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[[File:MacArthur.jpg|thumb|right|300px|''MacArthur'' (1977)]] | [[File:MacArthur.jpg|thumb|right|300px|''MacArthur'' (1977)]] | ||
''MacArthur'' is a 1977 film about the famous, eponymous General Douglas MacArthur ([[Gregory Peck]]), who became a celebrity - and controversial - figure in World War Two and the Korean War. Interposed with a speech the General is giving at the United States Military Academy, West Point, are flashbacks to his time in the Philippines, Australia, New Guinea and Korea, following events such as the fall and eventual retaking of the Philippines ("I Shall Return"), the Japanese Declaration of Surrender and the landings at Inchon followed by his dismissal by President Harry S. Truman. | ''MacArthur'' is a 1977 film about the famous, eponymous General Douglas MacArthur ([[Gregory Peck]]), who became a celebrity - and controversial - figure in World War Two and the Korean War. Interposed with a speech the General is giving at the United States Military Academy, West Point, are flashbacks to his time in the Philippines, Australia, New Guinea and Korea, following events such as the fall and eventual retaking of the Philippines ("I Shall Return"), the Japanese Declaration of Surrender and the landings at Inchon followed by his dismissal by President Harry S. Truman. | ||
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A brief combat scene in New Guinea shows Australian soldiers being mowed down by a Japanese machine gun carrying [[Short_Magazine_Lee-Enfield_(SMLE)|Lee-Enfield No.1 Mk.III*]] rifles. | A brief combat scene in New Guinea shows Australian soldiers being mowed down by a Japanese machine gun carrying [[Short_Magazine_Lee-Enfield_(SMLE)|Lee-Enfield No.1 Mk.III*]] rifles. | ||
[[File:SMLE.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Lee-Enfield No.1 Mk.III* - .303 British. This was the main battle rifle of British and Commonwealth forces during the First World War, introduced in 1907 it has seen action throughout the 20th century]] | [[File:SMLE.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Lee-Enfield No.1 Mk.III* - .303 British. This was the main battle rifle of British and Commonwealth forces during the First World War, introduced in 1907 it has seen action throughout the 20th century]] | ||
[[File:MacArthur Australians LeeEnfield.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Australian soldiers armed with Lee-Enfield No.1 Mk.III* rifles are caught on the wrong end of an ambush in New Guinea.]] | |||
==M1903 Springfield== | ==M1903 Springfield== | ||
US Army soldiers carry [[M1903_Springfield#M1903_Springfield_Rifle|M1903 Springfield]] rifles in the Philippines before MacArthur's evacuation. | US Army soldiers carry [[M1903_Springfield#M1903_Springfield_Rifle|M1903 Springfield]] rifles in the Philippines before MacArthur's evacuation. | ||
[[File:M1903Mark1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Springfield M1903 Mk 1 - .30-06]] | [[File:M1903Mark1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Springfield M1903 Mk 1 - .30-06]] | ||
[[File:MacArthur GIs M1903.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A "walking wounded" carries an M1903 Springfield.]] | |||
[[File:MacArthur GIs M1903 2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|An M1903 is seen slung around the back of a training GI in the middle.]] | |||
==M1 Garand== | ==M1 Garand== | ||
US GI's operate the iconic [[M1 Garand]] in training in Australia and combat in New Guinea, the Philippines and Korea. | US GI's operate the iconic [[M1 Garand]] in training in Australia and combat in New Guinea, the Philippines and Korea. | ||
[[File:M1 Garand.jpg|thumb|none|500px|M1 Garand semiautomatic Rifle with leather M1917 sling - .30-06]] | [[File:M1 Garand.jpg|thumb|none|500px|M1 Garand semiautomatic Rifle with leather M1917 sling - .30-06]] | ||
[[File:MacArthur GIs M1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|GI's undergoing bayonet training in Australia with M1 rifles.]] | |||
[[File:MacArthur GIs M1 2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Fatigued after heavy combat in Buna-Gona, soldiers leave the front lines.]] | |||
