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[[Image:Everyman's War.jpg|thumb|300px|''Everyman's War'' (2009)]] | [[Image:Everyman's War.jpg|thumb|300px|''Everyman's War'' (2009)]] | ||
'''Everyman's War''' is a 2009 war film directed by Thad Smith. It stars [[Cole Carson]] as Don Smith, a young man drafted into the 94th Infantry Division during World War Two and sent into combat in France and Germany as a Heavy Machine Gun | '''Everyman's War''' is a 2009 war film directed by Thad Smith. It stars [[Cole Carson]] as Don Smith, a young man drafted into the 94th Infantry Division during World War Two and sent into combat in France and Germany as a Heavy Machine Gun Section. | ||
'''The following weapons were used in the film ''Everyman's War'':''' | '''The following weapons were used in the film ''Everyman's War'':''' | ||
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=Rifles= | =Rifles= | ||
==M1 Garand== | ==M1 Garand== | ||
Despite being the standard-issue combat rifle for the U.S. Armed Forces during World War Two, the [[M1 Garand]] is seen scarcely throughout the movie. This is historically accurate, for weapons squads such as the one depicted in the film would normally be issued lighter weapons such as the | Despite being the standard-issue combat rifle for the U.S. Armed Forces during World War Two, the [[M1 Garand]] is seen scarcely throughout the movie. This is historically accurate, for weapons squads such as the one depicted in the film would normally be issued lighter weapons such as the M1 Carbine. The most notable user is Pvt. Karl Heinrich ([[Brian Julian]], the section ammunition carrier. | ||
[[File:M1 Garand.jpg|thumb|none|500px|M1 Garand - .30-06]] | [[File:M1 Garand.jpg|thumb|none|500px|M1 Garand Semiautomatic Rifle with leather M1917 sling - .30-06]] | ||
[[File:EW AmericanGI M1Garand.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A GI enters the mess tent with his M1 Garand rifle slung. Note the trench knife stuck into his pack (left side).]] | |||
[[File:EW Heinrich M1Garand.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Pvt. Karl Heinrich ([[Brian Julian]]), seated on the left, holds an M1 Garand.]] | |||
[[File:EW Heinrich M1Garand 2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Heinrich jumps from the Deuce-and-a-Half with his M1.]] | |||
[[File:EW Heinrich M1Garand 3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Heinrich, carrying his M1, slips in the slow whilst dodging enemy bullets.]] | |||
[[File:EW Heinrich M1Garand 4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Heinrich pours down covering fire with his M1.]] | |||
[[File:EW SSgtSmith M1Garand 3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|S/Sgt. Don Smith ([[Cole Carson]]) hitches a ride back to M Company, resting an M1 Garand in his lap.]] | |||
[[File:EW SSgtSmith M1Garand.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Smith and his buddy approach a farmhouse, M1 rifle at the ready.]] | |||
[[File:EW SSgtSmith M1Garand 2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Smith holds his M1 on a German prisoner ([[Micah Klatt]]).]] | |||
==M1 Carbine== | |||
The [[M1 Carbine]] is used by two men on the machine gun section, Pvt. Anthony 'Brooklyn' Benedetto ([[Sean McGrath]]) and Pvt. Robert Fuller ([[Eric Martin Reid]]). | |||
[[File:M1-Carbine.jpg|thumb|none|500px|World War II Era M1 Carbine, with Dark Walnut Stock, 'L' peep sight and no bayonet lug - correct for most of WWII, shown with khaki sling and oiler and a period twin magazine pouch for buttstock - .30 Carbine]] | |||
Revision as of 04:54, 5 April 2011
Everyman's War is a 2009 war film directed by Thad Smith. It stars Cole Carson as Don Smith, a young man drafted into the 94th Infantry Division during World War Two and sent into combat in France and Germany as a Heavy Machine Gun Section.
The following weapons were used in the film Everyman's War:
Rifles
M1 Garand
Despite being the standard-issue combat rifle for the U.S. Armed Forces during World War Two, the M1 Garand is seen scarcely throughout the movie. This is historically accurate, for weapons squads such as the one depicted in the film would normally be issued lighter weapons such as the M1 Carbine. The most notable user is Pvt. Karl Heinrich (Brian Julian, the section ammunition carrier.
M1 Carbine
The M1 Carbine is used by two men on the machine gun section, Pvt. Anthony 'Brooklyn' Benedetto (Sean McGrath) and Pvt. Robert Fuller (Eric Martin Reid).
