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'''The Lewis light machine gun and variants appear in the following films, television series, and anime used by the following actors:''' | '''The Lewis light machine gun and variants appear in the following films, television series, and anime used by the following actors:''' | ||
==Specifications== | |||
*Weight: 28 pounds (13 kg) | |||
*Length: 50.5 inches (1,280 mm) | |||
*Barrel length: 26.5 inches (670 mm) | |||
*Width: 4.5 inches (110 mm) | |||
*Cartridge: .303 British/.30-06 Springfield | |||
*Action: Gas-operated | |||
*Rate of fire: 500–600 rounds/min | |||
*Muzzle velocity: 2440 ft/s | |||
*Effective range: 880 yards (800 m) | |||
*Maximum range: 3,500 yards (3,200 m) | |||
*Feed system: 47- or 97-round drum magazine | |||
*Sights: Blade and Tangent Leaf | |||
== Infantry == | ==Infantry== | ||
[[Image:Lewis gun.JPG|thumb|right|400px|Lewis gun .303]] | [[Image:Lewis gun.JPG|thumb|right|400px|Lewis gun - .303 British]] | ||
== | ===Film=== | ||
* | *[[Jean Claude Van Damme]] in ''[[Legionnaire]]''' (1998) | ||
* | *''[[Michael Collins]]'' (1996) | ||
* | *Alex Hyde White as Jim Ferguson in ''[[Biggles: Adventures in Time]]''(1986) | ||
* | *Terrence Hill in ''[[March or Die]]'' (1977) | ||
* | *Imperial Storm Troopers in ''[[Star Wars|Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope]]'' (1977) (as the "T-21 Blaster Rifle") | ||
*U.S. Soldier with in ''[[Dillinger (1973)|Dillinger]]'' (1973) | |||
* | *[[Steve McQueen]] as Jake Holman and [[Richard Crenna]] as Capt. Collins in ''[[Sand Pebbles, The|The Sand Pebbles]]'' (1966) (U.S.Navy Ship Mounted) | ||
* | *[[Lee Marvin]] in ''[[Professionals, The|The Professionals]]'' (1966) | ||
* | *''[[633 Squadron]]'' (1964) | ||
* | *[[Humphrey Bogart]] in ''[[Passage to Marseille]]'' (1944) | ||
* | *[[Gary Cooper]] as Robert Jordan in ''[[For Whom the Bell Tolls]]'' (1943) | ||
* | |||
=== | ===Animation=== | ||
*''[[Atlantis, The Lost Empire]]'' (2001) | |||
* [[ | ===Television=== | ||
*''[[Dad's Army]]'' (1968) | |||
* ''[[ | ===Video Games=== | ||
*''[[Silent Storm]]'' | |||
*''[[Battlefield Heroes]]'' | |||
==Aircraft Mounted== | |||
[[Image:Rafmachinegunlewis3.jpg|thumb|right||350px|Aircraft mounted Lewis Gun - .303 British]] | |||
* | ===Film=== | ||
*U.S. Army biplane crews in ''[[King Kong (2005)|King Kong]]'' (2005) | |||
*Japanese bombers in ''[[Pearl Harbor]]'' (2001) | |||
*[[Brendan Fraser]] as Rick O'Connell and [[Oded Fehr]] as Ardeth Bey in ''[[Mummy, The|The Mummy]]'' (1999) | |||
*Alex-Hyde White as Jim Ferguson in ''[[Biggles: Adventures in Time]]'' (1986) | |||
*Nicholas Lyndhurst as Chalky in ''[[Sky Bandits]]'' (1986) | |||
*[[Tom Selleck]] as O'Malley in ''[[High Road to China]]'' (1983) | |||
*''[[Hell's Angels]]'' (1930) | |||
* | ===Television=== | ||
*Used by U.S. WWI soldiers mounted on planes in ''[[Mail Call]]'' | |||
===Anime=== | |||
*Mounted on a Fairey Swordfish aircraft in ''[[Cowboy Bebop the Movie: Knockin' on Heaven's Door]]'' (2001) | |||
*''[[Porco Rosso]]'' | |||
=== Anime === | |||
* Mounted on a Fairey Swordfish aircraft in ''[[Cowboy Bebop the Movie: Knockin' on Heaven's Door]]'' | |||
* ''[[Porco Rosso]]'' | |||
[[Category:Gun]] | [[Category:Gun]] | ||
[[Category:Machine Gun]] | [[Category:Machine Gun]] | ||
Revision as of 02:49, 6 December 2009
The Lewis light machine gun and variants appear in the following films, television series, and anime used by the following actors:
Specifications
- Weight: 28 pounds (13 kg)
- Length: 50.5 inches (1,280 mm)
- Barrel length: 26.5 inches (670 mm)
- Width: 4.5 inches (110 mm)
- Cartridge: .303 British/.30-06 Springfield
- Action: Gas-operated
- Rate of fire: 500–600 rounds/min
- Muzzle velocity: 2440 ft/s
- Effective range: 880 yards (800 m)
- Maximum range: 3,500 yards (3,200 m)
- Feed system: 47- or 97-round drum magazine
- Sights: Blade and Tangent Leaf
Infantry
Film
- Jean Claude Van Damme in Legionnaire' (1998)
- Michael Collins (1996)
- Alex Hyde White as Jim Ferguson in Biggles: Adventures in Time(1986)
- Terrence Hill in March or Die (1977)
- Imperial Storm Troopers in Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope (1977) (as the "T-21 Blaster Rifle")
- U.S. Soldier with in Dillinger (1973)
- Steve McQueen as Jake Holman and Richard Crenna as Capt. Collins in The Sand Pebbles (1966) (U.S.Navy Ship Mounted)
- Lee Marvin in The Professionals (1966)
- 633 Squadron (1964)
- Humphrey Bogart in Passage to Marseille (1944)
- Gary Cooper as Robert Jordan in For Whom the Bell Tolls (1943)
Animation
- Atlantis, The Lost Empire (2001)
Television
- Dad's Army (1968)
Video Games
Aircraft Mounted
Film
- U.S. Army biplane crews in King Kong (2005)
- Japanese bombers in Pearl Harbor (2001)
- Brendan Fraser as Rick O'Connell and Oded Fehr as Ardeth Bey in The Mummy (1999)
- Alex-Hyde White as Jim Ferguson in Biggles: Adventures in Time (1986)
- Nicholas Lyndhurst as Chalky in Sky Bandits (1986)
- Tom Selleck as O'Malley in High Road to China (1983)
- Hell's Angels (1930)
Television
- Used by U.S. WWI soldiers mounted on planes in Mail Call
Anime
- Mounted on a Fairey Swordfish aircraft in Cowboy Bebop the Movie: Knockin' on Heaven's Door (2001)
- Porco Rosso