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[[Image:Reelclothes_morita.jpg|thumb|right|450px|Morita Mk I Rifle; this example is missing the M60-style muzzle brake fitted to the rifle barrel.]] | [[Image:Reelclothes_morita.jpg|thumb|right|450px|Morita Mk I Rifle; this example is missing the M60-style muzzle brake fitted to the rifle barrel.]] | ||
The full-sized Morita rifle is used by Mobile Infantry standard/enlisted soldiers with the Morita Carbine being carried by fleet pilots and officers (See below). The weapons themselves are built around [[Ruger Mini-14|Ruger Mini-14/AC-556]] rifles with an underslung [[Ithaca 37]] shotgun. The weapons utilize a modified [[Ruger_Mini-14#Ruger_Mini-14_in_Muzzelite.E2.84.A2_MZ14_Bullpup_Stock|Muzzelite MZ-14 bullpup stock]] to house the Ruger Mini-14/AC-556 rifles and the Ithaca 37 shotguns (for the Morita rifle only). The Morita rifles and carbines in the film also feature a muzzle brake from the [[M60 machine gun|M60 GPMG]]. | The full-sized Morita rifle is used by Mobile Infantry standard/enlisted soldiers with the Morita Carbine being carried by fleet pilots and officers (See below). The weapons themselves are built around [[Ruger Mini-14|Ruger Mini-14/AC-556]] rifles with an underslung short-barreled [[Ithaca 37]] shotgun. The weapons utilize a modified [[Ruger_Mini-14#Ruger_Mini-14_in_Muzzelite.E2.84.A2_MZ14_Bullpup_Stock|Muzzelite MZ-14 bullpup stock]] to house the Ruger Mini-14/AC-556 rifles and the Ithaca 37 shotguns (for the Morita rifle only). The Morita rifles and carbines in the film also feature a muzzle brake from the [[M60 machine gun|M60 GPMG]]. | ||
Revision as of 18:16, 3 November 2010
The Morita rifle series is a series of fictional weapons created for the movie Starship Troopers, with obvious influence from the M41A Pulse Rifle.
Morita Mk I Rifle
The full-sized Morita rifle is used by Mobile Infantry standard/enlisted soldiers with the Morita Carbine being carried by fleet pilots and officers (See below). The weapons themselves are built around Ruger Mini-14/AC-556 rifles with an underslung short-barreled Ithaca 37 shotgun. The weapons utilize a modified Muzzelite MZ-14 bullpup stock to house the Ruger Mini-14/AC-556 rifles and the Ithaca 37 shotguns (for the Morita rifle only). The Morita rifles and carbines in the film also feature a muzzle brake from the M60 GPMG.
This weapon is used by the following actors:
- Casper Van Dien as Johnny Rico in Starship Troopers
- Jake Busey as Ace Levy in Starship Troopers
- Dina Meyer as Dizzy Flores in Starship Troopers
- Various actors playing Mobile Infantry soldiers in Starship Troopers
Morita Mk I Carbine
A version of the Morita Rifle that is issued to Federation Pilots, as well as Officers and Senior NCOs of the Mobile Infantry. It is the same Ruger AC556-based Muzzelite Custom stocked rifle as the full sized Morita, except that it is shorter and missing the Ithaca Model 37 shotgun.
This weapon is used by the following actors:
- Michael Ironside as Jean Rasczak in Starship Troopers
- Patrick Muldoon as Zander Barcalow in Starship Troopers
- Denise Richards as Carmen Ibanez in Starship Troopers
Morita Mk I Sniper Rifle
Basically a full-size Morita Rifle with a large multi-task Scope. It is the same basic weapon with the addition of an advanced scope capable of tracking and zooming in on a target.
This weapon is used by the following actors:
- Michael Ironside as Jean Rasczak in Starship Troopers
- Seth Gilliam as 'Sugar' Walkins in Starship Troopers