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==Double-barreled shotgun== | ==Double-barreled shotgun== | ||
A British civilian who has prepared a fallout shelter for himself brandishes a | A British civilian who has prepared a fallout shelter for himself brandishes a [[12 Gauge Double Barreled Shotgun|double-barreled shotgun]], claiming he'll 'certainly use it' if someone tried to break in. | ||
[[Image:Wargameshotgun.jpg|thumb|none|450px| | [[Image:Wargameshotgun.jpg|thumb|none|450px|The Civilian with his [[12 Gauge Double Barreled Shotgun|double-barreled shotgun]].]] | ||
== | == Sten Mk.3 submachine gun== | ||
A few British police officers use Sten Mk.3 submachine guns, distinguished by their longer barrel shrouds, during the food riot scenes. | A few British police officers use [[Sten Mk.3 submachine guns]], distinguished by their longer barrel shrouds, during the food riot scenes. | ||
[[Image:Unitsten2.jpg|thumb|none|400px|]] | [[Image:Unitsten2.jpg|thumb|none|400px|]] | ||
[[Image:Wargamesten1.jpg|thumb|none|450px|]] | [[Image:Wargamesten1.jpg|thumb|none|450px|]] | ||
[[Image:Wargamesten2.jpg|thumb|none|450px|A police officer uses his Sten to hold back a crowd of protesters.]] | [[Image:Wargamesten2.jpg|thumb|none|450px|A police officer uses his Sten to hold back a crowd of protesters.]] | ||
== | == PPSh-41 submachine gun (or Suomi M/31)== | ||
PPSh-41 or Suomi M/31 submachine guns are seen in the hands of East German soldiers at an East Berlin checkpoint. It is difficult to tell because the weapons are seen only at a distance. | [[PPSh-41]] or Suomi M/31 submachine guns are seen in the hands of East German soldiers at an East Berlin checkpoint. It is difficult to tell because the weapons are seen only at a distance. | ||
[[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]] | ||
[[Image:SuomiM31.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Suomi M/31]] | [[Image:SuomiM31.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Suomi M/31]] | ||
[[Image:Wargamesmg.jpg|thumb|none|450px|]] | [[Image:Wargamesmg.jpg|thumb|none|450px|]] | ||
== | == 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 | 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 Carbine]]s before the launch of a tactical nuclar missile in West Germany. | ||
[[Image:M1-Carbine.jpg|thumb|none|400px|World War Two Era M1 Carbine]] | [[Image:M1-Carbine.jpg|thumb|none|400px|World War Two Era M1 Carbine]] | ||
[[Image:Wargamecarbine1.jpg|thumb|none|450px|West German police officers with M1 carbines.]] | [[Image:Wargamecarbine1.jpg|thumb|none|450px|West German police officers with M1 carbines.]] | ||
[[Image:Wargamecarbine2.jpg|thumb|none|450px|A West German police officer with a M1 carbine attempts to prevent a protester from charging the East German barricades.]] | [[Image:Wargamecarbine2.jpg|thumb|none|450px|A West German police officer with a M1 carbine attempts to prevent a protester from charging the East German barricades.]] | ||
==[[SKS rifle]] | == SKS rifle == | ||
[[SKS rifle]]s are 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]] | ||
[[Image:WargameSKS.jpg|thumb|none|450px|A Russian soldier in the background is armed with a SKS rifle.]] | [[Image:WargameSKS.jpg|thumb|none|450px|A Russian soldier in the background is armed with a SKS rifle.]] | ||
==L1A1 Self Loading Rifle== | ==L1A1 Self Loading Rifle== | ||
A number of British soldiers in West Germany were seen armed with L1A1 | A number of British soldiers in West Germany were seen armed with [[FN FAL|L1A1 Rifle]]s. One L1A1 can also be seen during a scene depicting protests at a checkpoint between East and West Berlin. | ||
[[Image:L1A1-SLR.jpg|thumb|none|400px|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|400px|British Inch Pattern L1A1 SLR(Self Loading Rifle) chambered in 7.62 Nato - Variation of the [[FN FAL]] battle rifle.]] | ||
[[Image:WargameFAL.jpg|thumb|none|450px|]] | [[Image:WargameFAL.jpg|thumb|none|450px|]] | ||
[[Image:WargameFAL2.jpg|thumb|none|450px|A British soldier defending his position against Communist forces outside of Berlin.]] | [[Image:WargameFAL2.jpg|thumb|none|450px|A British soldier defending his position against Communist forces outside of Berlin.]] | ||
== | == Lee-Enfield No.4 Mark 1 == | ||
