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{{Infobox Movie | {{Infobox Movie | ||
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=Pistols= | |||
==Colt M1911A1 == | |||
U.S. pilots and officers can be seen with holstered [[Colt M1911A1]] pistols. | |||
[[Image:M1911Colt.jpg|thumb|none|300px|World War II Colt M1911A1 - .45 ACP.]] | |||
[[Image:Midway19-Colt1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | |||
[[Image:Midway19-Colt2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Col. James Doolittle with his Colt in holster.]] | |||
==Mauser C96== | |||
A [[Mauser C96]] can be seen in the holster of Chinese Major ([[Philip Fu-Kang Wang]]) of the Guerrilla fighters. | |||
[[Image:C96Pistol.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Mauser C96 "Broomhandle" Commercial Version - 7.63x25mm Mauser.]] | |||
[[Image:Midway19-C96.jpg|thumb|none|The grip can be seen.]] | |||
=Rifles= | =Rifles= | ||
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US soldiers on Midway island can be seen with [[M1903 Springfield]] bolt-action rifles. | US soldiers on Midway island can be seen with [[M1903 Springfield]] bolt-action rifles. | ||
[[Image:Springfield1903.jpg|thumb|none|450px|M1903 Springfield .30-06]] | [[Image:Springfield1903.jpg|thumb|none|450px|M1903 Springfield .30-06]] | ||
[[Image:Midway19-springfield1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Two soldiers on the right with their Springfield rifles filmed by [[John Ford]] ([[Geoffrey Blake]]).]] | |||
[[Image:Midway19-springfield2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Closer view of the front sight.]] | |||
[[Image:Midway19 07.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The soldier on the right attempting the cycle the rifle.]] | [[Image:Midway19 07.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The soldier on the right attempting the cycle the rifle.]] | ||
[[Image:Midway19-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The two soldiers on the right fire their rifles.]] | [[Image:Midway19-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The two soldiers on the right fire their rifles.]] | ||
==Arisaka Type 2== | ==Arisaka Type 2== | ||
[[Arisaka Type 2]] Paratrooper Takedown rifles are used by Japanese soldiers. | |||
[[Image:ArisakaType02ParaTakedown.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Arisaka Type 99/Type 02 Paratrooper rifle - 7mm]] | [[Image:ArisakaType02ParaTakedown.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Arisaka Type 99/Type 02 Paratrooper rifle - 7mm]] | ||
[[Image:Midway19 | [[Image:Midway19-Arisaka1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Two guards greeting their Arisaka rifles.]] | ||
[[Image:Midway19-Arisaka2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The Navy soldier on the left.]] | |||
==Karabiner 98k== | ==Karabiner 98k== | ||
The [[Karabiner 98k]] is seen | The [[Karabiner 98k]] is seen in the hands of Chinese Guerrilla fighters. Some of them are equipped with late war welded barrel bands. | ||
[[File:Karabiner-98K.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Karabiner 98k - German manufacture 1937 date - 7.92x57mm Mauser]] | [[File:Karabiner-98K.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Karabiner 98k - German manufacture 1937 date - 7.92x57mm Mauser]] | ||
[[Image:Midway19 04.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The [[Karabiner 98k]] is seen in the hands of Chinese Guerrilla fighters confronting Col. Doolittle ([[Aaron Eckhart]]).]] | [[Image:Midway19 04.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The [[Karabiner 98k]] is seen in the hands of Chinese Guerrilla fighters confronting Col. Doolittle ([[Aaron Eckhart]]).]] | ||
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[[Image:Midway19 07.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The water-cooled M2 on the left.]] | [[Image:Midway19 07.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The water-cooled M2 on the left.]] | ||
[[Image:Midway19-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The Browning in the middle next to the camera tripod.]] | [[Image:Midway19-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The Browning in the middle next to the camera tripod.]] | ||
==Type 93 Heavy Machine Gun== | |||
Two Type 93 Heavy Machine Guns can briefly seen onboard the ''Agaki'' and ''Hiryu''. | |||
[[Image:Type93HMG.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Type 93 Heavy Machine Gun - 13.2mm]] | |||
[[File:Midway19-TypeHMG.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A soilar mans the Type 93 on the right.]] | |||
