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[[Image: | {{Infobox Movie | ||
|name = The Lighthorsemen | |||
|picture = LighthorsemenPoster.jpg | |||
|caption = ''Film poster'' | |||
|country = [[Image:AUS.jpg|25px]] Australia | |||
|director = [[Simon Wincer]] | |||
|date= 1987 | |||
|language = | |||
|studio=The Australian Film Commission <BR> FGH <BR> Film Victoria <BR> International Film Management <BR> Picture Show <BR> RKO Pictures | |||
|distributor=Cinecom Pictures | |||
|character1=Dave Mitchell | |||
|actor1=[[Peter Phelps]] | |||
|character2=Major Richard Meinertzhagen | |||
|actor2=[[Anthony Andrews]] | |||
|character3=Colonel Murray Bourchier | |||
|actor3=[[Tony Bonner]] | |||
|character4=Scotty | |||
|actor4=[[Jon Blake]] | |||
|character5=Frank | |||
|actor5=[[Gary Sweet]] | |||
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'''''The Lighthorsemen''''' is a 1987 Australian World War I film directed by Simon Wincer. The film tells about the men of Australian Light Horse | '''''The Lighthorsemen''''' is a 1987 Australian World War I film directed by [[Simon Wincer]]. The film tells about the men of the Australian Light Horse who were involved in the 1917 Battle of Beersheeba. | ||
Several pieces of footage from the film were re-used for the episode "Palestine 1917" of [[Young Indiana Jones Chronicles: Volume 2, The|The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles]] (re-released on video and DVD under the title "Daredevils of the Desert"), which Wincer also directed. | |||
{{Film Title|The Lighthorsemen}} | |||
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=Handguns= | =Handguns= | ||
==Webley Mk VI | ==Webley Mk. VI== | ||
[[ | [[File:Webley.JPG|thumb|none|300px|Webley Mark VI - .455 Webley]] | ||
[[ | [[File:Lighthorsemen-Webley.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Major Richard Meinertzhagen ([[Anthony Andrews]]) gives his [[Webley Mk VI]] to Colonel Murray Bourchier ([[Tony Bonner]]).]] | ||
[[ | [[File:Lighthorsemen-Webley2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Australian Sergeant fires his Webley Mk VI at Turkish troops.]] | ||
==Mauser C96== | |||
==Mauser C96 | [[File:C96Pistol.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Mauser C96 "Broomhandle" - 7.63x25mm Mauser]] | ||
[[File:C96Pistol.jpg|thumb|none| | [[File:Lighthorsemen-C96.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Turkish soldier fires his [[Mauser C96]].]] | ||
[[ | [[File:Lighthorsemen-C96-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | ||
[[ | [[File:Lighthorsemen-C96-3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Scotty ([[Jon Blake]]) holds captured Mauser C96.]] | ||
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=Rifles= | =Rifles= | ||
==Lee-Enfield No.1 | ==Lee-Enfield No. 1 Mk. III== | ||
[[ | [[Lee-Enfield No. 1 Mk III]]s are the mainstay weapon of the Australian and British troops. | ||
[[ | [[File:SMLE Mark III.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Lee-Enfield No. 1 Mark III - .303 British]] | ||
[[ | [[File:Lighthorsemen-SMLE.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Frank ([[Gary Sweet]]) preparing to mercy kill his wounded horse.]] | ||
[[ | [[File:Lighthorsemen-SMLE-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Dave Mitchell ([[Peter Phelps]]) holds his SMLE rifle.]] | ||
[[ | [[File:Lighthorsemen-SMLE-3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Closeup of SMLE. The open chamber with the magazine cut-off can be seen.]] | ||
[[File:Lighthorsemen-SMLE-4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Australian light horsemen fire their SMLE rifles with bayonets.]] | |||
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==Mauser Model 1903/30== | |||
[[Mauser Rifle Series#1903 Turkish Mauser|Turkish Mauser 1903/30 Rifles]], identify by the notch on top of the receiver, are the mainstay weapon of the Turkish troops. | |||
[[File:TurkishMauser03-30.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Mauser Model 1903/30 - 7.92x57mm]] | |||
[[File:Lighthorsemen-Mauser.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Bedouin fires his Mauser rifle at Frank.]] | |||
[[File:Lighthorsemen-Mauser2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Turkish soldiers fire their Mauser rifles at Australian troops.]] | |||
[[File:Lighthorsemen-Mauser3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Closeup of Turkish 1903/30 Mauser rifle rear sights.]] | |||
[[File:Lighthorsemen-Mauser4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Another view.]] | |||
[[File:Lighthorsemen-Mauser5.jpg|thumb|none|600px|This close-up of the opened receiver shows the striking notch next to the post-WWI "''Kirikkale Tufek Fabrikast''" markings of the Turkish Republic.]] | |||
=Machine Guns= | =Machine Guns= | ||
==Lewis | ==Lewis Gun== | ||
[[File:Lewis gun.JPG|thumb|none|400px|Lewis Gun - .303 British]] | [[File:Lewis gun.JPG|thumb|none|400px|Lewis Gun - .303 British]] | ||
[[ | [[File:Lighthorsemen-Lewis.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Australian soldier holds the [[Lewis Gun]].]] | ||
