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[[File:MAS-49-firstmodel.jpg|thumb|none|450px|MAS-49 - 7.5x54mm French. The first model of the MAS-49, adopted in 1949 and used by French forces in the Indochina, Algerian and Suez conflicts. ]] | [[File:MAS-49-firstmodel.jpg|thumb|none|450px|MAS-49 - 7.5x54mm French. The first model of the MAS-49, adopted in 1949 and used by French forces in the Indochina, Algerian and Suez conflicts. ]] | ||
[[File:317-MAS49-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Laotian soldier cocks his MAS-49.]] | [[File:317-MAS49-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Laotian soldier cocks his MAS-49.]] | ||
[[File:MAS-49 with APX L806 scope.jpg|thumb|none|450px|MAS-49 with APX L806 scope - 7.5x54mm French.]] | |||
[[File:317-MAS49-3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Vit takes aim at Viet Minh troops crossing a river.]] | [[File:317-MAS49-3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Vit takes aim at Viet Minh troops crossing a river.]] | ||
[[File:317-MAS49-5.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The view through the scope as Vit fires.]] | [[File:317-MAS49-5.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The view through the scope as Vit fires.]] | ||
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The 317th Platoon is a 1965 war film originally released in France under the title La 317e Section. The film was directed by Pierre Schoendoerffer (Diên Biên Phú) and was based on his own novel of the same name. The story is set during the latter stages of the French-Indochina War, revolving around a group of French soldiers and their Laotian allies who trek through the jungle to the safety of a French outpost as the Viet Minh pursue them. The film was shot in Cambodia with the assistance of the Royal Cambodian Army.
The following weapons were used in the film The 317th Platoon:
Submachine Guns
MAT-49
The MAT-49 is used by the platoon's leaders and senior NCOs at various points in the film, including L'adjundant (Warrant Officer) Wilsdorf (Bruno Cremer), Sergeant Roudier (Pierre Fabre) and Laotian Sergeant-supplétifs Vit and Ba Kut (Boramy Tioulong - who was also the film's military advisor).
Vit demonstrates how the Viet Minh describe their victory at Dien Bien Phu to villagers by breaking an egg.
Rifles
M1917 Enfield
The M1917 Enfield rifle is carried by most of the Laotian soldiers. The Viet Minh forces encountered by the platoon throughout the film also appear to be armed with Enfields.
M1 Carbine
Sous-Lieutenant (2nd Lieutenant) Torrens (Jacques Perrin) uses the M1 Carbine as his main weapon. Wilsdorf and Ba Kut also use the M1 Carbine during different scenes.
MAS-36
The MAS-36 rifle is the main weapon of Corporal Perrin (Manuel Zarzo), the platoon's radio operator. MAS-36 rifles are also used by some of the Laotian troops.
MAS-49
A few Laotians are armed with MAS-49 rifles, which are mainly used to launch rifle grenades. A MAS-49 with an APX L806 scope is also seen in several scenes, most notably when a Viet Minh column is ambushed by the soldiers and during a raid on a captured village.
Machine Guns
BAR M1918A2
The M1918A2 BAR is a commonly-seen weapon in the film, although the characters refer to it as a FM (Fusil-mitrailleur/automatic rifle). Laotian troops use it to suppress enemy forces, while Wilsdorf uses one to cover the retreat of the platoon as it tries to evacuate its wounded.
Grenades
Mills Bomb
What appears to be a Mills Bomb is often seen attached to Wilsdorf's uniform.
22mm Mle. 1948
Laotian troops use MAS-49 rifles to fire 22mm Mle. 1948 rifle grenades.
