Che Part One: Argentine: Difference between revisions
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Che Part One: Argentine: Difference between revisions
Esteban ([[Jose Caro]]), a rebel deserter, carries a [[Smith & Wesson Model 10|Smith & Wesson Model 10 M&P Revolver]].
Esteban ([[Jose Caro]]), a rebel deserter, carries a [[Smith & Wesson Model 10|Smith & Wesson Model 10 M&P Revolver]].
[[File:S&WModel10Long.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Smith & Wesson Model M&P Revolver with long barrel and Gold Medallion grips - .38 Special]]
[[File:S&WModel10Long.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Smith & Wesson Model M&P Revolver with long barrel and Gold Medallion grips - .38 Special]]
[[File:Ernesto S&W10.jpg|thumb|None|600px|Esteban's Smith & Wesson Model 10 M&P Revolver on display after his capture.]]
[[File:Ernesto S&W10.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Esteban's Smith & Wesson Model 10 M&P Revolver on display after his capture.]]
=Launchers=
=Launchers=
==M20 "Super Bazooka"==
==M20 "Super Bazooka"==
An [[M1_Rocket_Launcher_"Bazooka"#M20_.22Super_Bazooka.22_.283.5.22_Rocket.29|M20 "Super Bazooka"]] is carried by the rebels. Che Guevara ([[Benicio del Toro]]) uses it to detonate a weapons cache, and it is used by a rebel soldier to knock out an M4 Sherman in Santa Clara.
An [[M1_Rocket_Launcher_"Bazooka"#M20_.22Super_Bazooka.22_.283.5.22_Rocket.29|M20 "Super Bazooka"]] is carried by the rebels. Che Guevara ([[Benicio del Toro]]) uses it to detonate a weapons dump, and it is used by a rebel soldier to knock out an M4 Sherman in Santa Clara.
[[File:Rebel M20Bazooka.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A rebel fires an M20 "Super Bazooka".]]
[[File:Che M20Bazooka.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Dismayed at his comrades bad shot, Che commandeers the Bazooka, scoring an explosive hit on a weapons dump.]]
[[File:Rebel M20Bazooka 2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A rebel loads his comrades Bazooka.]]
[[File:Rebel M20Bazooka 3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The rebel takes aim at a Cuban Army M4 Sherman.]]
=Grenades=
=Grenades=
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Both the rebels and Cuba's Army use the [[Mk 2 hand grenade|Mk 2 Hand Grenade]].
Both the rebels and Cuba's Army use the [[Mk 2 hand grenade|Mk 2 Hand Grenade]].
[[Image:MK2 grenade DoD.jpg|thumb|none|200px|Mk 2 Hand Grenade]]
[[Image:MK2 grenade DoD.jpg|thumb|none|200px|Mk 2 Hand Grenade]]
[[File:Rebel Mk2Grenade.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The rebel on the right carries two Mk 2 Hand Grenades on his belt.]]
[[File:BatistaArmy Mk2Grenade.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A pair of booby-trapped grenades sit on the entrance to a Cuban Army snipers nest.]]
Che Part One: Argentine, is a 2008 film starring Benicio del Toro in the title role and was directed by Steven Soderbergh. The film was first screened at the Cannes Film Festival in May, 2008, earning Del Toro the Festival's best actor award. It was later divided into two parts, Part 1, called The Argentine being released in the United States on December 12, 2008 to qualify it for the Academy Awards. Both parts were put into wider release in January 2009. The first part, The Argentine, follows Che Guevara through the Cuban Revolution against Fulgencio Batista, and the second, Che Part Two: Guerrilla, is the story of the failed revolution in Bolivia.
The following guns were used in the movie Che Part One: Argentine
One of Camilo Cienfuegos' (Santiago Cabrera) men carries an M1903A3 Springfield during the attack on the Moncada Barracks, where he is killed in action. Camilio uses the Springfield when his Thompson runs out of ammunition.
Error creating thumbnail: File missingThe World War II Springfield Rifle - the Model 03-A3. This was a simplified version of the 1903 to supplement the M1 Garand for troops in World War 2. Many Marines and Army soldiers hit the battlefield with the 03-A3. This example was built at the Remington plant. During World War II - only Remington and Smith Corona (the typewriter company) built 03A3 rifles from the original WWI tooling from Rock Island - .30-06Error creating thumbnail: File missingCamilo Cienfuegos (Santiago Cabrera) burrows an M1903A3 Springfield from a deceased comrade.Error creating thumbnail: File missingCamilo chambers a new round into the Springfield.
M1 Garand
The M1 Garand is the standard weapon of Fidel Castro and Che Guevara's band of rebels, as well as the Cuban Army.
An M20 "Super Bazooka" is carried by the rebels. Che Guevara (Benicio del Toro) uses it to detonate a weapons dump, and it is used by a rebel soldier to knock out an M4 Sherman in Santa Clara.
