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The War Game (1965): Difference between revisions
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== M1 Carbine == | == 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 Carbine]]s before the launch of a tactical | 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 nuclear 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.]] | ||
Revision as of 00:44, 19 May 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 nuclear 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
Lee-Enfield No.4 Mark I 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 the survivors seized 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.
