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[[Image:Guards EnfieldMkIII 3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The Camp Guards fire warning shots over the heads of resisting prisoners.]] | [[Image:Guards EnfieldMkIII 3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The Camp Guards fire warning shots over the heads of resisting prisoners.]] | ||
[[Image:Guards EnfieldMkIII 4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The Guards firing their rifles at escaping prisoners.]] | [[Image:Guards EnfieldMkIII 4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The Guards firing their rifles at escaping prisoners.]] | ||
==M1 Garand== | |||
An American GI can be briefly seen with an [[M1 Garand]] in New Guinea. | |||
[[Image:M1 Garand.jpg|thumb|none|400px|M1 Garand semiautomatic Rifle with leather M1917 sling - .30-06]] | |||
[[Image:AmericanGI M1Garand.jpg|thumb|none|600px|An American GI runs with his M1 Garand.]] | |||
==M1928A1 Thompson== | |||
An African-American GI ([[Lee Rice]]) carries an [[Thompson Submachine Gun|M1928A1 Thompson]] in New Guinea. | |||
[[Image:M1928-A1 T.jpg|thumb|none|400px|M1928A1 Thompson with 30-round magazine and early 'simplified' rear sight that would be adopted for the M1 Thompson - .45 ACP]] | |||
[[Image:AmericanGI M1928A1Thompson.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The African-American GI ([[Lee Rice]]) with an M1928A1 Thompson.]] | |||
==M1A1 Thompson== | |||
Another African-American GI can be seen with an [[Thompson Submachine Gun|M1A1 Thompson]] in New Guinea. | |||
[[Image:M1sb.jpg|thumb|none|400px|M1A1 Thompson with 30-round magazine .45 ACP]] | |||
[[Image:AmericanGI M1A1Thompson.jpg|thumb|none|600px|An African-American GI at the Catholic Mission in New Guinea stands guard with an M1A1 Thompson.]] | |||
==Owen Submachine Gun== | ==Owen Submachine Gun== | ||
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[[Image:Hook VickersMachineGun.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Hook dismantles the Vickers Mk1 Machine Gun to prevent its use by the Japanese before he is overrun.]] | [[Image:Hook VickersMachineGun.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Hook dismantles the Vickers Mk1 Machine Gun to prevent its use by the Japanese before he is overrun.]] | ||
[[Image:Oishi VickersMachineGun.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Oishi struggles to fire the Vickers Mk1 Machine Gun, unaware that it is inoperable.]] | [[Image:Oishi VickersMachineGun.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Oishi struggles to fire the Vickers Mk1 Machine Gun, unaware that it is inoperable.]] | ||
==Charles Parker 1878 Side by Side Shotgun== | |||
Sally Murphy ([[Tracy Mann]]) can be seen with a [[12 Gauge Double Barreled Shotgun|Charles Parker 1878 Side by Side Shotgun]] after the Japanese POW breakout. A Farmer ([[Bill Brady]]) tries to capture Junji Hayashi ([[Junichi Ishida]]) and Komatsu ([[Kazuhiro Muroyama]]) with one, fatally shooting Komatsu during the process. | |||
[[Image:CharlesParker1878Shotgun.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Charles Parker 1878 Side by Side Shotgun - 12 Gauge. The Parker Gun Company was absorbed into Remington in 1934]] | |||
[[Image:SallyMurphy DoubleBarrelledShotgun.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Sally Murphy ([[Tracy Mann]]) cleans her Charles Parker 1878 Side by Side Shotgun.]] | |||
[[Image:Sally DoubleBarrelledShotgun.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Sally checks the sights of her Charles Parker 1878 Side by Side Shotgun.]] | |||
[[Image:Sally DoubleBarrelledShotgun 2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A panicked Sally aims her Charles Parker 1878 Side by Side Shotgun at Stan Davidson ([[Alan David Lee.]] | |||
[[Image:Farmer DoubleBarrelledShotgun.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The Farmer ([[Bill Brady]]) aims his Charles Parker 1878 Side by Side Shotgun.]] | |||
==Mills Bomb== | |||
Stan Davidson ([[Alan David Lee]]) pulls the pin on a [[Mills Bomb]] to scare Junji Hayashi ([[Junichi Ishida]]) in the New Guinea mission. Hayashi manages to grab it during hand-to-hand combat with Stan, but Stan manages to throw it away from the both of them. | |||
[[Image:Mills Bomb SGM-1.jpg|thumb|none|150px|Mills Bomb High-Explosive Fragmentation hand grenade]] | |||
[[Image:Davidson MillsBomb.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Stan Davidson ([[Alan David Lee]]) pulls the pin on a Mills Bomb.]] | |||
[[Image:Davidson MillsBomb 2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The Mills Bomb lying in the foxhole, miraculously intact despite being armed.]] | |||
Revision as of 09:00, 13 November 2010
The following weapons were used in the film The Cowra Breakout:
Allied Weapons
Rifles
Lee-Enfield No.1 Mk III*
The Lee-Enfield No.1 Mk III* is used by Australian soldiers in New Guinea, including Stan Davidson (Alan David Lee), Mick Murphy (Dennis Miller) and Nobby (Alex Broun). Most of the guards at the Cowra POW camp use it as well.
M1 Garand
An American GI can be briefly seen with an M1 Garand in New Guinea.
M1928A1 Thompson
An African-American GI (Lee Rice) carries an M1928A1 Thompson in New Guinea.
M1A1 Thompson
Another African-American GI can be seen with an M1A1 Thompson in New Guinea.
Owen Submachine Gun
The Owen Submachine Gun is used by Stan Davidson (Alan David Lee) and Sergeant Best (Tony Barry) in New Guinea. Several guards at the Cowra POW camp use it as well.
Bren Gun
Australian soldiers in New Guinea use the Bren Gun in the Anti-Aircraft role. Guards at the Cowra POW camp use it during the Japanese breakout.
Vickers Mk1 Machine Gun
Corporal Doyle (Laurie Moran) and Private Hook (Max Cullen) man a Vickers Mk1 Machine Gun mounted on a truck during the breakout. After being overrun, Hook manages to dismantle the gun to prevent its use by the Japanese.
Charles Parker 1878 Side by Side Shotgun
Sally Murphy (Tracy Mann) can be seen with a Charles Parker 1878 Side by Side Shotgun after the Japanese POW breakout. A Farmer (Bill Brady) tries to capture Junji Hayashi (Junichi Ishida) and Komatsu (Kazuhiro Muroyama) with one, fatally shooting Komatsu during the process.
[[Image:Sally DoubleBarrelledShotgun 2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A panicked Sally aims her Charles Parker 1878 Side by Side Shotgun at Stan Davidson (Alan David Lee. [[Image:Farmer DoubleBarrelledShotgun.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The Farmer (Bill Brady) aims his Charles Parker 1878 Side by Side Shotgun.]]
Mills Bomb
Stan Davidson (Alan David Lee) pulls the pin on a Mills Bomb to scare Junji Hayashi (Junichi Ishida) in the New Guinea mission. Hayashi manages to grab it during hand-to-hand combat with Stan, but Stan manages to throw it away from the both of them.