Lee-Enfield No.4 | [[Short Magazine Lee-Enfield (SMLE)|No.4 Mark I Enfield Rifle]]s 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 shot a number of food rioters. Members of a police firing squad also use the rifles to execute rioters. | ||
[[Image:LeeEnfield4Rifle.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Lee-Enfield No.4 Mk.I - .303 the most common World War Two Rifle, in service between 1941–Present]] | [[Image:LeeEnfield4Rifle.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Lee-Enfield No.4 Mk.I - .303 the most common World War Two Rifle, in service between 1941–Present]] | ||
[[Image:WargameEnfield.jpg|thumb|none|450px|British police officers load their Lee-Enfield No. 4 rifles before confronting protesters.]] | [[Image:WargameEnfield.jpg|thumb|none|450px|British police officers load their Lee-Enfield No. 4 rifles before confronting protesters.]] | ||
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[[Image:WargameEnfield5.jpg|thumb|none|450px|A police officer with a No.4 tries to block the cameraman from filming the execution of rioters.]] | [[Image:WargameEnfield5.jpg|thumb|none|450px|A police officer with a No.4 tries to block the cameraman from filming the execution of rioters.]] | ||
== | == M1 Garand == | ||
A number of British police officers are seen armed with M1 | A number of British police officers are seen armed with [[M1 Garand]]s, particularly in the scene where rioters are being executed. Also, a number of American soldiers in West Germany were seen with Garands during a failed attempt to relieve forces in West Berlin as well as in the scenes before the launch of a NATO tactical nuclear missile. | ||
The American soldiers using Garands is a anachronism since the [[M1 Garand]] was already replaced by the [[M14 Rifle#M14 Rifle|M14 Rifle]] and the [[M16 rifle series#M16 Rifle|XM16E1]] by the time the movie takes place. | |||
[[Image:M1 Garand.jpg|thumb|none|400px|M1 Garand semiautomatic Rifle with leather M1917 sling - .30-06]] | [[Image:M1 Garand.jpg|thumb|none|400px|M1 Garand semiautomatic Rifle with leather M1917 sling - .30-06]] | ||
[[Image:WargameGarand1.jpg|thumb|none|450px| A British police officer armed with a M1 Garand.]] | [[Image:WargameGarand1.jpg|thumb|none|450px| A British police officer armed with a M1 Garand.]] | ||
[[Category:Television]] | [[Category:Television]] | ||
Revision as of 18:15, 24 April 2009
The firearms that were used in the 1965 BBC television movie The War Game include the following...
Note: Due to the psuedo-realistic cinematography, some of the images will be a bit blurry.
Enfield No.2
Webley and Enfield revolvers were widely used by British police officers, especially to euthanize the dying victims of a Soviet nuclear attack on Great Britain.The examples shown are the Enfield No.2Mk1* with the bobbed hammers.
Double-barreled shotgun
A British civilian who has prepared a fallout shelter for himself brandishes a double-barreled shotgun, claiming he'll 'certainly use it' if someone tried to break in.
Sten Mk.3 submachine gun
A few British police officers use Sten Mk.3 submachine guns, distinguished by their longer barrel shrouds, during the food riot scenes.
PPSh-41 submachine gun (or Suomi M/31)
PPSh-41 or Suomi M/31 submachine guns are seen in the hands of East German soldiers at an East Berlin checkpoint. It is difficult to tell because the weapons are seen only at a distance.
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.
SKS rifle
SKS rifles are seen in the hands of East German soldiers at an East Berlin checkpoint.
L1A1 Self Loading Rifle
A number of British soldiers in West Germany were seen armed with L1A1 Rifles. One L1A1 can also be seen during a scene depicting protests at a checkpoint between East and West Berlin.
Lee-Enfield No.4 Mark 1
No.4 Mark I Enfield 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 shot a number of food rioters. Members of a police firing squad also use the rifles to execute rioters.
M1 Garand
A number of British police officers are seen armed with M1 Garands, particularly in the scene where rioters are being executed. Also, a number of American soldiers in West Germany were seen with Garands during a failed attempt to relieve forces in West Berlin as well as in the scenes before the launch of a NATO tactical nuclear missile.
The American soldiers using Garands is a anachronism since the M1 Garand was already replaced by the M14 Rifle and the XM16E1 by the time the movie takes place.
