Battle Cry: Difference between revisions
Battle Cry: Difference between revisions - Internet Movie Firearms Database - Guns in Movies, TV and Video Games
Battle Cry: Difference between revisions
US Marine Sherman tanks have the [[Browning M2]] machine gun mounted on top of the turret.
US Marine Sherman tanks have the [[Browning M2]] machine gun mounted on top of the turret.
[[Image:BrowningM2HB.jpg|thumb|none|500px| Browning M2HB on vehicle mount - .50 BMG.]]
[[Image:BrowningM2HB.jpg|thumb|none|500px| Browning M2HB on vehicle mount - .50 BMG.]]
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[[Image:battle17_sm.jpg|thumb|600px|none|US Marine Sherman tanks have the [[Browning M2]] machine gun mounted on top of the turret.]]
[[Image:battle20_sm.jpg|thumb|600px|none|Battle line of Marine tanks. While the tank on the far right is a period correct Sherman, it appears that the rest of the tanks on the line are anachronistic M48 Patton tanks.]]
[[Image:battle20_sm.jpg|thumb|600px|none|Battle line of Marine tanks. While the tank on the far right is a period correct Sherman, it appears that the rest of the tanks on the line are anachronistic M48 Patton tanks.]]
[[Image:battle9_sm.jpg|thumb|600px|none|Browning M2HB's in M51 Quad Mounted System - .50 BMG, right.]]
[[Image:battle9_sm.jpg|thumb|600px|none|Browning M2HB's in M51 Quad Mounted System - .50 BMG, right.]]
Battle Cry (1955) was directed by Raoul Walsh (The Big Trail, White Heat, The Enforcer) and was based on the novel by Leon Uris. The film stars Van Heflin, Aldo Ray, Nancy Olson, James Whitmore, Raymond Massey, Tab Hunter, Anne Francis, and Fess Parker and follows the 2nd Marine Battalion while relegated to mop-up tours in the Pacific until finally assigned to a dangerous mission on Saipan.
The following weapons were used in the film Battle Cry:
Throughout the film, some Marines carry the M1 Carbine.
Error creating thumbnail: File missingKorean War Era M1 Carbine, with Birch Stock, Adjustable sight, bayonet lug, and twin magazine pouch - .30 Carbine. Most of the World War II variations of the M1 Carbine were sent back to the Military Arsenals and retrofitted with the Bayonet Lug and adjustable rear sight.Error creating thumbnail: File missingThe Marine on the left carries the M1 Carbine.
