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Lt. Paddy Mayne ([[Jack O'Connell]]) has one of these [[Colt New Service|revolvers]], likely the .455 Webley variant manufactured for British troops during the First World War, although he refers to it as a "Colt .45". | Lt. Paddy Mayne ([[Jack O'Connell]]) has one of these [[Colt New Service|revolvers]], likely the .455 Webley variant manufactured for British troops during the First World War, although he refers to it as a "Colt .45". Capitaine Georges Bergé (Virgile Bramley) also has one, which Augustin Jordan (César Domboy) takes from his holster for a confrontation with Mayne in episode 5. | ||
[[File:ColtNS.jpg|thumb|none|400px|British Colt New Service (c. 1915) - .455 Webley]] | [[File:ColtNS.jpg|thumb|none|400px|British Colt New Service (c. 1915) - .455 Webley]] | ||
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[[File:Sasrhcoltnewservice2.jpg|thumb|none|650px|As the British and Irish are determined to drive on the wrong side of the road, it makes riding shotgun more difficult for right-handed shooters...]] | [[File:Sasrhcoltnewservice2.jpg|thumb|none|650px|As the British and Irish are determined to drive on the wrong side of the road, it makes riding shotgun more difficult for right-handed shooters...]] | ||
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[[File:Sasrhjordancns.jpg|thumb|none|650px|Augustin Jordan | [[File:Sasrhjordancns.jpg|thumb|none|650px|Augustin Jordan with a Colt New Service.]] | ||
[[File:Sasrhmaynecns.jpg|thumb|none|650px|Mayne plays Russian roulette with a Colt New Service, believing that to love life would make him a coward. Joke's on him; the author is a coward who doesn't love life.]] | [[File:Sasrhmaynecns.jpg|thumb|none|650px|Mayne plays Russian roulette with a Colt New Service, believing that to love life would make him a coward. Joke's on him; the author is a coward who doesn't love life.]] | ||
Revision as of 19:33, 21 November 2022
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SAS Rogue Heroes is a 2022 BBC drama action series, loosely based on the docu-drama book of the same name by Ben MacIntyre. The show centres on the creation of the Special Air Service by David Stirling (Connor Swindells), Lt. Jock Lewes (Alfie Allen), and Paddy Mayne (Jack O'Connell) during the North Africa campaign of the Second World War in 1941-2.
The following weapons were used in the television series SAS Rogue Heroes:
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Pistols
Beretta M1934
Lt. Paddy Mayne (Jack O'Connell) uses a Beretta M1934 (presumably pilfered from an Italian soldier that he had killed) to shoot holes into a bucket to shower himself.
Walther P38
A Walther P38 is seen with an Axis soldier in one scene. David Stirling (Connor Swindells) and his men also use them when posing as Nazi soldiers to infiltrate Benghazi.
Revolvers
Colt New Service
Lt. Paddy Mayne (Jack O'Connell) has one of these revolvers, likely the .455 Webley variant manufactured for British troops during the First World War, although he refers to it as a "Colt .45". Capitaine Georges Bergé (Virgile Bramley) also has one, which Augustin Jordan (César Domboy) takes from his holster for a confrontation with Mayne in episode 5.
Webley .455 Mk VI
David Stirling (Connor Swindells), Jock Lewes (Alfie Allen), Johnny Cooper (Jacob McCarthy), and Lt. Col. Dudley Wrangel Clarke (Dominic West) have Webley .455 Mk VI revolvers as their sidearms.
Submachine guns
MP40
During the covert operation in Benghazi, Stirling and his men (dressed in Nazi uniform) have MP40s. The SAS men are also joined by Randolf Churchill (Ian Davies), son of UK prime minister Winston Churchill, who carries Stirling's MP40 during the ride into Benghazi.
MP38
One SAS soldier uses an MP38 appropriated from Axis forces. This episode was set in 1941, compared to episode 5 being set in 1942, so it appears the producers were showing how the weapons evolved through the campaign. Having said that, MP40s (as the name suggests) were already in the hands of soldiers by 1941.
Thompson M1928A1
Various SAS members, including Lewes, Stirling, Mayne, Sgt. Reg Seekings (Theo Barklam-Briggs), and Cpl. Mike Sadler (Tom Glynn-Carney), are seen with Thompson M1928A1 submachine guns.
Rifles
Carcano M91/38
Italian soldiers are equipped with Carcano M91/38 Short Rifles.
Karabiner 98k
Many Axis soldiers are equipped with Karabiner 98k rifles.
Lee-Enfield No.1 Mk III*
The Lee-Enfield No.1 Mk III*, known as the "SMLE" (Short Magazine Lee-Enfield) by the British, is ubiquitous among Allied troops throughout the series. It is also used by Jock Lewes at the start of the first episode.
Scoped Lee-Enfield No.1 Mk III*
In episode 5, Paddy Mayne uses an SMLE with a scope to shoot at the French paratroopers during a training exercise.
Machine guns
Breda Modello 37
When Lt. Lewes' men raid an Italian artillery encampment at the beginning of the first episode, a British sergeant appropriates their Breda Modello 37 against them.
Bren gun
Bren guns are used by British soldiers (including Cpl. Mike Sadler) during the series.
Lewis gun
Along with the Bren guns, British forces also use the Lewis gun. This includes 2nd Lt. Bill Fraser (Stuart Campbell) in one scene. In episode 5, which is set later on in the campaign in 1942, two SAS Jeeps have Lewis guns without cooling jackets around the barrel. This fits in with the fact that aircraft Lewis guns, which were being replaced by more powerful machine guns, were being given to infantry troops and light vehicles. The aircraft versions lacked cooling jackets due to the air passing over the barrels. As it transpired, the cooling jacket proved unnecessary even for infantry use, especially as it made the gun heavier and thus harder to carry and operate.
MG34
As Lewes' men raid the Mersa Brega supply depot, an Italian soldier fires an MG34 mounted to an Sd. Kfz. 251 half-track armoured fighting vehicle.
MG FF
A Messerschmitt BF-109E aircraft fires upon Lewes' unit with its pair of wing-mounted MG FF cannons.
Thrown
Fake grenade
Lt. Stirling clears a snooker room of its audience by frightening them off with a fake grenade that appears to have been adapted from a Mills Bomb, the standard-issue grenade of British forces during World War II.
Trivia
Painting of Jock Lewes with a Bren gun
Although Jock Lewes doesn't use a Bren gun in this series, a portrait of the real-life Lewes with a Bren gun was painted in 1940 by artist Rex Whistler (1905-1944).
