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[[File:MacArthur GIs M1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|GI's undergoing bayonet training in Australia with M1 rifles.]] | [[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.]] | [[File:MacArthur GIs M1 2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Fatigued after heavy combat in Buna-Gona, soldiers leave the front lines.]] | ||
[[File:MacArthur GIs M1 3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|American GI's landing on Leyte carry M1 Garands.]] | |||
[[File:MacArthur GIs M1 4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A GI explains to General MacArthur he's 100 yards from the frontline.]] | |||
[[File:MacArthur GIs M1 5.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A GI expresses wonderment at General MacArthur's presence.]] | |||
[[File:MacArthur GIs M1 6.jpg|thumb|none|600px|His buddy is less impressed, however. "He's the greatest general since [[Sergeant York]]!.]] | |||
==M1 Carbine== | ==M1 Carbine== | ||
Revision as of 10:51, 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.