=Aircraft Machine Guns= | =Aircraft Machine Guns= | ||
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[[Image:M2aircraft.jpg|thumb|350px|none|Browning M2 Aircraft heavy machine gun .50 BMG]] | [[Image:M2aircraft.jpg|thumb|350px|none|Browning M2 Aircraft heavy machine gun .50 BMG]] | ||
[[File:Midway19_109.jpg|thumb|600px|none|The [[Browning M2#Browning M2 Aircraft|Browning M2 Aircraft]] heavy machine gun appears in the film as the primary armament of the B-25 Mitchell bombers commanded by Col. James Doolittle ([[Aaron Eckhart]]). ]] | [[File:Midway19_109.jpg|thumb|600px|none|The [[Browning M2#Browning M2 Aircraft|Browning M2 Aircraft]] heavy machine gun appears in the film as the primary armament of the B-25 Mitchell bombers commanded by Col. James Doolittle ([[Aaron Eckhart]]). ]] | ||
[[File:Midway19-BrowningAir.jpg|thumb|none|600px|James Murray ([[Keean Johnson]]) fires the Dual-mounted Brownings at two "Zeros".]] | |||
[[File:Midway19-BrowningAir1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Dual-mounted Brownings being fired by Bruno Gaido ([[Nick Jonas]]) mounted on an SBD Dauntless dive bomber.]] | [[File:Midway19-BrowningAir1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Dual-mounted Brownings being fired by Bruno Gaido ([[Nick Jonas]]) mounted on an SBD Dauntless dive bomber.]] | ||
[[File:Midway19-BrowningAir2.jpg|thumb|none|600px| | [[File:Midway19-BrowningAir2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|First person view of James Murray's Brownings during the battle.]] | ||
==Browning M1919A4== | |||
A [[Browning M1919A4]] is seen mounted on one US dive bomber. | |||
[[File:M1919A4Browning.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Browning M1919A4 on an M2 tripod - .30-06 Springfield]] | |||
[[File:Midway19-BrowningA4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | |||
==Type 92 Light Machine Gun== | ==Type 92 Light Machine Gun== | ||
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[[File:Type 92 IJN.JPG|thumb|none|350px|Type 92 - 7.7×58mm Arisaka]] | [[File:Type 92 IJN.JPG|thumb|none|350px|Type 92 - 7.7×58mm Arisaka]] | ||
[[File:Midway19 102.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Bombers attack the fleet at Pearl Harbor.]] | [[File:Midway19 102.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Bombers attack the fleet at Pearl Harbor.]] | ||
==Type 97 Aircraft== | |||
Mitsubishi A6M "Zero" fighters are armed with [[Vickers#Type_97_Aircraft_Machine_Gun|Type 97 Aircraft Machine Gun]]ss. | |||
[[Image:Type 97.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Type 97 aircraft machine gun - 7.7x56mm R]] | |||
[[File:Midway19-TypeAirmg.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A cockpit view of an A6M fighter.]] | |||
==Type 99 Cannon== | ==Type 99 Cannon== | ||
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=Other= | =Other= | ||
==1.1"/75 caliber gun== | ==1.1"/75 caliber gun== | ||
US sailors can be seen with a 1.1"/75 caliber gun. | US sailors can be seen with a 1.1"/75 caliber gun on the USS ''Enterprise''. | ||
[[Image:28 mm AA gun.jpg|thumb|none|400px|1.1"/75 caliber "Chicago piano" quad mount aboard the USS ''Pennsylvania'' - 28x199mm]] | [[Image:28 mm AA gun.jpg|thumb|none|400px|1.1"/75 caliber "Chicago piano" quad mount aboard the USS ''Pennsylvania'' - 28x199mm]] | ||
[[Image:Midway19-calibergun1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A sailor inserts a magazine into the gun.]] | |||
[[File:Midway19 19.jpg|thumb|none|600px|US sailors can be seen operating the 1.1"/75 caliber gun.]] | [[File:Midway19 19.jpg|thumb|none|600px|US sailors can be seen operating the 1.1"/75 caliber gun.]] | ||
[[Image:Midway19- | [[Image:Midway19-calibergun2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Close up of the firing barrels.]] | ||
==Oerlikon 20mm Cannon== | ==Oerlikon 20mm Cannon== | ||
US Navy ships are also armed with [[Oerlikon 20 mm Cannon|Oerlikon 20mm Cannon]]s. | US Navy ships are also armed with [[Oerlikon 20 mm Cannon|Oerlikon 20mm Cannon]]s. | ||
[[Image:20mm Oerlikon Cannon.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Oerlikon Cannon - 20mm.]] | [[Image:20mm Oerlikon Cannon.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Oerlikon Cannon - 20mm.]] | ||
[[File:Midway19 14.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The [[Oerlikon 20 mm Cannon]] is seen on the right.]] | [[File:Midway19 14.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The [[Oerlikon 20 mm Cannon]] is seen on the right mounted on the ''Arizona''.]] | ||
