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==Nambu Type 14== | ==Nambu Type 14== | ||
Japanese officers use [[Nambu Type 14]] pistols. | Japanese officers use [[Nambu Type 14]] pistols. Note that the Nambu pistols in the the movie are Late models with larger trigger guards that are enter production until two years later in 1939. | ||
[[File:Late Nambu Type 14.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Late Nambu Type 14 - 8x22mm Nambu]] | [[File:Late Nambu Type 14.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Late Nambu Type 14 - 8x22mm Nambu]] | ||
[[File:jr_nambu_1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|An officer aims at Dr. Wilson ([[Steve Buscemi]]).]] | [[File:jr_nambu_1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|An officer aims at Dr. Wilson ([[Steve Buscemi]]).]] | ||
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The [[Arisaka_Rifle#Arisaka_Type_38|Arisaka Type 38]] is the standard rifle for the Japanese Army. | The [[Arisaka_Rifle#Arisaka_Type_38|Arisaka Type 38]] is the standard rifle for the Japanese Army. | ||
[[File:Arisakat38.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Arisaka Type 38 rifle - 6.5x50mm Arisaka]] | [[File:Arisakat38.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Arisaka Type 38 rifle - 6.5x50mm Arisaka]] | ||
[[File:jr_ari_1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Japanese soldiers celebrate the capture of Nanking.]] | [[File:jr_ari_1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Japanese soldiers celebrate the capture of Nanking on December 13, 1937.]] | ||
[[File:jr_ari_2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Close up of the bolt.]] | [[File:jr_ari_2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Close up of the bolt.]] | ||
[[File:jr_ari_3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A soldier holds his Arisaka with fixed Type 30 bayonet.]] | [[File:jr_ari_3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A soldier holds his Arisaka with fixed Type 30 bayonet.]] | ||
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=Submachine Guns= | =Submachine Guns= | ||
== | ==M1 Thompson== | ||
U.S. sailors can be seen with [[M1928A1 Thompson]]s. | U.S. Navy sailors can be seen with anachronistic [[M1 Thompson]]s with drum magazines and muzzle brakes to resemble correct [[M1928A1 Thompson]]s. | ||
[[Image:M1Thompson.jpg|thumb|none|450px|M1 Thompson with 20-round magazine - .45 ACP.]] | |||
[[Image:M1928-A1 T.jpg|thumb|none|450px|M1928A1 Thompson with 30-round magazine and early 'simplified' rear sight that would be adopted for the M1 Thompson - .45 ACP.]] | [[Image:M1928-A1 T.jpg|thumb|none|450px|M1928A1 Thompson with 30-round magazine and early 'simplified' rear sight that would be adopted for the M1 Thompson - .45 ACP.]] | ||
[[File:jr_thom_1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The sailor in the background holds his | [[File:jr_thom_1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The sailor in the background holds his Thompson. Note the muzzle brake]] | ||
[[File:jr_thom_2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Closer view.]] | [[File:jr_thom_2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Closer view on a Thompson behind Dora Rabe ([[Dagmar Manzel]]). Note the position of the bolt actuator and the "L" style sight.]] | ||
=Machine Guns= | =Machine Guns= | ||
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[[File:jr_type24_1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Close up of the muzzle disk.]] | [[File:jr_type24_1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Close up of the muzzle disk.]] | ||
[[File:jr_type24_2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Chinese getting the HMG in position.]] | [[File:jr_type24_2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Chinese getting the HMG in position.]] | ||
==Bren gun== | |||
Chine soldiers use also a [[Bren gun]]. | |||
[[Image:Inglis 792 Bren.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Bren Gun - 7.92x57mm Mauser. This variant of the Bren was manufactured by Inglis in Canada and was supplied to the Chinese army during WWII.]] | |||
[[File:jr_bren_1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Soldiers fire the Bren at Japanese planes.]] | |||
[[File:jr_bren_2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Chinese fires the Bren during the Battle of Nanking.]] | |||
=Other= | =Other= | ||
==Type | ==Type 94 75mm Mountain Gun== | ||
Japanese soldiers use several Type | Japanese soldiers use several Type 94 75mm Mountain Guns. | ||
[[Image: | [[Image:JapType94MG.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Type 94 75mm Mountain Gun- 75 x 294 mm R]] | ||
[[File:jr_type1_1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Japanese soldiers pushing the | [[File:jr_type1_1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Japanese soldiers pushing the Mountain Gun.]] | ||
[[File:jr_type1_2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Ready to fire.]] | [[File:jr_type1_2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Ready to fire.]] | ||
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John Rabe is a 2009 German-Chinese-French movie directed by Florian Gallenberger. When the imperial Japanese army invades China in 1937 and proceeds with unimaginable brutality against the civilian population of the then capital, Nanking, John Rabe responds to it. Together with a small group of international businessmen, doctors and missionaries remaining in the city, he sets up a civilian protection zone under great personal danger, in which 250,000 people survive what will later be included in the history books as the Nanking Massacre.
The following weapons were used in the film John Rabe (2009):
Handguns
Nambu Type 14
Japanese officers use Nambu Type 14 pistols. Note that the Nambu pistols in the the movie are Late models with larger trigger guards that are enter production until two years later in 1939.
Hanyang C96
A Chinese officer is briefly seen with a possibly Hanyang C96 pistol.
Rifles
Arisaka Type 38
The Arisaka Type 38 is the standard rifle for the Japanese Army.
Type 24 Zhongzheng
Chinese soldiers use Type 24 Zhongzheng rifles. Both versions are used with straight and turned bolt handle.
Submachine Guns
M1 Thompson
U.S. Navy sailors can be seen with anachronistic M1 Thompsons with drum magazines and muzzle brakes to resemble correct M1928A1 Thompsons.
Machine Guns
Type 3
Two Type 3 Heavy Machine Guns used by Japanese soldiers.
Type 11
A Type 11 Light Machine Gun is seen in Archival footage.
Type 24
A Type 24 heavy machine gun is used by Chinese troops to defend Nanking.
Bren gun
Chine soldiers use also a Bren gun.
Other
Type 94 75mm Mountain Gun
Japanese soldiers use several Type 94 75mm Mountain Guns.
Type 97 Chi-Ha
Two Type 97 Chi-Ha medium tanks are used by the Japanese.