==M1 Carbine== | ==M1 Carbine== | ||
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=Submachine Guns= | =Submachine Guns= | ||
==M1A1 Thompson== | |||
During the landings on the Philippines, one GI carries an [[Thompson_Submachine_Gun#M1A1_Thompson|M1A1 Thompson]]. | |||
[[File:M1sb.jpg|thumb|none|500px|M1A1 Thompson with 30-round magazine - .45 ACP]] | |||
==M1928A1 Thompson== | ==M1928A1 Thompson== | ||
The [[Thompson_Submachine_Gun#M1928.2FM1928A1_Thompson|M1928A1 Thompson]] is seen carried by several GI's in the Philippines. | The [[Thompson_Submachine_Gun#M1928.2FM1928A1_Thompson|M1928A1 Thompson]] is seen carried by several GI's in the Philippines. | ||
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A Japanese gunner uses a [[Type 99 Light Machine Gun]] in combat against Australian troops on New Guinea. | A Japanese gunner uses a [[Type 99 Light Machine Gun]] in combat against Australian troops on New Guinea. | ||
[[File:Type99LMG.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Type 99 Light Machine Gun - 7.7x58mm Arisaka]] | [[File:Type99LMG.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Type 99 Light Machine Gun - 7.7x58mm Arisaka]] | ||
=Sidearms= | |||
==Colt M1911A1== | |||
Officers in the film, including MacArthur's aide Colonel Courtney Whitney ([[Dick O'Neill]]), carry holstered [[M1911_pistol_series#M1911A1|Colt M1911A1]] pistols. | |||
[[File:M1911Colt.jpg|thumb|none|400px|World War II issued Colt M1911A1 Pistol - .45 ACP]] | |||
[[Category:Movie]] | [[Category:Movie]] | ||
[[Category:War]] | [[Category:War]] | ||
Revision as of 10:42, 9 December 2011
MacArthur is a 1977 film about the famous, eponymous General Douglas MacArthur (Gregory Peck), who became a celebrity - and controversial - figure in World War Two and the Korean War. Interposed with a speech the General is giving at the United States Military Academy, West Point, are flashbacks to his time in the Philippines, Australia, New Guinea and Korea, following events such as the fall and eventual retaking of the Philippines ("I Shall Return"), the Japanese Declaration of Surrender and the landings at Inchon followed by his dismissal by President Harry S. Truman.
The following weapons are used in the film MacArthur:
Rifles
Lee-Enfield No.1 Mk.III*
A brief combat scene in New Guinea shows Australian soldiers being mowed down by a Japanese machine gun carrying Lee-Enfield No.1 Mk.III* rifles.
M1903 Springfield
US Army soldiers carry M1903 Springfield rifles in the Philippines before MacArthur's evacuation.
M1 Garand
US GI's operate the iconic M1 Garand in training in Australia and combat in New Guinea, the Philippines and Korea.
M1 Carbine
The M1 Carbine appears in several scenes, carried by American soldiers (presumably officers).
M14 Rifle
Cadets marching at West Point in 1962 carry M14 Rifle's.
Arisaka Type 38
The Arisaka Type 38 is seen in the hands of Japanese soldiers during a Banzai charge in New Guinea.
Mosin Nagant M91/30
The Mosin Nagant M91/30 is carried by PLA soldiers during an ambush of a US Army unit during the initial Chinese intervention in Korea.
Submachine Guns
M1A1 Thompson
During the landings on the Philippines, one GI carries an M1A1 Thompson.
M1928A1 Thompson
The M1928A1 Thompson is seen carried by several GI's in the Philippines.
PPSh-41
PLA soldiers during the Chinese intervention in Korea are mostly armed with PPSh-41 submachine guns.
Machine Guns
Fake Browning M1917
During the fall of the Philippines, an anti-aircraft crew on Corregidor are seen firing a Browning M2 mocked up to resemble the Browning M1917. A dead giveaway is the use of an M2 charging handle and stock with an M1917 water jacket.
Browning M1919
A dual-mounted Browning M1919 is seen on the PT boat transporting General Douglas MacArthur to Australia. US soldiers use them to repel a Banzai charge on New Guinea.
Browning M2
A Browning M2 mocked up to resemble itself is seen mounted on M4 Sherman Tanks.
Type 99 Light Machine Gun
A Japanese gunner uses a Type 99 Light Machine Gun in combat against Australian troops on New Guinea.
Sidearms
Colt M1911A1
Officers in the film, including MacArthur's aide Colonel Courtney Whitney (Dick O'Neill), carry holstered Colt M1911A1 pistols.
