Kokoda (2010): Difference between revisions
Kokoda (2010): Difference between revisions - Internet Movie Firearms Database - Guns in Movies, TV and Video Games
Kokoda (2010): Difference between revisions
Several Japanese soldiers use the [[Type 92 Heavy Machine Gun]], noticeably the soldiers who bypass and ambush Brigadier General Arnold Potts headquarters at Isurava.
Several Japanese soldiers use the [[Type 92 heavy machine gun]], noticeably the soldiers who bypass and ambush Brigadier General Arnold Potts headquarters at Isurava.
[[Image:Japanese Type 92 Heavy Machine Gun.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Type 92 Heavy Machine Gun - 7.7x58mm SR]]
[[Image:Japanese Type 92 Heavy Machine Gun.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Type 92 Heavy Machine Gun - 7.7x58mm SR]]
[[Image:K JapaneseGunner Type92HMG.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Japanese machine gun crew set up a Type 92 Heavy Machine Gun on a tripod.]]
[[Image:K JapaneseGunner Type92HMG.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Japanese machine gun crew set up a Type 92 Heavy Machine Gun on a tripod.]]
Kokoda is a 2010 ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) documentary about the Kokoda Campaign. Using a mixture of archival footage, interviews and dramatic reconstructions, it tells the story of the fierce and bitter campaign, from the fighting on the ground to the politics behind the battle. It is noteworthy for the impressive effort put into obtaining historically accurate firearms for the productions.
Admin note: Normally documentaries are not allowed on IMFDB, however this "Mini-Series" (there were only two episodes) utilized major re-enactments of the events, using actors dressed in period correct uniforms and period correct weapons. This qualifies this title for inclusion into IMFDB.
The following weapons were used in the miniseries Kokoda (2010):
The main weapon of both the 39th Battalion Militiamen and the Australian Imperial Force (AIF) in the documentary is the Lee-Enfield No. 1 Mk III*, in particular by Captain Basil Catterns and Pte. Laurie 'Smoky' Hausen.
This is not an M1A1 Thompson. I think that is what it is supposed to be, but the forestock is wrong (it is rounded at the front, possibly damage), the front sight post is too high, the rear sight is just wrong, the bolt handle is that from an M1921/M1928 and not that from an M1 series Thompson. Additionally, the standard M1A1 could not accept drum magazines. I know that there were many different cost cutting measures taken during the production run of the Thompson, and that as a result there were a number of very different but not differently designated Thompsons that were produced, but I do not think that this is the case here. I think that this is a parts gun, and a very bad one at that. It does look basically like a Thompson, but not at all like one if it is examined. Actually, I just looked at it again, it looks like a resin gun, and not a firearm at all.SAWGunner89 18:03, 1 March 2011 (UTC)
Captain Sam Templeton uses an M1A1 Thompson during the initial skirmish at Deniki. Interestingly enough, an AIF soldier can at one point be seen using an M1A1 Thompson with a 50-round drum magazine.
39th Battalion Militiamen and AIF soldiers carry Owen Submachine Gun's during the Australian counterattack and the battles at the Buna-Gona beachfront.
Several Japanese soldiers use the Type 92 heavy machine gun, noticeably the soldiers who bypass and ambush Brigadier General Arnold Potts headquarters at Isurava.
