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=Machine Guns= | =Machine Guns= | ||
==Browning M2 Water Cooled== | ==Browning M2 Water Cooled== | ||
What appears to be a [[Browning_M2#Browning_M2_Water_Cooled|water-cooled version]] of the [[Browning M2HB]] machine gun is seen also. | What appears to be a [[Browning_M2#Browning_M2_Water_Cooled|water-cooled version]] of the [[Browning M2HB]] machine gun is seen also. | ||
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[[Image:Navy Type 99-1 & 99-2.JPG|thumb|none|400px|Type 99 cannon aircraft variants, top an earlier Type 99 Mark 1 Model 3 - 20x72mm RB, bottom a later Type 99 Mark 2 Model 3 - 20x101mm RB]] | [[Image:Navy Type 99-1 & 99-2.JPG|thumb|none|400px|Type 99 cannon aircraft variants, top an earlier Type 99 Mark 1 Model 3 - 20x72mm RB, bottom a later Type 99 Mark 2 Model 3 - 20x101mm RB]] | ||
[[Image:Midway19-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Japanese "Zero" fighters are also armed with [[Type 99 cannon]]s mounted in the wings.]] | [[Image:Midway19-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Japanese "Zero" fighters are also armed with [[Type 99 cannon]]s mounted in the wings.]] | ||
=Other= | =Other= | ||
==1.1"/75 caliber gun== | ==1.1"/75 caliber gun== | ||
US sailors can be seen with a 1.1"/75 caliber gun. | US sailors can be seen with a 1.1"/75 caliber gun. | ||
[[Image:28 mm AA gun.jpg|thumb|none|400px|1.1"/75 caliber "Chicago piano" quad mount aboard the USS ''Pennsylvania'' - 28x199mm]] | [[Image:28 mm AA gun.jpg|thumb|none|400px|1.1"/75 caliber "Chicago piano" quad mount aboard the USS ''Pennsylvania'' - 28x199mm]] | ||
[[File:Midway19 19.jpg|thumb|none|600px|US sailors can be seen operating the 1.1"/75 caliber gun.]] | |||
[[Image:Midway19-calibergun1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A sailor inserts a magazine into the gun.]] | [[Image:Midway19-calibergun1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A sailor inserts a magazine into the gun.]] | ||
==Oerlikon 20mm Cannon== | ==Oerlikon 20mm Cannon== | ||
US Navy ships are also armed with [[Oerlikon 20 mm Cannon|Oerlikon 20mm Cannon]]s. | |||
[[Image:20mm Oerlikon Cannon.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Oerlikon Cannon - 20mm.]] | [[Image:20mm Oerlikon Cannon.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Oerlikon Cannon - 20mm.]] | ||
[[File:Midway19 14.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The [[Oerlikon 20 mm Cannon]] is seen on the right.]] | |||
==Type 96 25 mm AT/AA Gun== | ==Type 96 25 mm AT/AA Gun== | ||
Japanese ships are armed with twin mounted [[Type 96 25 mm AT/AA Gun]]s. | Japanese ships are armed with twin mounted [[Type 96 25 mm AT/AA Gun]]s. | ||
[[File:Type 96 25mm twin.jpg|thumb|300px|none|Type 96 twin AA mounting - 25x163mm]] | [[File:Type 96 25mm twin.jpg|thumb|300px|none|Type 96 twin AA mounting - 25x163mm]] | ||
[[Image:Midway19-JAAgun1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Japanese sailors fire | [[File:Midway19 23.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Japanese soldiers prepare the [[Type 96 25 mm AT/AA Gun]].]] | ||
[[Image:Midway19-JAAgun1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Japanese sailors fire the [[Type 96 25 mm AT/AA Gun]].]] | |||
[[Category: Movie]] | [[Category: Movie]] | ||
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Midway is a 2019 World War II film directed by Roland Emmerich that follows the events leading up to the Battle of Midway in 1942, where the US Navy attempted to prevent the ships of the Imperial Japanese Navy from taking over the strategic air station on Midway island in the Pacific. The events of this battle had previously been chronicled in the similarly-named 1976 film. The cast includes Ed Skrein, Woody Harrelson, Luke Evans, Mandy Moore, Patrick Wilson, Tadanobu Asano, Etsushi Toyokawa, Nick Jonas, and Dennis Quaid.
The following weapons were used in the film Midway:
Rifles
Springfield M1903
US soldiers on Midway island can be seen with M1903 Springfield bolt-action rifles.
Arisaka Type 2
An Arisaka Type 2 Paratrooper Takedown rifle is seen held by a Japanese soldier during the island attack.
Karabiner 98k
The Karabiner 98k is seen in the hands of Chinese Guerrilla fighters.
Machine Guns
Browning M2 Water Cooled
What appears to be a water-cooled version of the Browning M2HB machine gun is seen also.
Aircraft Machine Guns
Browning M2 Aircraft Heavy Machine Gun
The Browning M2 Aircraft heavy machine gun appears in the film as the primary armament of the B-25 Mitchell bombers commanded by Col. James Doolittle (Aaron Eckhart).
Type 92 Light Machine Gun
During the attack on Pearl Harbor, Japanese D3A "Val" dive bombers and B5N "Kate" torpedo bombers can be seen with Type 92 light machine guns, a Japanese copy of the Lewis Gun for the tail gunners.
Type 99 Cannon
Japanese "Zero" fighters are also armed with Type 99 cannons mounted in the wings.
Other
1.1"/75 caliber gun
US sailors can be seen with a 1.1"/75 caliber gun.
Oerlikon 20mm Cannon
US Navy ships are also armed with Oerlikon 20mm Cannons.
Type 96 25 mm AT/AA Gun
Japanese ships are armed with twin mounted Type 96 25 mm AT/AA Guns.
