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==M1 Carbine== | ==M1 Carbine== | ||
Seen in the hands of West Berlin police officers at one of the checkpoints to East Berlin. Also, a number of American soldiers are seen with M1 Carbines before the launch of a tactical nuclar missile in West Germany. | |||
[[Image:M1-Carbine.jpg|thumb|none|450px|World War Two Era M1 Carbine]] | [[Image:M1-Carbine.jpg|thumb|none|450px|World War Two Era M1 Carbine]] | ||
==L1A1 Self Loading Rifle== | ==L1A1 Self Loading Rifle== | ||
A number of British soldiers in West Germany were seen armed with L1A1 Self Loading Rifles. | |||
[[Image:L1A1-SLR.jpg|thumb|none|450px|British Inch Pattern L1A1 SLR(Self Loading Rifle) chambered in 7.62 Nato - Variation of the [[FN FAL]] battle rifle.]] | [[Image:L1A1-SLR.jpg|thumb|none|450px|British Inch Pattern L1A1 SLR(Self Loading Rifle) chambered in 7.62 Nato - Variation of the [[FN FAL]] battle rifle.]] | ||
==Lee-Enfield No.4== | ==Lee-Enfield No.4== | ||
Lee-Enfield No.4 rifles were seen in the hands of British police officers (and possibly a few soldiers) after Britain was hit by Soviet nuclear missiles. | |||
[[Image:LeeEnfield4Rifle.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Lee-Enfield No.4 Mk.I - .303 the most common World War Two Rifle, in service between 1941–Present]] | [[Image:LeeEnfield4Rifle.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Lee-Enfield No.4 Mk.I - .303 the most common World War Two Rifle, in service between 1941–Present]] | ||
==M1 Garand== | ==M1 Garand== | ||
A number of British police officers are seen armed with M1 Garands. Also, a number of American soldiers in West Germany were seen with Garands duing the Soviet attack on West Germany. | |||
[[Image:M1 Garand.jpg|thumb|none|450px|M1 Garand semiautomatic Rifle with leather M1917 sling - .30-06]] | [[Image:M1 Garand.jpg|thumb|none|450px|M1 Garand semiautomatic Rifle with leather M1917 sling - .30-06]] | ||
==Webley revolver== | ==Webley revolver== | ||
Webley revolvers were widely used by British police officers, especially to euthanise the dying victims of a Soviet nuclear attack on Great Britain. | |||
[[Image:Webley.JPG|thumb|none|300px|Webley Mk VI .455 Webley]] | [[Image:Webley.JPG|thumb|none|300px|Webley Mk VI .455 Webley]] | ||
==Sten submachine gun== | ==Sten submachine gun== | ||
Sten submachine guns were seen in the hands of British police officers, especially in in the food riot scenes. | |||
[[Image:Unitsten2.jpg|thumb|none|300px|]] | [[Image:Unitsten2.jpg|thumb|none|300px|]] | ||
==PPSh-41 submachine gun== | ==PPSh-41 submachine gun== | ||
PPSh-41 submachine guns were seen in the hands of East German soldiers at a East Berlin checkpoint. | |||
[[Image:PPSH-01-SMG.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Soviet PPSh-41 Submachine Gun - 7.62x25mm Tokarev]] | [[Image:PPSH-01-SMG.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Soviet PPSh-41 Submachine Gun - 7.62x25mm Tokarev]] | ||
==SKS carbine== | ==SKS carbine== | ||
SKS carbines were seen in the hands of East German soldiers at a East Berlin checkpoint. | |||
[[Image:Simonov-Russian-SKS45.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Russian Simonov Type 45 aka the SKS rifle - 7.62x39mm]] | [[Image:Simonov-Russian-SKS45.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Russian Simonov Type 45 aka the SKS rifle - 7.62x39mm]] | ||
[[Category:Television]] | [[Category:Television]] | ||
Revision as of 09:19, 9 November 2008
The firearms that were used in the 1965 BBC television movie The War Game include the following...
M1 Carbine
Seen in the hands of West Berlin police officers at one of the checkpoints to East Berlin. Also, a number of American soldiers are seen with M1 Carbines before the launch of a tactical nuclar missile in West Germany.
L1A1 Self Loading Rifle
A number of British soldiers in West Germany were seen armed with L1A1 Self Loading Rifles.
Lee-Enfield No.4
Lee-Enfield No.4 rifles were seen in the hands of British police officers (and possibly a few soldiers) after Britain was hit by Soviet nuclear missiles.
M1 Garand
A number of British police officers are seen armed with M1 Garands. Also, a number of American soldiers in West Germany were seen with Garands duing the Soviet attack on West Germany.
Webley revolver
Webley revolvers were widely used by British police officers, especially to euthanise the dying victims of a Soviet nuclear attack on Great Britain.
Sten submachine gun
Sten submachine guns were seen in the hands of British police officers, especially in in the food riot scenes.
PPSh-41 submachine gun
PPSh-41 submachine guns were seen in the hands of East German soldiers at a East Berlin checkpoint.
SKS carbine
SKS carbines were seen in the hands of East German soldiers at a East Berlin checkpoint.