[[Image:Midway19-Oerlikon1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Lt. Roy Pearce ([[Alexander Ludwig]]) mans the same Oerlikon.]] | |||
[[Image:Midway19-Oerlikon2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|First person view of his firing cannon.]] | |||
[[Image:Midway19-Oerlikon3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Sailors on the ''Enterprise'' load the drum box.]] | |||
==Type 96 25 mm AT/AA Gun== | ==Type 96 25 mm AT/AA Gun== | ||
Japanese ships are armed with twin mounted [[Type 96 25 mm AT/AA Gun]]s. | Japanese ships like the aircraft carries ''Agaki'' and ''Hiryu'' are armed with twin mounted [[Type 96 25 mm AT/AA Gun]]s. | ||
[[File:Type 96 25mm twin.jpg|thumb|300px|none|Type 96 twin AA mounting - 25x163mm]] | [[File:Type 96 25mm twin.jpg|thumb|300px|none|Type 96 twin AA mounting - 25x163mm]] | ||
[[File:Midway19 23.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Japanese soldiers prepare the [[Type 96 25 mm AT/AA Gun]].]] | [[File:Midway19 23.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Japanese soldiers prepare the [[Type 96 25 mm AT/AA Gun]] near the airfield.]] | ||
[[Image:Midway19-JAAgun1.jpg|thumb|none|600px| | [[Image:Midway19-JAAgun.jpg|thumb|none|600px|AA-gun being fired at SBD Dauntless dive bombers.]] | ||
[[Image:Midway19-JAAgun1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Other sailors fire the [[Type 96 25 mm AT/AA Gun]].]] | |||
[[Image:Midway19-JAAgun2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Rear view.]] | |||
==Type 89 12.7 cm/40 naval gun== | |||
Type 89 12.7 cm/40 naval guns are also mounted on Japanese ships. | |||
[[File:Type89navalgun.jpg|thumb|300px|none|Twin Type 89 12.7 cm/40 naval gun mounting at Balikpapan, Borneo.]] | |||
[[Image:Midway19-JapaneseNaval1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | |||
[[Image:Midway19-JapaneseNaval2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | |||
[[Category: Movie]] | [[Category: Movie]] | ||
Revision as of 13:33, 18 April 2020
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Midway is a 2019 World War II film directed by Roland Emmerich that follows the events leading up to the Battle of Midway in 1942, where the US Navy attempted to prevent the ships of the Imperial Japanese Navy from taking over the strategic air station on Midway island in the Pacific. The events of this battle had previously been chronicled in the similarly-named 1976 film. The cast includes Ed Skrein, Woody Harrelson, Luke Evans, Mandy Moore, Patrick Wilson, Tadanobu Asano, Etsushi Toyokawa, Nick Jonas, and Dennis Quaid.
The following weapons were used in the film Midway:
Pistols
Colt M1911A1
U.S. pilots and officers can be seen with holstered Colt M1911A1 pistols.
Mauser C96
A Mauser C96 can be seen in the holster of Chinese Major (Philip Fu-Kang Wang) of the Guerrilla fighters.
Rifles
Springfield M1903
US soldiers on Midway island can be seen with M1903 Springfield bolt-action rifles.
Arisaka Type 2
Arisaka Type 2 Paratrooper Takedown rifles are used by Japanese soldiers.
Karabiner 98k
The Karabiner 98k is seen in the hands of Chinese Guerrilla fighters. Some of them are equipped with late war welded barrel bands.
Machine Guns
Browning M2 Water Cooled
What appears to be a water-cooled version of the Browning M2HB machine gun is seen also.
Type 93 Heavy Machine Gun
Two Type 93 Heavy Machine Guns can briefly seen onboard the Agaki and Hiryu.
Aircraft Machine Guns
Browning M2 Aircraft Heavy Machine Gun
The Browning M2 Aircraft heavy machine gun appears in the film as the primary armament of the B-25 Mitchell bombers commanded by Col. James Doolittle (Aaron Eckhart).
Browning M1919A4
A Browning M1919A4 is seen mounted on one US dive bomber.
Type 92 Light Machine Gun
During the attack on Pearl Harbor, Japanese D3A "Val" dive bombers and B5N "Kate" torpedo bombers can be seen with Type 92 light machine guns, a Japanese copy of the Lewis Gun for the tail gunners.
Type 97 Aircraft
Mitsubishi A6M "Zero" fighters are armed with Type 97 Aircraft Machine Gunss.
Type 99 Cannon
Japanese "Zero" fighters are also armed with Type 99 cannons mounted in the wings.
Other
1.1"/75 caliber gun
US sailors can be seen with a 1.1"/75 caliber gun on the USS Enterprise.
Oerlikon 20mm Cannon
US Navy ships are also armed with Oerlikon 20mm Cannons.
Type 96 25 mm AT/AA Gun
Japanese ships like the aircraft carries Agaki and Hiryu are armed with twin mounted Type 96 25 mm AT/AA Guns.
Type 89 12.7 cm/40 naval guns are also mounted on Japanese ships.
