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==M1 Garand== | ==M1 Garand== | ||
The M1 Garand is used by most of the men in the 7th Infantry Division, including Pvt. Franklin ([[Woody Strode]]). | |||
[[Image:M1 Garand.jpg|thumb|none|500px|[[M1 Garand]]]] | [[Image:M1 Garand.jpg|thumb|none|500px|[[M1 Garand]]]] | ||
[[Image:Franklin Garand.jpg|thumb|none|800px|Pvt. Franklin ([[Woody Strode]]) and another soldier advance up Pork Chop Hill with M1 Garands.]] | [[Image:Franklin Garand.jpg|thumb|none|800px|Pvt. Franklin ([[Woody Strode]]) and another soldier advance up Pork Chop Hill with M1 Garands.]] | ||
[[Image:Soldier Garand.jpg|thumb|none|800px|A 7th Infantry Division soldier advancing with an M1 Garand and fixed bayonet.]] | [[Image:Soldier Garand.jpg|thumb|none|800px|A 7th Infantry Division soldier advancing with an M1 Garand and fixed bayonet.]] | ||
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==M1 Carbine== | ==M1 Carbine== | ||
The M1 Carbine is used by the officers in the film, including Lt. Joe Clemons ([[Gregory Peck]]), and by his radiomen, S/Sgt. Coleman ([[Norman Fell]]) and Cpl. Payne ([[Cliff Ketchum]]). All of these men use the post-WW2 30-round "Banana" Magazines. | |||
[[Image:M1CarbineLateModel.jpg|thumb|none|500px|[[M1 Carbine]]]] | [[Image:M1CarbineLateModel.jpg|thumb|none|500px|[[M1 Carbine]]]] | ||
[[Image:Payne Carbine 2.jpg|thumb|none|800px|Cpl. Payne ([[Cliff Ketchum]]) holds his M1 Carbine as he jumps off a Jeep.]] | [[Image:Payne Carbine 2.jpg|thumb|none|800px|Cpl. Payne ([[Cliff Ketchum]]) holds his M1 Carbine as he jumps off a Jeep.]] | ||
[[Image:Clemons Coleman Carbine.jpg|thumb|none|800px|Left to Right - Lt. Joe Clemons ([[Gregory Peck]]) and S/Sgt. Coleman [[[Norman Fell]]) with their M1 Carbines.]] | [[Image:Clemons Coleman Carbine.jpg|thumb|none|800px|Left to Right - Lt. Joe Clemons ([[Gregory Peck]]) and S/Sgt. Coleman [[[Norman Fell]]) with their M1 Carbines.]] | ||
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==Browning Automatic Rifle== | ==Browning Automatic Rifle== | ||
Soldiers in the 7th Infantry Division use the Browning Automatic Rifle during the Battle of Pork Chop Hill. | |||
[[Image:BAR.jpg|thumb|none|500px|[[Browning Automatic Rifle]]]] | [[Image:BAR.jpg|thumb|none|500px|[[Browning Automatic Rifle]]]] | ||
[[Image:Soldier BAR.jpg|thumb|none|800px|A 7th Infantry Division soldier crosses a stream with his Browning Automatic Rifle.]] | [[Image:Soldier BAR.jpg|thumb|none|800px|A 7th Infantry Division soldier crosses a stream with his Browning Automatic Rifle.]] | ||
[[Image:Soldier BAR 2.jpg|thumb|none|800px|A 7th Infantry Division soldier advances up Pork Chop Hill with a Browning Automatic Rifle. Note the deployed bipod.]] | [[Image:Soldier BAR 2.jpg|thumb|none|800px|A 7th Infantry Division soldier advances up Pork Chop Hill with a Browning Automatic Rifle. Note the deployed bipod.]] | ||
Revision as of 10:08, 4 September 2010
Pork Chop Hill (1959) is a Korean War film. Starring Gregory Peck as Lieutenant Joe Clemons, it follows the men of the 7th Infantry Division during the bitter struggle for Pork Chop Hill, a useless piece of land that is being used by the American Military to bargain with the Chinese for a piece treaty. Over several days the men of Company K, under the command of Clemons, fight to take and hold the hill while questioning the reason for this mission.
The following guns were used in Pork Chop Hill:
M1 Garand
The M1 Garand is used by most of the men in the 7th Infantry Division, including Pvt. Franklin (Woody Strode).
M1 Carbine
The M1 Carbine is used by the officers in the film, including Lt. Joe Clemons (Gregory Peck), and by his radiomen, S/Sgt. Coleman (Norman Fell) and Cpl. Payne (Cliff Ketchum). All of these men use the post-WW2 30-round "Banana" Magazines.
Browning Automatic Rifle
Soldiers in the 7th Infantry Division use the Browning Automatic Rifle during the Battle of Pork Chop Hill.
