Gorgo: Difference between revisions
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Gorgo: Difference between revisions
Some British soldiers are armed with [[Sten Mk III]] SMGs.
Some British soldiers are armed with [[Sten Mk II]] SMGs.
[[Image:Sten MkIII.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Sten Mk III - 9x19mm]]
[[Image:Sten.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Sten Mk II - 9x19mm]]
[[File:Gorgo-Sten-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A soldier holds a Sten. The stock seems to be T-shaped.]]
[[File:Gorgo-Sten-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A soldier holds a Sten.]]
[[File:Gorgo-SMLE-8.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Sten is seen in hands of a soldier (next to the commanding officer). The muzzle part of the barrel is shorter than on Mk IUI and matches Mk III version.]]
[[File:Gorgo-SMLE-8.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Sten is seen in hands of a soldier (next to the commanding officer).]]
Gorgo is a British 1961 science fiction monster movie directed by Eugène Lourié. It is the third Lourié's monster movie after The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms (1953) and The Giant Behemoth (1959). After a volcanic eruption off Ireland coast a monster appears from the ocean. Two treasure divers manage to capture the creature and sell it to London circus where it is made the star attraction. After the monster, nicknamed Gorgo, is examined by scientists, they find out that this is just a infant of its species. Soon an adult monster Ogra raises from the deep and moves to London to resque the small one.
The following weapons were used in the film Gorgo:
During the defence of the Tower Bridge several soldiers fire Carl Gustav M/45 SMGs. This weapon was never issued to British military, but there is possibility that these are Egyptian Port Said, captured during the Suez Crisis.
When Gorgo comes ashore on Nara Island, the harbour master McCartin (Christopher Rhodes) and two fishermen fire Lee-Enfield No.4 Mk.I rifles (of course, without any success). A No.4 Mk.I rifle is seen on board of Joe Ryan's MV Triton. British soldiers widely use No.4 Mk.I rifles when Ogra goes on a rampage in London.
AN/M3, US version of Hispano-Suiza HS.404 20mm autocannon, are mounted on Grumman F9F Panther fighter planes, seen on US Navy aircraft carrier that stands for HMS Royal Oak (in reality no Royal Navy aircraft carrier had such name).
The circus personnel use flamethrowers to threaten Gorgo and stop its attempts to break free. They appear to be a kind of non-military propane-fueled flamethrowers.
During the defence of the Palace of Westminster British troops use car-mounted missiles. While the missiles doesn't match any real weapon, issued to British Army, they are more than just mockup, as they are loaded and fired. Possibly it's a kind of pyrotechnic rockets.
