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[[Image:M1911Colt.jpg|thumb|350px|none|World War II issued Colt M1911A1 Pistol - .45 ACP]] | [[Image:M1911Colt.jpg|thumb|350px|none|World War II issued Colt M1911A1 Pistol - .45 ACP]] | ||
[[Image:ISZ-M1911-1.jpg|thumb|none|500px| | [[Image:ISZ-M1911-1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|CDR Farraday aims the M1911A1 at approaching Soviet soldiers.]] | ||
[[Image:ISZ-M1911-2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Farraday holds the M1911A1 in one hand while opening a detonator for the recovered space capsule.]] | [[Image:ISZ-M1911-2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Farraday holds the M1911A1 in one hand while opening a detonator for the recovered space capsule.]] | ||
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[[Image:WaltherPPK.jpg|thumb|350px|none|Walther PPK - 9mm Kurz aka 9x17mm (.380 ACP)]] | [[Image:WaltherPPK.jpg|thumb|350px|none|Walther PPK - 9mm Kurz aka 9x17mm (.380 ACP)]] | ||
[[Image:ISZ-PPK-1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Jones points a PPK at Lieutenant Hansen ([[Ted Hartley]]) after he is unexpectedly woken up.]] | [[Image:ISZ-PPK-1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Jones points a PPK at Lieutenant Hansen ([[Ted Hartley]]) after he is unexpectedly woken up.]] | ||
[[Image:ISZ-PPK-2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Jones talks to | [[Image:ISZ-PPK-2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Jones talks to LT Hansen and CDR Farraday.]] | ||
[[Image:ISZ-PPK-3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Jones checks the mess building at Ice Station Zebra for survivors.]] | [[Image:ISZ-PPK-3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Jones checks the mess building at Ice Station Zebra for survivors.]] | ||
[[Image:ISZ-PPK-4.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Jones fires the PPK.]] | [[Image:ISZ-PPK-4.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Jones fires the PPK.]] | ||
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==M16== | ==M16== | ||
The U.S Marine platoon providing security for | The U.S Marine platoon providing security for USS Tigerfish during the mission are armed with [[M16]] rifles. 1st Lieutenant Russell Walker ([[Tony Bill]]) and Captain Leslie Anders ([[Jim Brown]]) are both prominently shown handling the M16 at various points in the film, and some Navy sailors also hold M16s when they are engaged in a standoff with Soviet troops. | ||
[[Image:M16-SP1.jpg|thumb|none|450px|The original M16, the first version, firing in a 20-round magazine, adopted in large numbers by the U.S. Air Force in Vietnam. This has the original '''3-prong flash hider'''. It would later be replaced by the upgraded M16A1 - 5.56x45mm]] | [[Image:M16-SP1.jpg|thumb|none|450px|The original M16, the first version, firing in a 20-round magazine, adopted in large numbers by the U.S. Air Force in Vietnam. This has the original '''3-prong flash hider'''. It would later be replaced by the upgraded M16A1 - 5.56x45mm]] | ||
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[[Image:ISZ-M16-3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Anders watches as Soviet jets fly over Ice Station Zebra.]] | [[Image:ISZ-M16-3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Anders watches as Soviet jets fly over Ice Station Zebra.]] | ||
[[Image:ISZ-M16-4.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Navy sailors point their M16s at approaching Soviet paratroopers.]] | [[Image:ISZ-M16-4.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Navy sailors point their M16s at approaching Soviet paratroopers.]] | ||
[[Image:ISZ-M16-5.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Marines fire their M16s during a brief | [[Image:ISZ-M16-5.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Marines fire their M16s during a brief gun battle.]] | ||
==Mortars== | ==Mortars== | ||
Soviet paratroopers fire mortars with smoke rounds at the Americans after Farraday attempts to trick them, leading to a brief | Soviet paratroopers fire mortars with smoke rounds at the Americans after Farraday attempts to trick them, leading to a brief gun battle. | ||
[[Image:ISZ-Mortar-1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Soviet troops open fire with mortars.]] | [[Image:ISZ-Mortar-1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Soviet troops open fire with mortars.]] | ||
Revision as of 17:47, 8 July 2011
Ice Station Zebra is a 1968 Cold War film based on Alistair Maclean's (Where Eagles Dare, Guns of Navarone), novel of the same name. Directed by John Sturges (The Great Escape), the film focuses on the crew of an American nuclear submarine, the U.S.S. Tigerfish, which under the guise of a rescue mission is sent to Antarctica to recover a crashed Soviet spy satellite.
The following weapons were used in the film Ice Station Zebra:
Warning: Minor Spoilers Ahead!
Colt M1911A1
Commander James Farraday (Rock Hudson) carries a M1911A1 pistol as his sidearm.
Walther PPK
Mr. Jones (Patrick McGoohan), a British intelligence agent that accompanies the Americans, uses a Walther PPK throughout the film.
Webley Mk IV Pocket Model
A Webley Mk IV Pocket Model is used by Boris Vaslov (Ernest Borgnine).
Madsen M50
The Soviet paratroopers led by Colonel Ostrovsky (Alf Kjellin) are all armed with Madsen M50 submachine guns.
M16
The U.S Marine platoon providing security for USS Tigerfish during the mission are armed with M16 rifles. 1st Lieutenant Russell Walker (Tony Bill) and Captain Leslie Anders (Jim Brown) are both prominently shown handling the M16 at various points in the film, and some Navy sailors also hold M16s when they are engaged in a standoff with Soviet troops.
Mortars
Soviet paratroopers fire mortars with smoke rounds at the Americans after Farraday attempts to trick them, leading to a brief gun battle.
