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A Turkish soldier retreats while holding the 1903 Mauser.]] | ||
==Mauser M1905 | ==Mauser M1905 Carbine== | ||
A few Turks can be also seen with Mauser 1905 Carbines. | A few Turks can be also seen with Mauser 1905 Carbines. | ||
[[File:Spanish_Mauser_1895_Carbine.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Carabina Modelo 1895 - 7x57mm Mauser.<br> | [[File:Spanish_Mauser_1895_Carbine.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Carabina Modelo 1895 - 7x57mm Mauser.<br>The Turkish 1905 Mauser Carbine looks similar.]] | ||
[[File:fortyHorse_turkc1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A Turk picks up his dropped carbine...]] | [[File:fortyHorse_turkc1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A Turk picks up his dropped carbine...]] | ||
[[File:fortyHorse_turkc2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|...and takes aim.]] | [[File:fortyHorse_turkc2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|...and takes aim.]] | ||
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Some [[Gewehr 98]]s are also used by German and Turkish troops. | Some [[Gewehr 98]]s are also used by German and Turkish troops. | ||
[[File:MauserGewehr1898EarlyModel.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Mauser Gewehr 1898 - 7.92x57mm Mauser]] | [[File:MauserGewehr1898EarlyModel.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Mauser Gewehr 1898 - 7.92x57mm Mauser]] | ||
[[File:fortyHorse_g88_3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The front | [[File:fortyHorse_g88_3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The front sight and barrel band of a Gewehr 1898 is seen on the right.]] | ||
==Snider-Enfield Mk. II**== | ==Snider-Enfield Mk. II**== | ||
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==Maxim MG 08/15== | ==Maxim MG 08/15== | ||
The [[Maxim MG08/15]] is used by German and Turkish troops. It's not actually fired by the gunners. They just wiggle with the Maxim. | The [[Maxim MG08/15]] is used by German and Turkish troops. It's not actually fired by the gunners. They just wiggle with the Maxim. | ||
[[File:Maxim MG08-15.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Maxim | [[File:Maxim MG08-15.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Maxim MG 08/15 - 7.92x57mm Mauser]] | ||
[[File:fortyHorse_max15_1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A Maxim in the factory.]] | [[File:fortyHorse_max15_1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A Maxim in the factory.]] | ||
[[File:fortyHorse_max15_2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|"''Sind diese Maschinengewehre ganz in Ordnung?''"<br>Von Hausen (Harvey Adams) inspects the factory.]] | [[File:fortyHorse_max15_2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|"''Sind diese Maschinengewehre ganz in Ordnung?''"<br>Von Hausen (Harvey Adams) inspects the factory.]] | ||
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Forty Thousand Horsemen is a 1940 Australian war movie directed by Charles Chauvel. Three young Australians, Red, Larry, and Jim, join the army at the beginning of World War I and are assigned to the Australian 4th Light Horse Brigade, which is serving in Palestine. The three eventually take part in the march to Ogratina, the Battle of Romani, the Battle of Gaza, and the attack during the Battle of Beersheba, which was the last cavalry charge in modern warfare. This battle is also featured in the 1987 movie The Lighthorsemen.
The following weapons were used in the film Forty Thousand Horsemen:
Revolvers
Webley RIC
A Webley RIC is used by a German officer and von Schiller (Eric Reiman). This revolver may stands in for the German Reichsrevolver M1883.
Rifles
Gewehr 1888/05
German and Turkish soldiers are mainly armed with Gewehr 1888/05 rifles.
Mauser Model 1903
Turkish soldiers can be seen with 1903 Mauser rifles.
Mauser M1905 Carbine
A few Turks can be also seen with Mauser 1905 Carbines.
The Turkish 1905 Mauser Carbine looks similar.
Mauser Gewehr 1898
Some Gewehr 98s are also used by German and Turkish troops.
Snider-Enfield Mk. II**
Some Turkish soldiers use Snider-Enfield Mk.II** rifles.
Lee-Enfield No. 1 Mk. III
ANZAC soldiers are seen with Lee-Enfield No.1 Mk.III rifles. Some Turkish soldiers can also be seen with SMLEs.
Machine Guns
Maxim MG 08/15
The Maxim MG08/15 is used by German and Turkish troops. It's not actually fired by the gunners. They just wiggle with the Maxim.
Von Hausen (Harvey Adams) inspects the factory.
Maxim MG 08
Turkish soldiers can briefly be seen with Maxim MG08s during the Battle of Beersheba on October 31, 1917. The firing scenes were taken from the 1930 movie All Quiet on the Western Front.
Grenades
Mills Bomb
ANZAC soldiers use Mills Bombs.
Other
Ordnance QF 18 Pounder
The Turkish Column is armed with British Ordnance QF 18 Pounder field guns standing for correct 7.7 cm Feldkanone 96 n. A. field guns.
