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The War Game (1965): Difference between revisions
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==SKS carbine== | ==SKS carbine== | ||
SKS carbines were seen in the hands of East German soldiers at | SKS carbines were seen in the hands of East German soldiers at an 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 06:08, 29 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. Lee-Enfield No.4 rifles were also seen in the hands of survivors of the nuclear attack after seizing a police munitions truck a day after police officers killed a number of food rioters.
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 during the food riot scenes.
PPSh-41 submachine gun
PPSh-41 submachine guns were seen in the hands of East German soldiers at an East Berlin checkpoint.
SKS carbine
SKS carbines were seen in the hands of East German soldiers at an East Berlin checkpoint.