==Vickers | ==Vickers Mk. I== | ||
[[ | [[File:Vickers gun.JPG|thumb|none|400px|Vickers Mark I - .303 British]] | ||
[[ | [[File:Lighthorsemen-Vickers.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The horse carries [[Vickers]] machine gun.]] | ||
==Maxim | ==Maxim MG 08== | ||
[[ | [[File:MaximMG08.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Maxim MG 08 - 7.92x57mm]] | ||
[[ | [[File:Lighthorsemen-MG08.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Turkish soldiers use the [[Maxim MG08]] machine gun during the attack of Australian light horse troops.]] | ||
[[ | [[File:Lighthorsemen-MG08-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | ||
[[ | [[File:Lighthorsemen-MG08-3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | ||
[[ | [[File:Lighthorsemen-MG08-4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | ||
==Maxim | ==Maxim lMG 08/15== | ||
[[ | [[File:Lmg08-15 air.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Maxim lMG 08/15 Air-Cooled - 7.92x57mm Mauser]] | ||
[[ | [[File:Lighthorsemen-MG08-5.jpg|thumb|none|600px|German reconnaissance aircraft fires MG 08/15 fixed machine gun.]] | ||
==Parabellum | ==Parabellum MG 17== | ||
[[ | [[File:Parabellum MG17.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Parabellum MG 17 - 7.92x57mm]] | ||
[[ | [[File:Lighthorsemen-MG14.jpg|thumb|none|600px|German reconnaissance aircraft armed with the Parabellum MG 17 in observer's cockpit.]] | ||
=Hand Grenades= | =Hand Grenades= | ||
==Model 17 Stielhandgranate== | ==Model 17 Stielhandgranate== | ||
[[ | [[File:German_ww1_hand_grenade.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Model 17 Stielhandgranate]] | ||
[[ | [[File:Lighthorsemen-Stielhandgranate.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Wounded Turkish soldier holds an earlier version of [[Model 17 Stielhandgranate]]. Note the belt clip.]] | ||
[[ | [[File:Lighthorsemen-Stielhandgranate2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | ||
=Other= | =Other= | ||
==7.7 cm | ==7.7 cm Feldkanone 96 n.A.== | ||
Turkish troops use German 7.7 cm | Turkish troops use German [[7.7 cm Feldkanone 96 n. A.]] field guns. Australian troops use these guns also. | ||
[[ | [[File:800px-7.7 cm Feldkanone 16 IMG 6414b.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Feldkanone 96 neuer Art - 77x234mmR]] | ||
[[ | [[File:Lighthorsemen-FK 96.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Turkish gunners firing the 7.7 cm FK 96 field guns.]] | ||
[[ | [[File:Lighthorsemen-FK 96-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | ||
[[ | [[File:Lighthorsemen-FK 96-3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Australian gunners.]] | ||
[[File:Lighthorsemen-FK 96-4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Close up of the 7.7 cm FK 96 n.A. breech.]] | |||
==Aerial bomb== | ==Aerial bomb== | ||
German reconnaissance aircraft carries small aerial bombs. | German reconnaissance aircraft carries small aerial bombs. | ||
[[ | [[File:Lighthorsemen-bombs.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | ||
==Mark IV tank== | ==Mark IV tank== | ||
British troops use tanks during the Second Battle of Gaza | British troops use tanks during the Second Battle of Gaza. | ||
[[ | [[File:Lighthorsemen-MarkV.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | ||
[[ | [[File:Lighthorsemen-MarkV-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | ||
==Explosive== | ==Explosive== | ||
Australian troops used explosives to destroy the Turkish railway | Australian troops used explosives to destroy the Turkish railway. | ||
[[ | [[File:Lighthorsemen-Explosive.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | ||
[[ | [[File:Lighthorsemen-Explosive-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | ||
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The Lighthorsemen is a 1987 Australian World War I film directed by Simon Wincer. The film tells about the men of the Australian Light Horse who were involved in the 1917 Battle of Beersheeba.
Several pieces of footage from the film were re-used for the episode "Palestine 1917" of The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles (re-released on video and DVD under the title "Daredevils of the Desert"), which Wincer also directed.
The following weapons were used in the film The Lighthorsemen:
Handguns
Webley Mk. VI
Mauser C96
Rifles
Lee-Enfield No. 1 Mk. III
Lee-Enfield No. 1 Mk IIIs are the mainstay weapon of the Australian and British troops.
Mauser Model 1903/30
Turkish Mauser 1903/30 Rifles, identify by the notch on top of the receiver, are the mainstay weapon of the Turkish troops.
Machine Guns
Lewis Gun
Vickers Mk. I
Maxim MG 08
Maxim lMG 08/15
Parabellum MG 17
Hand Grenades
Model 17 Stielhandgranate
Other
7.7 cm Feldkanone 96 n.A.
Turkish troops use German 7.7 cm Feldkanone 96 n. A. field guns. Australian troops use these guns also.
Aerial bomb
German reconnaissance aircraft carries small aerial bombs.
Mark IV tank
British troops use tanks during the Second Battle of Gaza.
Explosive
Australian troops used explosives to destroy the Turkish railway.
