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[[Image:AttackForceZ.jpg|thumb|right|300px|''Attack Force Z'' (1982)]] | [[Image:AttackForceZ.jpg|thumb|right|300px|''Attack Force Z'' (1982)]] | ||
'''''Attack Force Z''''' was a 1982 Australian-produced WWII film that starred then unknown actors [[Mel Gibson]] and [[Sam Neill]] along with John Phillip Law, Chris Haywood and John Waters (the Australian actor, not the director) as members of a commando team sent to rescue the survivors of a plane crash on a Japanese-occupied island in the Pacific. | '''''Attack Force Z''''' was a 1982 Australian-produced WWII film that starred then unknown actors [[Mel Gibson]] and [[Sam Neill]] along with [[John Phillip Law]], Chris Haywood and John Waters (the Australian actor, not the director) as members of a commando team sent to rescue the survivors of a plane crash on a Japanese-occupied island in the Pacific. | ||
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==M3A1 submachine gun== | ==M3A1 submachine gun== | ||
The [[M3A1 "Grease Gun"]] fitted with a suppressor is the main weapon carried by the Z Force commandos throughout the film. In reality, | The [[M3A1 "Grease Gun"]] fitted with a suppressor is the main weapon carried by the Z Force commandos throughout the film. In reality, M3A1s were never used by Z Special Unit during WWII, but they did use the suppressed Austen Mk2 submachine gun. | ||
[[File: | [[File:Grease silenced .jpg|thumb|none|450px|M3A1 "Grease Gun" with integral suppressor - .45 ACP]] | ||
[[File:AFZ 17.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Captain P.G. Kelly ([[Mel Gibson]]) holds the suppressed M3A1.]] | [[File:AFZ 17.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Captain P.G. Kelly ([[Mel Gibson]]) holds the suppressed M3A1.]] | ||
[[File:AFZ 09.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Sergeant D.J. Costello ([[Sam Neill]]) with the M3A1.]] | [[File:AFZ 09.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Sergeant D.J. Costello ([[Sam Neill]]) with the M3A1.]] | ||
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==Arisaka rifles== | ==Arisaka rifles== | ||
[[Arisaka Type 99]] battle rifles are seen used by Japanese forces. | |||
[[Image:Arisaka-Type-99.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Arisaka Type 99 battle rifle - 7.7x58mm]] | [[Image:Arisaka-Type-99.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Arisaka Type 99 battle rifle - 7.7x58mm]] | ||
[[File:AFZ 16.jpg|thumb|none|450px]] | [[File:AFZ 16.jpg|thumb|none|450px]] | ||
==Winchester Model 12 == | ==Winchester Model 12 == | ||
Lieutenant J.A. Veitch (John Phillip Law) produces a take-down [[Winchester Model 12]] shotgun in olive parkerizing that he gives to the guerrilla leader Lin in the final battle. | Lieutenant J.A. Veitch ([[John Phillip Law]]) produces a take-down [[Winchester Model 12]] shotgun in olive parkerizing that he gives to the guerrilla leader Lin in the final battle. | ||
[[File:WinchesterModel12Riot.jpg|thumb|none|400px]] | [[File:WinchesterModel12Riot.jpg|thumb|none|400px]] | ||
[[File:AFZ 29.jpg|thumb|none|450px]] | [[File:AFZ 29.jpg|thumb|none|450px]] | ||
Latest revision as of 12:27, 1 February 2018
Attack Force Z was a 1982 Australian-produced WWII film that starred then unknown actors Mel Gibson and Sam Neill along with John Phillip Law, Chris Haywood and John Waters (the Australian actor, not the director) as members of a commando team sent to rescue the survivors of a plane crash on a Japanese-occupied island in the Pacific.
The following weapons were used in the film Attack Force Z:
M3A1 submachine gun
The M3A1 "Grease Gun" fitted with a suppressor is the main weapon carried by the Z Force commandos throughout the film. In reality, M3A1s were never used by Z Special Unit during WWII, but they did use the suppressed Austen Mk2 submachine gun.
Smith & Wesson Victory Model Revolver
Carried by all the Z Force commandos and used by Captain P.G. Kelly (Mel Gibson) until he hands it to Lin, the local resistance leader.
Nambu Type 14
Japanese officers are seen armed with the Nambu Type 14 Pistol.
Arisaka rifles
Arisaka Type 99 battle rifles are seen used by Japanese forces.
Winchester Model 12
Lieutenant J.A. Veitch (John Phillip Law) produces a take-down Winchester Model 12 shotgun in olive parkerizing that he gives to the guerrilla leader Lin in the final battle.
Browning M1919A4
Japanese forces are also seen using the Browning M1919A4 machine gun. After taking out a machine gun nest, Capt. Kelly is seen using the machine gun.
Trivia
Despite the film's World War II setting, the German DVD cover depicts a modern day M16A1 with M203 being wielded by Mel Gibson (this is actually Gibson's head superimposed on the body of Arnold Schwarzenegger from the film Predator).
