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Midway (2019)
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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:
Rifles
Springfield M1903
US soldiers can be seen with possibly M1903 Springfield bolt-action rifles.
Arisaka Type 2
An Arisaka Type 2 Paratrooper Takedown rifle is seen held by a Japanese soldier on a promotional picture.
Karabiner 98k
The Karabiner 98k is seen also on a promotional picture in the hands of Chinese Guerrilla fighters.
Machine Guns
Browning M2 Water Cooled
What appears to be a water-cooled version of the Browning M2HB machine gun is seen also.
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).
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 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.
Oerlikon 20mm Cannon
American Navy ships are also equipped with Oerlikon 20mm Cannons
Type 96 25 mm AT/AA Gun
Japanese ships are armed with twin mounted Type 96 25 mm AT/AA Guns.
